Watch 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' New Trailer

The third and final instalment of Bilbo Baggins’ adventure

Published 7th Nov 2014

A brand new trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ has been released by Warner Bros. UK.

Building excitement ahead of the movie’s release on 12th December, the trailer features never-seen-before footage of the epic battle scenes, hordes of Orcs and, of course, Smaug the Dragon.

In case you’re not up to speed with The Hobbit series, here’s the plot of the movie:

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now must face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon, Smaug, upon the defenceless men, women and children of Lake-town.

As he succumbs to dragon-sickness, the King Under the Mountain, Thorin Oakenshield, sacrifices friendship and honour in his search for the legendary Arkenstone. Unable to help Thorin see reason, Bilbo is driven to make a desperate and dangerous choice, not knowing that even greater perils lie ahead. An ancient enemy has returned to Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide—unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends as five great armies go to war.