Merry Dominic Monaghan and Pippin Billy Boyd escape from the clutches of the orcs, meet Treebeard the Ent, and plan an attack on Isengard, the fortress of Saruman, with his help. It was a masterpiece, highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and the fantasy film genre. Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and the rest of the forces of light join together in a seemingly impossible battle against Sauron and his forces in Minas Tirith, to provide Frodo a chance to destroy the One Ring.
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Image via Warner Bros. Image via New Line Cinema. Share Share Tweet Email. How did one little book become three epic blockbusters? Peter Jackson and company added a few things to J. Tolkien's original tale to bump up the action and even add a little romance.
Here's a rundown of the major changes. Frodo Baggins wasn't even a twinkle in Tolkien's eye when 'The Hobbit' was published in The daffy wizard only warrants one fleeting mention in Tolkien's book, when Gandalf refers to him as his "cousin. This vengeful Orc — one of the main villains in the 'Hobbit' films — isn't even alive in Tolkien's version of the story. According to the author, Azog was slain years earlier by a dwarf named Dain who appears in 'The Battle of the Five Armies'.
Speaking of villains, the Necromancer is only alluded to in the book. It's been said that Tolkien already knew this was Sauron, the future 'Lord of the Rings' antagonist, but his 'Hobbit' readers had no idea of the presence the figure would have in the saga to come. Gandalf's encounter with the evil sorcerer is only detailed in the 'Lord of the Rings' appendices. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' was essentially an all-male adventure.
One of the few female characters in the 'Rings' trilogy was Galadriel, so Jackson brought back Cate Blanchett to reprise her role in scenes written especially for the 'Hobbit' films. The girls all swooned at Orlando Bloom in the 'Rings' flicks. Perhaps that's why Jackson gave Bloom's character, Legolas, a central role in the second and third 'Hobbit' movies.
But is the handsome Elf in Tolkien's 'Hobbit'? British actor Cumberbatch donned a special motion-capture suit to play the role of Smaug, the dragon who stole the dwarves' treasure, in the last two "Hobbit" films.
Playing Dr. Strange in several Marvel films and lending his voice to the role of Shere Khan in "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle," Cumberbatch has continued to maintain a successful acting and voice-over career. In , he was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game" and has been nominated for several awards for his role on " Sherlock. He currently has several projects in post-production, including "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Canadian actor Pace played the arrogant Woodland elf king Thranduil, who was seen in all three "Hobbit" films. Radagast the Brown, one of the wizards in Middle-earth played by McCoy, helped Bilbo and the dwarves throughout their journey at various times.
Among his long list of acting credits, McCoy played The Doctor on a few seasons of "Doctor Who" and various spin-offs. McCoy has held recurring roles on shows like Netflix's "Sense8" and Dave's "Zapped" and appeared on other television series and in short films. More recently, he was in films like "The Circuit" and "The Owners" and has several projects in the works.
Even though the evil orc leader Azog was dead in the book, "Hobbit" filmmakers decided to bring him back for the movie trilogy. You wouldn't necessarily recognize him with all the special effects, but Bennett played Azog in the three films. Tauriel and dwarf Kili fall in love in the films, though her character did not exist in the book written by Tolkien.
Her character becomes the superhero the Wasp and was in "Avengers: Endgame" She is also set to appear in a number of movies, including "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. As Bard, Evans played the hero who slew Smaug the dragon and went on to become the leader of the new kingdom that was created. Before becoming a dragon slayer, Evans starred in films like "Clash of the Titans" , "The Three Musketeers" , and "Fast and Furious 6" , among others.
Once the "Hobbit" trilogy was completed, he went on to play Gaston in the live-action film "Beauty and the Beast. Although Legolas isn't in "The Hobbit" book, writers brought back the beloved elf for the films of the "Lord of the Rings" prequels. Aside from his role as Legolas in the original trilogy, Bloom was also well known for his role as Will Turner in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.
The British actor has since been in films such as "Unlocked" and "Romans" Recently, he appeared on the Amazon Prime show "Carnival Row," alongside Cara Delevingne, and is set to be in the sci-fi film "Needle in a Timestack," which is in post-production. Gordon Wyatt on Fox's "Bones. Even though his cameo in "The Hobbit" didn't carry Colbert more into the world of feature films, he has still made appearances on television shows including Netflix's "House of Cards" and "Bojack Horseman," and on Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty.
Australian actor Hunter landed his breakout acting role as one of the dwarves journeying to reclaim their lost treasure. Also in , he won the best supporting actor in television at the British Academy Scotland Awards for the same performance.
He also played a regular character on Fox's "24" in and starred in the film "Secretariat. He recently appeared in "Aquaman" and voices Dracula on the popular Netflix series "Castlevania. Since the third "Hobbit" movie was released, Kircher has been credited in several short films and smaller movies. His most recent feature film, "The Axiom," is a horror movie, and he also has several projects in the works. Before that appearance, he is most famous for his leading role as Adam Williams on the popular ITV British comedy "Cold Feet," which initially ran from to Since "The Hobbit" ended, Nesbitt has taken on recurring roles on several television shows , including on "The Missing.
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