Peter Jackson What Have You Done?! First Look At Beorn In THE HOBBIT (Low-Res)

Peter Jackson What Have You Done?! First Look At Beorn In THE HOBBIT (Low-Res)

Many fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit have been eagerly anticipating the reveal of fan-favorite character, Beorn, but I warn you right now you might not like what Peter Jackson has done with him. Come see the first image of the skin-changer.

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By nailbiter111 - Aug 09, 2013 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
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The One Ring has just posted the very first image of Beorn from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy. As you can see in the image below, the fictional shape-shifter, is chopping wood on his farm. What is most jarring, is that Beorn doesn't look anything like the description that J.R.R. Tolkien provided in his book.
Beorn was of immense size and strength for a man, and retained his size and strength in bear-form. He had black hair (in either form) and a thick black beard and broad shoulders (in human form). While not a "giant" outright, Beorn's human form was of such great size.


This version below, could rock out to Achy Breaky Heart with that skunk like mullet on his head. Who is playing Beorn, Billy Ray Cyrus? It's quite a departure, going from a vision of Paul Bunyan to some sort of semi-wolfman/skunkman. What do you guys and gals think?







The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
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WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 8/9/2013, 4:41 PM
Please tell me that's a shot from the Beauty and the Beast show with Ron Perlman!
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 8/9/2013, 4:45 PM
So what? I like it
GizmoEl
GizmoEl - 8/9/2013, 4:46 PM
i like it
SeanMPC
SeanMPC - 8/9/2013, 4:50 PM
What are we supposed to be angry at?
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 8/9/2013, 4:51 PM
.....Okay? I don't see the problem with Beorn, honestly. I mean, granted they changed up the way he looks and all from his counterpart....



But not much to go on and say, "OH MY GOD!!! THE HORROR!!". Cannot wait for this, nonetheless. :)
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 8/9/2013, 4:51 PM
Yeah what's the big deal he looks fine?
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 8/9/2013, 4:52 PM
@TheSonicScrew - My thoughts exactly.
Mike89
Mike89 - 8/9/2013, 4:52 PM
never cared for the books. whatever change peter jackson makes doesnt really bother me as long as the movies are good.
Rhys
Rhys - 8/9/2013, 4:59 PM
@CoulsonLives,

Not black: Mikael Persbrandt
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 8/9/2013, 5:02 PM
@grif - Not exactly. Beorn is a Beorning chieftain of a race of men called Beornings (magical shape-shifting beings who could transform into a bear at will). Nothing about them is considered cursed or were-bears, they're just basically magical shape-shifters. Here's more info on him if you like....

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Beorn
blackagar94
blackagar94 - 8/9/2013, 5:02 PM
From the quality of the pic, we can't really say if he looks accurate or not, but he certainly isn't as big as he is said to be in the description. But to Tauriel doesn't even exist in the books so .. talk about departure ^^
agentawsume
agentawsume - 8/9/2013, 5:10 PM
I don't get it. Are we supposed to be mad at this? I think it looks fine.
ryan55
ryan55 - 8/9/2013, 5:12 PM
I think he looks sick.
ryan55
ryan55 - 8/9/2013, 5:15 PM
You never know he could be in the middle of transforming into the bear but I think he looks cool either way.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 8/9/2013, 5:18 PM
Seriously though, he's probably starting to change in that shot. He looks like he's undoing his pants. Damn, try to be serious and even that didn't come out right.
exe
exe - 8/9/2013, 5:21 PM
I don't want a rehash of [frick]ing Hagrid. This is alright.

Higher quality please.
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 8/9/2013, 5:23 PM
"He's a lumberjack and he's okay, he works all night and he sleeps all day!"
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 8/9/2013, 5:24 PM
I like it.
Snow11
Snow11 - 8/9/2013, 5:26 PM
It looks like there are two other grizzly bears in the picture too in the distance, maybe hes transforming.
LordHuck
LordHuck - 8/9/2013, 5:29 PM
Looks fine to me.

I wish more articles were just the news without so much derogatory editorialization.
eyesore
eyesore - 8/9/2013, 5:29 PM
How do we know if this is his true form? Could be taking the guise of someone/something else ya know.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 8/9/2013, 5:33 PM
What the [frick]
LucasMend
LucasMend - 8/9/2013, 5:34 PM
I have no problem in changing his original appearance, but this looks weird.
Facade
Facade - 8/9/2013, 5:37 PM
@LordHuck...too true.
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 8/9/2013, 5:43 PM
He looks ok, and I fail to see a problem with a hair-do change tbh
mctrinket
mctrinket - 8/9/2013, 5:48 PM
LordoftheThrones26
LordoftheThrones26 - 8/9/2013, 5:50 PM
In all honesty this looks like a photo when hes halfway transforming from man to bear or vice versa! Beorn is my favorite character in the Hobbit and I think he looka different but very cool!
Tallglass54
Tallglass54 - 8/9/2013, 5:51 PM
It is a bed resolution picture and from the preview his house looks rather large even with gandalf in it. Might as well wait until we get a good look l. Anyways name me a poorly designed character form LOTR or the first hobbit movie. Give the man a chance.
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 8/9/2013, 5:52 PM
No worse than anything else Jackson did to Middle Earth.
Floke
Floke - 8/9/2013, 5:56 PM
I see Bearsbrandt kept his hair from the epic Swedish masterpiece "Tre Solar"
Gigacrusher45
Gigacrusher45 - 8/9/2013, 6:00 PM
Not that big of a deal. Get over it.
TheAbomination
TheAbomination - 8/9/2013, 6:10 PM
Idk. It looks good to me.
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 8/9/2013, 6:11 PM
There's nothing wrong with this picture... except it's bad quality. I agree, I rather this than a rehash of Hagrid.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 8/9/2013, 6:12 PM
@Jollem. Lol. If they did he would look like the Ultimate Warrior with that hair!
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