New THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Banner Features Lee Pace As 'Thranduil'

New THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Banner Features Lee Pace As 'Thranduil'

Ahead of tomorrow's highly anticipated trailer debut for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Warner Bros. have released a new banner for the movie featuring Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy) as the Elvenking, 'Thranduil'. Check it out!

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By JoshWilding - Sep 30, 2013 02:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy









The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.


STARRING:

Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield
Graham McTavish as Dwalin
Ken Stott as Balin
Aidan Turner as Kíli
Dean O'Gorman as Fíli
Mark Hadlow as Dori
Jed Brophy as Nori
Adam Brown as Ori
John Callen as Óin
Peter Hambleton as Glóin
William Kircher as Bifur
James Nesbitt as Bofur
Stephen Hunter as Bombur
Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman
Hugo Weaving as Elrond
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
Orlando Bloom as Legolas
Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug

RELEASE DATE: December 11th, 2013.
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Humperdink
Humperdink - 9/30/2013, 2:48 PM
There is an undeniable beauty to these films that Jackson has done. It's actually a great feat to behold from a visual standpoint and the acting is pretty terrific.

For me though, they're just a bit redundant. It almost seems like after a certain point, I am watching the same film remade over and over again.

Yes the story changes, and there are differences in focus, but it almost seems like a carbon copy template of the one that came before for the most part.

What was really funny was that at the end of the other films, when they just fought a large hoard of orcs, dragons, and ghosts, I'd hear Gandalf say 'and now, soon...the real battle will begin'.

I was like..damn...I thought I just saw 'the real battle' for like the second time?

Of course the next battle was the same. Just had the enemies changed up.

Maybe it's just me though.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/30/2013, 2:53 PM
SO HOT
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 9/30/2013, 4:35 PM
I only recently saw AUJ (An Uxpected Journey) and I loved it. Can't wait for the next two.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/30/2013, 4:38 PM
I love December films. Can't wait for this. I had a great time with the first one
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 9/30/2013, 4:59 PM
Ronan!!!
KingEmperor
KingEmperor - 9/30/2013, 5:44 PM
I like his crown.
JohnTom88
JohnTom88 - 9/30/2013, 6:11 PM
Ronan, where's your b*tch Crystal?
Pooh
Pooh - 9/30/2013, 7:35 PM
Thranduil is supposed to be fierce, not vulnerable.
Wolf38
Wolf38 - 9/30/2013, 8:53 PM
Thranduil looks awesome. I personally found An Unexpected Journey disappointing, but I expect Desolation of Smaug to be the best of the three, and I hope that it makes me happier.

@Humperdink - If they had just stuck to the Hobbit book more directly, it would not feel so much like more of the same. Granted, the story structure of the Hobbit is in the early stages similar to Lord of the Rings, but the tone is very different. However, Jackson appears to be trying to mimic the same tone (and running time) as LotR.
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