Last week, the trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released to expectant fans worldwide.

This is the second installment in Peter Jackson's trilogy detailing J.R.R. Tolkien's account of the adventure of Bilbo Baggins. The trilogy has garnered much discussion throughout the film community with Peter Jackson's groundbreaking decision to utilize 40-plus RED EPICs to shoot the movie in 3D at a frame rate of 48fps.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opens in theaters on December 13, 2013.