The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Theatrical - Wide 2013-12-13

Cast Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Saoirse Ronan Cate Blanchett Richard Armitage Orlando Bloom Elijah Wood Hugo Weaving Christopher Lee Andy Serkis James Nesbitt Aidan Turner Jed Brophy Rob Kazinsky Ken Stott Benedict Cumberbatch
Directed by Peter Jackson
Written by Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Guillermo del Toro

Genres: Adventure Fantasy

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

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... See more (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

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Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Posted 12 years ago

Read JimmyO's review here! PLOT: Picking up where the first film left off, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his dwarf companions, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitrage) continue their journey to Erebor to face Smaug the dragon (voiced by Benedict...

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Furthering Bilbo Baggins and his company of Dwarves adventures through Middle-earth, the ragtag group discovers that their journey is getting more and more treacherous. On this quest to take back the Lonely Mountain from the dark and powerful dragon...

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Poster Round-Up: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug gets a cool banner and the first look at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Sabotage

Posted 13 years ago

As soon as you get to October, all of the posters start flying in for the fall releases and early 2014 movies. Today, a couple that stand out amongst the rest are the latest banner for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION...

New footage in the latest TV spot for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Posted 13 years ago

Warner Bros. has released a new television spot for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, and it has some previously unseen footage. Most of it it we've already seen in the latest trailer and other TV spots, but there are...

Full trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!

Posted 13 years ago

As promised yesterday, the new full trailer for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG has been released. It contains a ton of action and plenty of new footage that wasn't shown in the previous trailers. Best part of the trailer...

Updated: Three new banners for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; New trailer tomorrow

Posted 13 years ago

UPDTED: Two more added (Gandalf and Legolas/Tauriel) Warner Bros. has been busy today, dropping new banners for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG left and right in preparation for the release of the new trailer tomorrow. The new banners feature...

Is this our first look at Beorn from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug?

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Peter Jackson reveals there will be nothing from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug at Comic-Con this year

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