The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the the third part of the trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, it will hit the cinemas in 17th December 2014, and it brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. The Company of Thorin has reached Smaug's lair; but can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold on to it? Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town.
Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain.
As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.
Directed by Peter Jackson, screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro.
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug / Necromancer), Lee Pace (Thranduil), Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel), Luke Evans (Bard), Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield), Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Manu Bennett (Azog), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Hugo Weaving (Elrond), Christopher Lee (Saruman), Aidan Turner (Kili), Bret McKenzie (Lindir), Billy Connolly (Dain).
