The trilogy closer details “the last move in a major plan.”
The final chapter in Peter Jackson’s elaborate adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s novel ‘The Hobbit’, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies sees Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves they set out with forced to be embraced in a war against Sauraon, who has sent a flock of Orcs sent to attack the Lonely Mountain. Meanwhile, the evil dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) has been unleashed and intends to rain down his wrath upon the men, women and children of Lake-town.
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Set to be an action-packed end to the trilogy, the film promises to both satisfy fans of Middle Earth and bridge the gap between The Hobbit and Jackson’s previously series of films: The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003). Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Hugo Weaving and Christopher Lee round out the cast.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies arrives in cinemas on 12th December 2014.
