Review: Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'

The decision by Peter Jackson to expand JRR Tolkien's slim, trim novel The Hobbit into three movies was met with derision, and for very good reason. They all but guaranteed an extensive amount of filler and more of this new fellowship walking through grassy plains than ever. The first film was a crashing bore, the second film a marked improvement, and now with The Battle of the Five Armies we are treated to the final chapter of the trilogy and the first to meet the high quality standards of The Lord of the Rings. While the series as a whole doesn't quite measure up, Jackson deserves credit for wrapping up this massive fantasy epic on an incredibly high note.

Easily the best of the trilogy, Battle of the Five Armies is exactly what it promises to be: one mammoth war fought between every faction in Middle Earth. Picking up right where the last film left off with Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) setting Laketown ablaze, the heroic Bard the Bowman (Luke Evans) races to find a way to ground the armored dragon.  If there was too much drag on the first two movies, 'Armies' is all gorgeously detailed action. Would it have been cool to see what another director could do with this world visually? Absolutely, but there's a comfort in the beautiful familiarity he brings to Middle Earth, and his ability to choreograph multiple battle sequences at a time is stunning.

While Laketown burns, what seems like a dozen other plots are playing out at elsewhere. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) has discovered the dooming arrival of a darker evil threatening the land; while Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), and the company of dwarves are holed up in the Lonely Mountain reclaiming their lost treasure. True character arcs are few but Oakenshield gets the best one as he's torn between greed and leading his people. Bilbo's arc was completed mostly in the second film as he became more than just burglar, but he's important here as Oakenshield's conscience. With so many characters wrapped in prosthetics and make-up it's easy to take the acting for granted, but Armitage and Freeman are both excellent. Meanwhile, the other dwarves remain mostly interchangeable and indistinguishable, with the exception of Kili (Aidan Turner) who is memorable only for his romance with the elf, Turiel (Evangeline Lilly). Even that is handled with efficiency and a little bit of sweetness which shines through in the midst of the raging war surrounding it.

And let's talk about that war because it encompasses almost 60% of the movie, if not more. Jackson has never spared any expense in crafting his special effects budget but he really outdid himself this time.  Again pushing the limits of CGI technology, every disgusting orc, mountain range, and glittery elf looks exquisite. Tolkien himself would be in awe of what Jackson has been able to accomplish. With so many characters and plot threads weaving in and out of the fighting, there's also the need to connect with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. While that connection is definitely forced on occasion, we don't see a bunch of characters from the other films shoe-horned in where they don't belong, a problem faced by predecessors. Running at only 2 hours and about 20 minutes, this is the shortest and briskly-packed film of the bunch. There's simply not a lot of standing around this time, and even if the final battle stretches on a bit too long it never gets boring.  The humor doesn't always work, like with the aggravatingly duplicitous "Alfrid" character, but it's a welcome presence in what is basically a fantastical war movie.  That we care so much about these characters and their connections to one another speaks to the richness of Tolkien's vision but also Jackson's ability to fully realize it.

Now that it's all said and done, The Hobbit will certainly go down as inferior to The Lord of the Rings by comparison, but so what? They should be taken as a complete whole, one that reaches incredible heights of imagination and technical precision. Jackson will probably never do anything as big as this again (although we've said that before!), but he's left a mark with these films that can never be erased.

 Rating: 4 out of 5

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One Final Trailer for Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'

With just under a week until the massive, epic return to Middle Earth now is a pretty good time for one final trailer. Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies wraps up the second trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's books, and the title pretty much says it all. This one is basically one gigantic fight between the men, orcs, dwarves, wizards, and others vying for ultimate power in the land. Who will come out on top? Well, since this one's a prequel we pretty much know how things will turn out, don't we?

Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opens December 17th.

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New Epic Trailer for Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'

When Peter Jackson first agreed to return to Middle Earth for The Hobbit after Guillermo Del Toro had backed out, it was envisioned as merely a two-parter. Already that was a bit of a stretch considering the thin nature of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, and yet somehow Jackson found a way to get three massive movies out of it. With the third and "final" film (I'll believe it when I don't see any more) The Battle of the Five Armies coming in just a few weeks, a new trailer gives us one more advanced look at what will probably be another massive 3-hour+ spectacle.

This trailer focuses heavily on the choices made by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) as he tries to reclaim the dwarf homeland from the dragon Smaug. It's just one of a few storylines Jackson has to juggle, as we also see the emergence of Sauron and glimpses of the massive "battle of the five armies" that follows.  So yeah, you might want to pack a lunch for this one.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opens December 17th. Check out the trailer and synopsis below.



