'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' Movie Character Posters, Release Date, Trailer News [PHOTOS] Check Out Gandalf, Galadriel, Legolas, Bard, Thorin, Tauriel, Thranduil & Bilbo Images

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has a release date set for December, 17, 2014, so it's no wonder we've been getting a slew of character posters coming our way over the last month. We've decided to compile them all into one article for you're your viewing convenience! These new posters include Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Luke Evans as Bard, Richard Armitage as Thorin, Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, and Lee Pace as Thranduil. Check them out below!

The third and final film in the latest Peter Jackson trilogy based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien takes us to the epic conclusion of Bilbo Baggins' story of his travels with Thorin and his dwarves. We'll also be seeing some tie-ins with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, namely the Necromancer turning into Sauron's all-seeing eye over Mordor.

But for now, all we have are these intense character posters to tease us before the big theater event! You can take a look at these great new character posters thanks to some Twitter posts from the movie's official account:

And of course there's Bilbo's poster, which we already covered when it first came out. Read more about this and check out this character poster here!

You should also check out our previous coverage of a special The Hobbit-themed beer, too! Read about that HERE!

(via Slash Film)