In a move that tells fans absolutely nothing we don’t already know about Peter Jackson’s next
Hobbit film — but nevertheless sends us into a speculative frenzy — the trilogy’s
official Facebook page released this first look at Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins from
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, slated to hit theaters Dec. 13, 2013.
In the photo, Bilbo is wearing some fancy new duds on a massive pile of gold, no doubt during his confrontation with the dragon Smaug within the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo could also be doing his Scrooge McDuck impression, but I don’t remember that from the book.
