First image from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!

Tolkien fans are certainly being treated well this week. Yesterday they were shown the first glimpse of Legolas and Bard the Bowman from the third The Hobbit film There and Back Again. Today, they are being treated to the first image from The Desolation of Smaug, the second film in the The Hobbit trilogy. The new photo features Bilbo Baggins played by Martin Freeman perched on top of a mound of gold and looking quite frightened. Best bet is that he may have just caught a glimpse of the owner of the gold he is kneeling on, Smaug the Dragon.

What do you think of this image? Does it get you excited to see The Hobbit?

Source: Comic Book Movie