SYNOPSIS: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. 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.

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Seven Character Posters for 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'

Not that a franchise like The Hobbit  needs a huge marketing push or anything like that but that hasn't stopped Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema from flooding us with promo material for each and every film. That continues with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, which has released a new character poster every day for the past week. The images feature Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) and Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Bard the Bowman (Luke Evans), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the latest with Evangeline Lily's Tauriel.

SYNOPSIS:  “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. 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, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opens December 17th. 

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Orlando Bloom Could Return for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5'

Orlando Bloom has had more than his share of franchise work, but his efforts outside of that have been less than successful. He had practically dropped off the face of the Earth until Peter Jackson came calling once again for The Hobbit, allowing him a chance to return as silver-haired elf Legolas. And now it looks like Bloom may be reprising another role, that of Will Turner in a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Bloom, who left the series after Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, was speaking at Oz Comic-Con where he revealed talks have begun for him to return for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales....

Bloom: “There have certainly been some discussions about it and I’m open to it. That whole experience working with Johnny and (director) Gore (Verbinski) was really amazing for me. I had a great time working with Johnny, one of the reasons I jumped at the opportunity was because Johnny was involved. I was such a massive fan of Johnny Depp growing up so to get up close and personal to Johnny and see how he worked as an actor was just a massive gift.”

Of course, he won't actually be working with Verbinski if he does come back as Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) are co-directing from a Jeff Nathanson script. Depp will obviously be back as Captain Jack Sparrow, and Geoffrey Rush may return as Barbosa. But where would Bloom fit in, exactly? When last we saw Will Turner he had taken over command of the Flying Dutchman ship and was allowed only one day on land to spend with his love, Elizabeth (Keira Knightley). It would be odd to bring him back without Elizabeth, but it could easily be done. Would it be worth it, though? His story seemed to wrap up pretty well and probably doesn't need to be revisited.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales opens July 7th 2017. [Yahoo!]

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Michael Douglas and Orlando Bloom are 'Unlocked', Louis C.K. Joins 'Trumbo'

 Michael Douglas may have Ant-Man on the way and Orlando Bloom will be notching arrows in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, but the two will team up on something much smaller soon. They're set to join Noomi Rapace in Unlocked, a thriller from Michael Apted. Apted is the director behind the "Up" series of documentaries, The World is Not Enough, Nell, Gorillas in the Mist, and numerous others. He most recently co-directed the surf drama Chasing Mavericks. Unlocked stars Rapace as an interrogator for the CIA who accidentally reveals information to terrorists then must race to stop a biological attack in London.

Comedian Louis C.K., who was so good in American Hustle and Blue Jasmine, has joined the cast of Trumbo, Jay Roach's biopic on blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Bryan Cranston plays the titular Hollywood writer whose career was destroyed after he refused to testify in front of Senator McCarthy's  House Un-American Activities Committee. Trumbo went on to win a pair of Academy Awards anyway while using a pseudonym. C.K. will play fellow blacklisted writer Arlen Hird. Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Elle Fanning, and Diane Lane co-star.

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Prepare for War with 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' Teaser Trailer; Plus Watch the Comic-Con Panel

This past weekend Peter Jackson was on hand at Comic-Con to unveil The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the sixth film in the franchise that he has been the steward of for more than fifteen years. To introduce it he began with a reel that showed everything that had happened in war-torn Middle Earth in the prior movies, and seeing everything unfold it's hard to deny this is probably the most epic cinematic series we've ever seen. They've retained such a visual consistency and general quality (even the maligned first 'Hobbit' movie is very well-made) that it's easy to take a film like The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies for granted, but now the first trailer is here to remind you why that may be a mistake.

Reuniting Martin Freeman as young Bilbo Baggins, Luke Evans as the heroic Bard the Bowman, Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, and of course Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of Smaug, this film wraps up Jackson's epic run (for now, anyway) with one gigantic war. And this trailer would be sewing the sides for that battle, showing the colorful faces involved and hinting at the conflicts that will erupt amongst them when honor and treasure are the spoils. There will be orcs, goblins, dwarves, and everything else Jackson can throw into the mix for his final blow out, and yes it looks incredible. This is the same footage he unveiled to an awed crowd at Comic-Con, leading to one fan who pondered if The Silmarillion is next.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opens December 17th. Check it out below and also the full Comic-Con panel where Jackson and much of the cast field questions from the audience. An even longer cut of the Lord of the Rings on Blu-Ray? Yeah....probably.


