The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is an upcoming film, the second part of The Hobbit movie series. It is scheduled for release on December 13, 2013. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies was one of the two earlier proposed titles for this film. The story will revolve on the dragon Smaug (played by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch through motion capture) who guards the treasure in Erebor that Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf companions are in search of.

Cast
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 * Martin Freeman and Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins
 * Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
 * Richard Armitage as Thorin II 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
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and the Necromancer


 * Andy Serkis as Gollum
 * Hugo Weaving as Elrond
 * Billy Connolly as Dain II Ironfoot
 * Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
 * Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman
 * Orlando Bloom as Legolas
 * Christopher Lee as Saruman
 * Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
 * Stephen Fry as Master of Laketown
 * Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
 * John Bell as Bain
 * Jeffrey Thomas as Thror
 * Michael Mizrahi as Thrain
 * Craig Hall as Galion (rumoured)
 * Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
 * Manu Bennett as Azog
 * Conan Stevens as Bolg
 * John Rawls as Yazneg
 * Barry Humphries as Gorkin
 * Ryan Gage as Alfrid
 * Robin Kerr as Elros
 * Ray Henwood as Net Mender
 * Terry Notary as Goblin