TheOneRing.net has always been a reliable source for news regarding Peter Jackson's Tolkien-based film projects. They were contacted by a reliable source who believes the third and final
Hobbit film may not end up being titled,
There and Back Again. So what might it be called? Here's their scoop: "Now, we hear that New Line has registered this further title,
The Hobbit: Into the Fire."
In the past, you'll remember that Peter Jackson originally planned to tell
The Hobbit saga in two films. At that time, they would've been titled,
An Unexpected Journey and
There and Back Again. Of course as we know now, the plans were altered so that Peter Jackson
could milk fans dry include a more in-depth story about Bilbo Baggins and his gang of over-stylized dwarves.
An Unexpected Journey remained the the title of the first film and
There and Back Again become the title of the third film. The second film was then given the title,
Desolation of Smaug.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all - a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself - the Dragon Smaug. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The film also stars (in alphabetical order) John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O'Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, and Aidan Turner.