The Hobbit 3 Battle of the Five Armies - Official Movie Trailer (2014) (HD). by Newest Trailer

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Joe Swanberg Adds Anna Kendrick, Orlando Bloom, and Jenny Slate to 'Digging for Fire'

Is Joe Swanberg the American version of Takashi Miike? It certainly seems like it. Swanberg is no less prolific than the famed Japanese filmmaker, completing about a dozen movies over the last three years. What started out as the template for the indie "mumblecore" movement has since broadened out to include high-profile stars, such as with two of his most recent films, Drinking Buddies and Happy Christmas. And now Swanberg has brought back the casts of those movies for his next film, the already-wrapped Digging for Fire.

Drinking Buddies stars Jake Johnson and Anna Kendrick are part of a phenomenal cast that includes Jenny Slate (Obvious Child), Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Brie Larson, Orlando Bloom, and comedian Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk with Me) for the film Swanberg co-wrote with Johnson. Plot details are being kept hidden but DeWitt and Johnson are said to be the leads with the rest having supporting roles of varying size. Ben Richardson, who gave Beasts of the Southern Wild its unique visual look, shot the film on 35mm.

No word on when this will open, but I'd be shocked if it doesn't hit a few upcoming film festivals. Swanberg's latest, Happy Christmas, arrives in July and you can check out my review of it here. [TheWrap]

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Review: Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

I count myself as one of the apparent few who liked The Hobbit: AnUnexpected Journey well enough and certainly doesn’t think it deserving of the venom some were all-too-happy to spit at it. Certainly the film had its share of problems, with far too many dwarfs singing dull songs, and Peter Jackson not doing a very good job of getting things moving. But as the film neared its end, and a miraculous transformation occurs within its unlikely hero Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), the franchise underwent a similar evolution, one that continues with the far-superior and highly enjoyable The Desolation of Smaug.

Picking up where the last film left off and thus moving at a snappier pace, we’re thrust right in the middle of the barrel-riding adventure, one that is lighter, funnier, and makes the most of a wide array of colorful characters. That's something we couldn't say about the prior movie, which mostly relegated Bilbo's dwarven companions to background characters recognizable only by the lengths of their beards. A part of that could have had to do with Jackson seeming to spend more time laying the foundations for his already-completed Lordof the Rings trilogy rather than focusing on giving The Hobbit a narrative to call its own. 'Desolation of Smaug', while still very episodic in nature befitting its place as the trilogy's middle chapter, feels like it has a purpose all its own.

A big part of that purpose is to up the action significantly. There are more orcs, more elves, more giant spiders, a shape-shifter the size of Manute Bol, more of everything than before, making for a grand swashbuckling time. Bilbo and his fellowship crash (sometimes literally) into one sticky situation after another, beginning with an evil forest in Mirkwood and a nest of nasty arachnids. J.R.R. Tolkien's novel is a slim read but pulls deeply from every appendix he can get his hands on, and still finds room to invent some things out of whole cloth. One conjured up aspect that works extremely well is a greater focus on the woodland elves, with Lee Pace as their arrogant king Thranduil. His son Legolas (Orlando Bloom) has yet to become the fun-loving orc killer we come to know later on, but he's got a thing for the hot female elf Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), who may be falling for the brave (and surprisingly tall) dwarf Kili (Aidan Turner). Did The Hobbit really need another love story at the center of it? Yeah, it kind of does because there sure aren't any females to be found anywhere else. Besides, it serves as a reminder that Jackson has a few tricks up his sleeve that aren't just totally cribbed from Tolkien.

Between the daring escapes and sword-clanging clashes with orcs and goblins, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) has a quest of his own to the gloomy, desolate castle Dol Guldur to confront a growing evil known as the Necromancer. A lot of fierce magic gets thrown around and the true enemy is revealed, not that it was ever much of a mystery. It's all just foreshadowing, which is kind of odd to be dropping hints for movies we've already seen, but they work a little like DVD Easter eggs. Those who know Tolkien's world inside and out will get every obscure reference and oddly-named locale. The rest will wonder what the difference is between a Beorn and a Bofur. They're both dwarves, right?

