A batch of new photos from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug have surfaced online, and they come the latest issue of Empire Magazine. They feature Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Martin Freeman as Bilbo, Lee Pace as Thranduil, and more.

The epic Hobbit and Dwarf adventure continues on December 13th!