Vie Facebook ließ Regisseur Peter Jackson nun verlautet, dass der dritte Hobbit-Streifen nicht länger den Zusatztitel There and Back Again (dt. Hin und zurück) tragen wird. Stattdessen lautet der vollständige Titel nun The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Hier die komplette Mitteilung (englisch):
Our journey to make The Hobbit Trilogy has been in some ways like Bilbo’s own, with hidden paths revealing their secrets to us as we’ve gone along. „There and Back Again“ felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo’s arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced—after all, Bilbo has already arrived „there“ in the „Desolation of Smaug“.
When we did the premiere trip late last year, I had a quiet conversation with the studio about the idea of revisiting the title. We decided to keep an open mind until a cut of the film was ready to look at. We reached that point last week, and after viewing the movie, we all agreed there is now one title that feels completely appropriate.
And so: „The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies“ it is.
As Professor Tolkien intended, „There and Back Again“ encompasses Bilbo’s entire adventure, so don’t be surprised if you see it used on a future box-set of all three movies.
Before then however, we have a film to finish, and much to share with you. It’s been a nice quiet time for us—Jabez and I happily editing away in a dark cave in Wellington—but those halcyon days are quickly coming to an end. It will soon be time to step into the light. Expect to see and hear much about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in the coming months.
And there’s also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Cut, which we’re in the process of finishing, with over 25 mins of new scenes, all scored with original music composed by Howard Shore.
It’ll be a fun year!
Ian McKellen ist wie schon in der Herr der Ringe-Trilogie als Gandalf der Graue dabei, und Martin Freeman übernimmt die Rolle des Titelhelden Bilbo Beutlin. Richard Armitage spielt Thorin Eichenschild. Bewährte Darsteller aus der Herr der Ringe-Trilogie wirken auch diesmal wieder mit: Cate Blanchett als Galadriel, Ian Holm als alter Frodo, Christopher Lee als Saruman, Hugo Weaving als Elrond, Elijah Wood als Frodo und Andy Serkis als Gollum.
Zum internationalen Ensemble gehören außerdem James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Manu Bennett und Conan Stevens.