As never-seen-before footage from The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies was revealed at CineEurope in Barcelona on the evening of June 16, the president of Warner Bros. for international distribution, Veronika Kwan Vanderberg, spoke about the movie.

First Movie Trailer For 'The Battle of Five Armies' To Release Next Month?

The Hollywood Reporter had access to the event. After the scenes were screened, Vandenberg, played a taped bit from director Peter Jackson in which he thanked the exhibition community for "being supportive every step of the way." Vandenberg went on to express her great faith in the film and how much promise it bore, stating that she was certain the final chapter in the trilogy will deliver an "exceptional performance" at the box office.

The biggest moment of the movie will be the epic battle, with the enemy forces led by the dragon Smaug. It was recently revealed that the film will open with the sequence of Smaug wreaking havoc in Lake Town and he will be something of a "killing machine."

Smaug To Be Slayed In The Beginning And Sauron To Play More Major Part?

Another very interesting highlight in the Peter Jackson adaptation will be the retrun of Sauron. After Sauron made a daunting appearance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug it is being suggested that the necromancer will return and fight the White Council. But it is also believed that the White Council will most probably defeat him. 

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies will hit theaters on Dec. 18.

Watch the trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug:

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