Jackson shoots the action with a greater sense of urgency, and has fun indulging in the visual flourishes in a way he didn't before. In particular the sweeping, thrilling barrel-riding escape sequence is much bigger than Tolkien ever imagined it. Elves, orcs, worgs and other creatures are bounding around everywhere, not to mention a good number of flying arrows. There is scarcely a dull moment over the course of the first couple of hours, so much so that it one might feel exhausted once the dwarfs make it to Laketown, smuggled in reluctantly by eventual hero Bard the Bowman (Luke Evans), who they might as well call Aragorn Jr. Laketown is in itself an impressive feat of construction; a town that resembles the waterways of Venice by way Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Also dazzling, but considerably more ominous, is the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), who lies beneath a room full of gold at the heart of the Lonely Mountain.  The greatest set piece is reserved for him, as well it should be, and Smaug makes for a menacing villain and imposing presence. Taking up nearly every inch of the screen with every appearance, Smaug is easily the scariest Cumberbatch has been on screen this year. Sorry, StarTrek fans but you know it's true.

And at the heart of all this is Bilbo Baggins, and a large part of the reason this film works so well is how Martin Freeman has grown into the role, similar to Bilbo's growth into a hero. He still hasn't quite earned the respect of his cantankerous companions, but it's a treat to watch him take on Smaug basically alone, and stand up for himself when called upon. He's also begun to use that mysterious ring, his "precious", and is starting to feel its addicting effects. Richard Armitage continues to be appropriately brave and stern, but he's hardly a sympathetic figure yet. Tauriel is perhaps the one character other than Bilbo who gets an emotional arc worth investing in as she challenges her clan's isolationist attitude. 

An abrupt cliffhanger reminds us that these movies are meant to be enjoyed as a whole rather than separate, and the simple truth is that The Desolation of Smaug is a vast improvement over An Unexpected Journey. It deserves to be championed in the way Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies are, and sets this latest journey through Middle Earth back on the right track.

 

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Seven Character Posters for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

Other than Marvel movies, The Hobbit films are the last ones to need an overabundance of hype. And yet the marketing machine is always going, and with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug right around the corner, the film's official Facebook page has dropped a number of new character posters.

The images feature Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield,  Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman, and the elves Thranduil played by Lee Pace, the returning Legolas portrayed by Orlando Bloom, and new character Tauriel played by Evangeline Lilly.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opens December 13th.

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New Trailer and Banners for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

Expectations were rightfully high for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, coming off the Lord of the Rings' massive critical and box office success. Reaction to the film was mixed, however, with complaints ranging from the familiarity of the story to Jackson's use of a high frame rate projection system some found distracting. Even though the response wasn't what Warner Bros. would have hoped for, it still cleared over $1B worldwide, and hopes are that this fall's sequel will top it.

The new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has arrived, along with a couple of new banners to go along with the ones released yesterday. The footage sells the film's grande spectacle, while also putting an emphasis on the relationship between elves Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel. We also see glimpses of the Mirkwood spiders; Bilbo finding the One Ring and lying about it; Luke Evans as heroic Bard the Bowman; and the dragon Smaug making a fiery entrance.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug arrives in 3D and IMAX December 13th. 


THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG - Trailer 2 by dmagianet

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Rumor: Orlando Bloom the Favorite to play Batman?

As expected, Batman rumors are running rampant and some clearly have more credibility than others. They're all interesting, though, even the ones that seem completely absurd. So far the list of rumored names to play Bruce Wayne in Zack Snyder's Superman vs. Batman film all have ties to the director or Warner Bros., and so does the most recent candidate: Orlando Bloom.

In a story about the influx of British actors in American superhero films, the U.K. Express note that Bloom has is the "odds-on" favorite to land the sought after Batman role, with a senior source at the studio quoted as saying...

 “Orlando looks odds-on to get the part even before our first casting call. He would be perfect to play off Henry and I think US audiences would be happy with two Brits as the joint male leads.”

Even at 36 years of age, Bloom doesn't seem to have the look of the "older, grizzled" Bruce Wayne that Snyder is looking for, but he does have an obvious connection to WB due to his role as Legolas in the Lord of the Rings films. Bloom has a lot of franchise experience, and may be better suited to another superhero, but Batman doesn't make any sense. He's too frail and too pretty. Maybe he could play Zatanna? 

