The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - First Teaser Trailer

New "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" Character Posters

Pretty Elves, Hidden Dragon - Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Trailer

New full trailer has tons of action, plenty of Elven and Dwarven drama, and while they are holding back the 

Dragon visual reveal - we to get treated treated to the impressive booming voice of  Benedict Cumberbatch's Smaug.

Bonus: New Movie Banners via The Hobbit

Faves From Hero Complex Gallery's 'Bleeding Metallics' Art Show

 2 Travel Style Posters by Sean Thorton

Hanzel Haro

Matt Ferguson

Ridge

Scott Hopko

Adam Rabalais

Dan Lazarow

Mark Lone

David Moscati

Lots more great stuff here - with many prints still available to purchase.

It's All About The Elves. Empire Mag's 'The Hobbit: DOS' Cover

Uncluttered Subscriber's August Issue Cover via Empire Magazine

First Trailer - Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug - Now With More Elves!

Trailer for the the second installment of The Hobbit introduces more Elven action 

into the mix with the return of Legolas and the introduction of Tauriel.

Below - trailer promo images via CBM, first movie poster via The Hobbit, 

and first look at Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel via EW.com.

Happy Birthday JRR Tolkien - A Tribute Art Gallery

 Aaron Horkey for Mondo

 JC Richard for Mondo

MS Corley

Otis Frampton

Otis Frampton & Grant Gould

Tolkien Portrait by Audrey Benjaminsen

 Fun and artful Legos via LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Sound of THE HOBBIT Featurette - SoundWorks Collection

SoundWorks Collection - The Sound of The Hobbit from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

I can't recommend SoundWorksCollection.com enough if you're interested in the art film sound.

THE HOBBIT - Goblin-Centric Visual Effects Featurette

...and "Inside The Weta Workshop" - both via The Daily

THE HOBBIT Midnight Premiere IMAX Exclusive Posters

Just gorgeous, character portrait posters. 

These will be the giveways at the 12:01 premiere IMAX screenings on December 14th.

While the standard HOBBIT posters haven't been horrible...these would have made fantastic official posters. Can't find an artist credit yet - but they have a vaguely Drew Struzan feel to them.

The Lord of The Rings Poster by Olly Moss for Mondo

LOTR by Olly Moss. It's the simple little details that really make this sing. 

Why can't actual movie posters be more like this?

I like the warm tone version a bit more - see more close-up photos of both @Mondo.

 

All images via Mondo