Already beginning to open internationally, Peter Jackson’s grand finale to his Middle-earth saga, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, arrives this week domestically, hitting 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D theaters this Wednesday, December 17. In honor of the event, Warner Bros. Pictures has just released a new feautrette that has the film’s cast and crew saying goodbye to J.R.R. Tolkien’s incredible fantasy world. Check it out in the player below!
The impressive ensemble cast of “The Defining Chapter” includes Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Luke Evans, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom, John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Billy Connolly, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt and Aidan Turner.
Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, Bilbo and his Company of Dwarves have 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.