The site remains convinced Bloom is the guy,  saying that he is "expected to sign" by autumn before WB  begins casting Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and the Martian Manhunter for the Justice League film. It's doubtful they'd move on to that film while so much needs to be done to get Superman vs. Batman ready by 2015. Very little of this sounds credible, and I hesitate to call it an outright lie, but we'll see what happens before production begins early next year. Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Joe Manganiello, Matthew Goode, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are said to be the top choices, but a new face is just as likely to emerge.

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Watch the Exciting First Trailer for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

It's hard to believe that nearly a decade passed between The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, because it never really felt like they went away. A lot of that has to do with the legendary critical and box office success they achieved, keeping them firmly in our minds until audiences were brought back to Middle Earth last winter. With Jackson stretching the two-part story into a trilogy, and introducing new 48fps technology, 'An Unexpected Journey' was considered a disappointment by many, putting the sequel 'The Desolation of Smaug' in the unusual position of underdog.

As expected, the first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has arrived, a few days before it's attached to showing of Man of Steel. There are no solemn dwarf songs in this footage, instead it's about introducing us to the characters fans have been waiting anxiously for. We get a glimpse of the returning Orlando Bloom as the elf archer Legolas; Evangeline Lilly as his lover, Tauriel; Lee Pace as Thranduil the Elven King, and Luke Evans as the heroic Bard the Bowman. We finally get our best look at the dragon Smaug, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, the reason behind the journey undertaken by Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and his companions. It remains to be seen exactly how far Jackson is going to take this middle chapter in the story. Will the fight with Smaug carry over into the third film as a means of padding out a relatively slim story?

Overall the trailer gives the impression this one will have a great deal more action than before, but we'll have to wait until December 13th to see if that's really the case.


The Hobbit - Desolation of Smaug (Trailer) by cinemur

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Trailer Time: 'The Good Doctor', starring Orlando Bloom and Riley Keough

What happened to Orland Bloom? The guy seemed to have it all working in his favor after The Lord of the Rings, but since then he's wasted away in one bad movie or another. Are his angelic good looks holding him back? That's possible, but the real reason is probably that he's not that great of an actor. Playing an elf with a bow and arrow is cool, because we expect him to be a little inhuman, but that doesn't explain why Bloom seems so stiff in practically every other role. His movies now have no buzz, even when Bloom is surrounded by a solid supporting cast.

Such is the case with The Good Doctor, the new thriller from director Lance Daly and co-starring Taraji P. Henson, Riley Keough, Michael Pena, J.K. Simmons, Troy Garity, and Rob Morrow. Bloom, and his unfortunate haircut plays Martin Blake, an enthusiastic and anxious young doctor. While he's handsome and charming, he's really arrogant and has something of a God complex, so it shatters him when things don't seem to go his way. When he successfully treats the kidney infection of 18-year old Diane(Keough), it gives him the boost of confidence he needs. However when she starts to improve, Martin can't let that feeling go and starts to take her treatment a step too far.

The trailer doesn't look all that bad, but there's just one major problem: THEY GIVE THE WHOLE FRIGGIN' MOVIE AWAY! So if you're interested in checking out The Good Doctor when it hits Itunes on July 27th, or in theaters on August 31st, you might want to turn back now....

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Orlando Bloom set to reprise his role as Legolas in 'The Hobbit'?

Real quick...

If you're going to start throwing characters into The Hobbit that weren't actually in The Hobbit books, why stop just at Cate Blanchett's Galadriel? She might be the "grandest elf" of them all, but she's hardly the one everybody really digs. That would of course be the silver haired, arrow slinging, kill counting Legolas. 



Deadline is reporting that Orlando Bloom could return for Peter Jackson's flicks, most likely in scenes that serve to connect the final Hobbit film to The Fellowship of the Ring. Probably wouldn't be all that hard to do since elves don't die or anything.

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Bloom Joins The Three Musketeers

Hey, this'll be something new for him to do! Orlando Bloom(Elizabethtown) has signed on to Paul W.S. Anderson's rapidly developing Three Musketeers film. Bloom will be tackling the role of the Duke of Buckinham.The modernized, 3-D take on the classic tale already features Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jojovich, Ray Stevenson, Mads Mikkelsen, Matthew MacFadyen, and reportedly Juno Temple.

Doesn't it seem like Bloom sorta faded from existence for a few years there? Other than the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Bloom has done little outside of a brief segment in last year's ensembleNew York, I Love You. Looking back at his resume, he has a ton of movies just like this one, so this is a natural fit. Although it's not gonna help him break out beyond the level he's at now. The problem is his movies that aren't swashbuckling period dramas tend to tank at the box office.

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