New “Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug” Trailer Is Epic Tolkien Joy

Tiny men, lots of action, and BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH AS A DRAGON. What more could you ask for?

The Lonely Mountain is getting some company.

The first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second installment in the three-part prequel to The Lord of The Rings, has arrived!

After a blockbuster last winter that introduced Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, this new film now presents his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug, a particularly irritable dragon that is quite the obstacle to the homeland-seeking dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage).

Also, there is some romance.

We won't spoil it here with words, just priceless GIFs.

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Here's where the Sherlock pals meet, kind of like an episode of the show.

Here's where the Sherlock pals meet, kind of like an episode of the show.

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Here's the setup...

Here's the setup...

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Yes, you were just Oakenshielded. (That's a word now.)

Yes, you were just Oakenshielded. (That's a word now.)

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