'The Hobbit' Part 3 News: The 'Prince Vs. King' Dynamic To Be Explored As Legolas Returns To The Woodland Realm In 'Battle of Five Armies' [VIDEO]
Orlando Bloom, who plays Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, spoke about his character's return in The Battle of the Five Armies in a recent interview at San Diego Comic Con.
Few Main Characters To Be Killed Off In The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies
Speaking to Collider, the actor particularly spoke about his character's relationship with his father Thranduil (Lee Pace) and suggested it would be up for exploration in the final in the trilogy.
"Thranduil... is a very powerful and strong character who is very particular in his vision of who the Elves are, who the Woodland Elves are, specifically," he said. "They are kind of... a militant group, the Woodland Realm Elves. So I think that the opportunity that Pete and Philippa [Boyens] and Fran [Walsh] and the writers... saw was to create... I think there was a desire for Legolas to come back. They felt that the fans would appreciate seeing Legolas in the Woodland Realm, and there was an opportunity to create a father-son, a prince versus king dynamic that would be interesting and serve the story."
Here's the official synopsis for the movie:
"From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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."
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will hit theaters on December 18.
Watch the trailer for the movie here:
