Warner Bros. released today a trailer for The Desolation of Smaug, part two in Peter Jackson’s new Hobbit trilogy. The two-minute clip provides a glimpse at elf hero Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and introduces new woodland elf Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). The dragon Smaug is also teased.

All-in-all, The Desolation of Smaug looks far more exciting than last year’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Snorefest. The film opens in 3D and once again at 48 frames-per-second on Dec. 13.

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