The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has released seven new pictures exclusively through Digital Spy.

The fresh images from Peter Jackson's JRR Tolkien adaptation - the second in the Hobbit film trilogy - feature returning characters Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin (Richard Armitage) and Gandalf (Ian McKellen) alongside Luke Evans's new cast addition Bard the Bowman.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugA follow-up to last year's An Unexpected Journey, the sequel will see Bilbo seeking to recover the dwarves' gold from dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch).



Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Orlando Bloom will also star in the upcoming Hobbit sequel.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13, with final film There and Back Again following in December 2014.

Watch a trailer below:

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