Orlando Bloom discusses upcoming 'Hobbit' finale 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'
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Molly Driscoll Staff Writer
Actor Orlando Bloom will reprise his role as elf archer Legolas in the upcoming film 鈥�The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,鈥� which was recently the subject of a panel at Comic-Con in San Diego.
鈥淗obbit鈥� is due to be released this December and is slated as the finale of the trilogy directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the novel 鈥淭he Hobbit鈥� by J.R.R. Tolkien.
鈥淎rmies鈥� marks the fifth movie in which Bloom portrays the character, with the actor having first returned for the role in the second 鈥淗obbit鈥� movie 鈥淭he Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.鈥澛�
In an with Fandango, MTV News, and the Associated Press, among others, Bloom discussed what it was like to go back to playing Legolas and how he felt about "Armies" possibly being his last appearance as the elf.
鈥淚 feel weird,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e were just talking today 鈥� Peter [Jackson]鈥檚 youngest has just turned 18. She was three when I arrived in New Zealand鈥� it鈥檚 sad to say goodbye in many, many ways. I felt very lucky to be back to do it鈥� I felt like I got a chance to create a backstory鈥� I think this movie will tie up beautifully the characters鈥� stories into a nice little bow so that you鈥檒l be able to then go straight in and watch 鈥楲ord of the Rings.鈥欌�澛�
In an interview with the website , Bloom also discussed the relationship between Legolas and his father, Thranduil, who is the king of the Woodland elves, which is first seen in "Smaug."
鈥淭hranduil... 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,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey are kind of鈥� 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鈥� 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.鈥�
鈥淎rmies鈥� will be released on Dec. 17.
