Now that we’re in the month before Premiere Month for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, all sorts of hobbit-ish, dwarfish, elvish wonderfulness is headed our way. There’s today’s fan event, of course, but we also have a new TV spot and seven – count ’em, seven! – just-released character posters. Better check it all out before the fan event, and definitely before December:

TV Spot: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – #4

And here are the gorgeous character posters:

Remember, advance tickets go on sale November 21…

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchette, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Graham McTavish, John Callen, Ken Stott, Mikael Persbrandt, Ryan Gage, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Ian Holm, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Conan Stevens, Orlando Bloom, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Barry Humphries and Benedict Cumberbatch is scheduled to hit the theaters on December 13.