The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

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Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens

Music by: Howard Shore

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Released: 2014-12-10

Runtime: 144 minutes

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The Hobbit was originally planned as a two-part film, but Jackson confirmed plans for a third film on 30 July 2012, turning his adaptation of The Hobbit into a trilogy.
• In the US and Canada, the film is the lowest-grossing of the three films of The Hobbit trilogy, and also the lowest-grossing of the six Middle-earth adaptations, but the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2014.
• It is based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
• The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $962.2 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2014.
• Initially the film was set for a 18 July 2014 release; however, it was later pushed back to 17 December.
• An extended edition of the film had a one-night-only re-release on 13 October 2015, accompanied by a special greeting from Peter Jackson.
• Jackson also stated that while the third film would largely make use of footage originally shot for the first and second films, it would require additional filming as well.
• The film set an all-time opening record for Warner Bros. in China where it earned $49.8 million in its opening weekend (a record previously held by Pacific Rim).
• Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said "After six films, 13 years and 1031 minutes of accumulated running time, Peter Jackson has concluded his massively remunerative genuflection at the altar of J.R.R. Tolkien with a film that may be the most purely entertaining of any in the collection."
• In its original theatrical release, it grossed over $956 million, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction).
• As with all the previous films, Howard Shore composed the score.
• The score featured a few new themes for Dain, Gundabad (featuring a "chorus" of didgeridoos) and the Dwarves' war preparations, but focused more on blending and clashing the themes against one another, eventually bringing the themes to a resolution.
• The ensemble cast also features Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Orlando Bloom.

Source: Wikipedia

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