Richard Armitage: Thorin Oakenshield to ******* in The Battle of Five Armies? (possible spoiler)

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By Daniel Wood | Yahoo Contributor Network – 6 hours ago




A few weeks back I reported that an online petition has surfaced on the internet with the sole purpose of asking Peter Jackson to go against the Hobbit book and common sense narrative progression and let Richard Armitage's Thorin Oakenshield live.

I also wrote another article explaining who I thought should die in 'There and Back Again'. Sorry it's 'The Battle of Five Armies' now isn't it! Anyway, Thorin Oakenshield was one of those characters who should definitely die. Not just because it's what happens in the book but because his character arc means that dying is the only way of getting redemption for his actions.

Well, according to a report from Ecumencial News the people signing the petition will be incredibly happy as it looks like they're going to get what they want. That's because the website is reporting that Peter Jackson is going to largely follow J.R.R Tolkien's book to a tee, with the massive exception of Thorin Oakenshield's death.

Ecumencial News says ""It has been reported that the film will follow Tolkien's book, though one character who died in the book, Thorin Oakenshield, will remain alive, It is still not sure whether Oakenshield's presence in the movie will have any major effect on the plot."

This would seem to wholly go against the current plot-line for Thorin that we've seen in 'An Unexpected Journey' and 'Desolation of Smaug' as well as the subtle hints that Richard Armitage himself has been dropping in interviews.


READ MORE HERE: https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/thorin-oakenshield-survive-battle-five-armies-095800440.html

Richard Armitage talks 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' (Spoilers)

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Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in "The Hobbit" trilogy, is looking forward to seeing an epic battle in the upcoming third movie.

He reprises his role, the leader of a group of dwarves who accompanies hero Bilbo Baggins on his quest to defeat a dragon, in "The Hobbit: There and Back Again." The trilogy is directed by Peter Jackson of "Lord of the Rings" fame and is based on author J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel. Armitage, 42, talked to OTRC.com about the upcoming third "Hobbit" film, which was filmed last summer. Spoiler alert!



"There's a couple of big surprises. The one thing I'm really looking forward to is seeing the Battle of the Five Armies," Armitage told OTRC.com at the recent WonderCon Anaheim 2014 convention in Anaheim, California, where he was promoting his latest film, "Into the Storm."

The battle in question is referenced in the novel "The Hobbit" and pitted the the evil goblins -- some riding on wargs, or beasts -- against the dwarves and allies the elves, the eagles and men, as well as a skin-changer, or shape-shifter, named Beorn. Oakenshield fights as well.

"I think it will be probably quite a cinematic event," Armitage said.

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Richard Armitage: Jackson prepares to farewell Middle-earth

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Source AAP
28 March, 2014



After 13 years, multiple Oscars and billions in box office, the Kiwi filmmaker will screen an early cut of The Hobbit: There And Back Again to Warner Bros executives next week in New Zealand.

The film, scheduled for release in December, is the sixth and final movie based on author JRR Tolkien's fantasy books.

"We are done with filming and they have a bit of motion capture left to do and I have a lot of post-production voice-synching," English actor Richard Armitage, one of the stars of The Hobbit trilogy, told NZ Newswire in Las Vegas on Thursday.

Warner Bros showed a sneak peek of The Hobbit: There And Back Again at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas.

Jackson's first foray into Tolkien's Middle-earth came with 2001's Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.

Armitage said it was an emotional time as the director's six-film marathon comes to an end.

"I think there is going to be a huge amount of sorrow and nostalgia going on in Peter Jackson's mind because he has lived in Middle-earth for what, 13 years," said Armitage, who plays the dwarf king, Thorin.


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Richard Armitage: Into The Storm Images

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by Helen Earnshaw | 25 March 2014



Into The Storm is a movie to watch out for is you are a Richard Armitage fan, as he returns to the big screen this summer.

Armitage teams up with Sarah Wayne Callies from the new storm/disaster film, which will be directed by Steven Quale.

USA Today have released the first trio of images from the film, and we have them for you to take a look at:

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