The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Brief Reseach

UK Release Date? 
13th December 2013

Institutions behind the film's production and distribution? 
Production:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer(MGM)
                     New Line Cinema
                     WingNut Films.

Distribution: Warner Bros
                       Cocinsa
                       Forum Hungary.

Film production budget?
$250,000,000 (from MGM and New Line Cinema)

Nationality of film?
American

Any connections with other films?
It is a sequel to a three-part film series, which begins with 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' and the one after it will be 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again'. These three films are the prequel to 'The Lord of the Rings Trilogy'.

Director?
Peter Jackson

Star name in cast?
Benedict Cumberbatch- Smaug/ The Necromancer
Evangeline Lill- as Tauriel
Richard Armitage- as Thorin
Orlando Bloom- as Legolas
Hugo Weaving- as Elrond
Ian MacKellen- as Gandalf
Martin Freeman- as Bilbo

What is the film about?
The film will take Thorin and Company to Beorn's house, through Mirkwood, Laketown and eventually, into Smaug's lair

Target Audience?
Fans of 'Lord of the Rings' as well as lovers of the genre, which in this case is Fantasy, Drama, Action, Adventure and Sci-fi.