GEEK OUT! Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel

GEEK OUT! is a quick glimpse of something cool without a story’s worth of text to wade through.

Here’s a new image (courtesy of Entertainment Weekly) of Evangeline Lily as elven warrior Tauriel for the upcoming The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Red-haired, pointy-eared, bow-wielding Evangeline Lilly? Yes, please.

Need more? Lilly recently hinted at a possible romance between Tauriel and fan-favorite Legolas:

“Tauriel’s relationship with Legolas is significant. They’ve known each other since they were children, and Legolas’ dad, [Elven king] Thranduil, has a soft spot for Tauriel and sees something very special in her. So if you grow up side by side, and your dad has a very special spot in his heart for this young woman who’s a fantastic warrior, I think it’s hard not to notice her.” She laughs. “That’s probably as much as I can say.”