The theatrical poster of the film.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy adventure film, directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro. It will be the third and final installment in a three-part film adaptation based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is preceded by An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Desolation of Smaug (2013). It was produced by New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films and 3Foot7; and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was released on 12 December 2014 in the United Kingdom and 17 December 2014 in the United States.
Plot[]
After the dwarves find and awaken Smaug the dragon, the titular battle between the Goblins and the Wargs and the Men of Lake-town, the Elves, the Dwarves, the Eagles and Beorn ensues to gain control of Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) and the treasure inside.
Production[]
Originally envisioned as a two-part film, Jackson confirmed plans for a third film on 30 July 2012, turning his adaptation of The Hobbit into a trilogy. According to Jackson, the third film would contain the Battle of the Five Armies and make extensive use of the appendices that Tolkien wrote to expand the story of Middle-Earth (published in the back of The Return of the King). Jackson also stated that while the third film will largely make use of footage originally shot for the first and second films, it would require additional filming as well. The third film was titled There and Back Again in August 2012. In April 2014, Jackson changed the title of the film to The Battle of the Five Armies as he thought it better suited the situation of the film. He stated on his Facebook page, "There and Back Again felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo’s arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced—after all, Bilbo has already arrived “there” in the Desolation of Smaug." Shaun Gunner, the chairman of The Tolkien Society, supported the decision: "‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ much better captures the focus of the film but also more accurately channels the essence of the story."
Cast[]
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf
- Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
- Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield
- Ken Stott as Balin
- Graham McTavish as Dwalin
- William Kircher as Bifur
- James Nesbitt as Bofur
- Stephen Hunter as Bombur
- Dean O'Gorman as Fili
- Aidan Turner as Kili
- Mark Hadlow as Dori
- Jed Brophy as Nori
- John Callen as Oin
- Peter Hambleton as Gloin
- Adam Brown as Ori
- Orlando Bloom as Legolas
- Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
- Lee Pace as Thranduil
- Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
- Hugo Weaving as Elrond
- Christopher Lee as Saruman
- Ian Holm as Old Bilbo
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug
- Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
- Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
- Luke Evans as Bard
- Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town
- Ryan Gage as Alfrid Lickspittle
- John Bell as Bain
- Peggy Nesbitt as Sigrid
- Mary Nesbitt as Tilda
- Manu Bennett as Azog
- John Tui as Bolg
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Necromancer
- Billy Connolly as Dain Ironfoot
- Mark Mitchenson as Braga
- Kelly Kilgour as Soury
- Sarah Peirse as Hilda Bianca
- Nick Blake as Percy
- Simon London as Feren
- Conan Stevens as Keeper of the Dungeons
- Allan Smith as Ragash
- Miranda Harcourt as Olga
- Thomasin McKenzie as Astrid
- Erin Banks as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
- Brian Hotter as Otho Sackville-Baggins
- Timothy Bartlett as Master Worrywort
- Mervyn Smith as Tosser Grubb
- Martin Kwok as voice of Ragash
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