Tauriel
PLAYED BY: EVANGELINE LILLY
A deadly silvan elf, Tauriel is captain
of the Woodland Guard. Though she
has lived many hundreds of years,
she is one of the youngest elves in
Middle-earth. Tauriel is an excellent
warrior, agile and deadly. Her duty
is to follow the will of King Thranduil
without hesitation – but Tauriel
cannot overcome the need to do what
she feels is right.
Given that this is a franchise
that’s so uniquely, potently
significant, the various newcomers
to Jackson’s adaptation of Tolkien’s
work are noticeably thrilled to be
part of a project that is destined to
resonate for countless years to come.
Perhaps the role we’re most intrigued
by is that of Smaug, who is instilled with
frightening life by Benedict Cumberpatch’s
brilliantly talented (and probably weirdly handsome)
vocal chords. Cumberpatch doubly enforces his
talent by voicing the Necromancer of Dol Guldur.
The cast is massive, with other notable new roles
including Lee Pace as Thranduil, Luke Evans as
Bard the Bowman of Lake-town, Evangeline Lilly
as Tauriel, a silvan elf of Mirkwood, Stephen Fry as
the master of Lake-town, and Mikael Persbrandt as
Beorn the skin-changer.
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Dragon treasure
As much as we wish 3D would
die (again), we feel obliged
to let you know that The
Desolation of Smaug, like the
previous film, was shot in
3D at 48 frames-per-second.
Expect more of them HFR
magicks, is what we’re saying.
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