15 New THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Photos

Check out the latest stills from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which is set to hit theaters next month. After all those posters, banners, the latest trailer and featurette, we have 15 new images with Bilbo, Gandalf, Tauriel, Legolas, Thranduil, Thorin Oakenshield, and more. Head inside to check them out… Directed by Peter Jackson, the movie continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Or, if you prefer the official plot:

Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all, a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself, the Dragon Smaug.

Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom, and more, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opens on December 13th, 2013. Source: EW