Fans have known for quite some time that there would need to be new material created for Peter Jackson's upcoming film adaptation of JRR Tolkein's The Hobbit. Splitting the story into two films virtually guaranteed that. And the belief, for a number of reasons, has long been that the new material would likely be a story centered upon events in Mirkwood, events hinted at in The Hobbit and other Tolkein works, but never actually spelled out. And that assumption would appear to have been confirmed with word that Lost star Evangeline Lilly has been cast as Tauriel, a woodland elf character created specifically for the films. Also added to the cast is Barry Humphries, who will be playing the Goblin King.
Word that Orlando Bloom was in The Hobbit as Legolas gave ample reason to assume that Mirkwood would play a much larger role on the screen than in the books and the creation of a major character from that part of the story would appear to confirm it.
Word that Orlando Bloom was in The Hobbit as Legolas gave ample reason to assume that Mirkwood would play a much larger role on the screen than in the books and the creation of a major character from that part of the story would appear to confirm it.
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Well she looks elfish. Might be a bit too sexy for good old Tolkien. But she better have a small role, I really hope Jackson doesn't plan to insert any damn love stories in The Hobbit.
And those events are more than just hinted at, at least some parts of what happened are written down in some detail.
My issue here is that I've seen here outside of LOST and she is not a very good actress (being several ranks below Liv Tyler for instance.)
Just have a gander at the John Malkovich metaphysical drama AFTERLIFE and you will see that her chief talent is staring off into the horizon wistfully (something she also does ad nauseum in LOST.)