As we know, the titles "The Desolation Of Smaug" and "Riddles In The Dark" were registered by Warner Bros. Now TheOneRing.net reveal that a third name can be added top the list..
Riddles In The Dark seems unlikely, as this refers to a scene that occurs -- or at least definitely
should occur -- in the first movie. Apparently studios will often register multiple titles to throw people off the scent a bit. Desolation Of Smaug sounds much more promising, but this new one, The Battle Of The Five Armies, is the one my money's on. The battle refers to the final, epic clash in the book, and we expected it would be the finale of the second movie. But if it is indeed the title that will be used for the controversial third film in the series, it means that Jackson does intend to stretch out the main narrative of
The Hobbit over the three movies, and not use the third to bridge the gap between that and
The Lord Of The Rings -- using elements from the appendices etc -- as most fans had hoped he would.
Of course it may be none of the above. But if it does turn out that this third film will focus on the battle we all thought we'd be seeing in the second, how would that go down with you Tolkien fans?
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