The character does not appear in the original book by writer j. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. Aug 16, 2017 an archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Sure, the romance didnt exist in the original book. Evangeline lilly portrays the woodland elf tauriel, whose name means daughter of mirkwood.
How does the immensely talented lee pace character differ from the character in the book. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Tauriel was a woodelf of mirkwood, and captain of the elven guard of thranduils woodland realm. Feb 03, 2014 yes, she is added in the movie and does not appear in the book, but she is great. Tauriel is noncanonical, as she does not appear in the works of j. It is a natural part of film adaptation to add, delete, or change characters. The director, who is responsible for all six films in the franchise, added new characters, storylines and battle sequences to amp up the epic series and his mark can be spotted in multiple scenes from the last.
Tauriel does not exist in the books tauriel exists in the films and she and kili have a romantic subplot in the hobbit films. So hard, in fact, that hes even introducing characters who, uh, might not actually appear in the hobbit. Legolas, who appeared in the lord of the rings film trilogy, and who also appears in. She is played by actress evangeline lilly, who appeared as kate austen on the tv show lost. In the hobbit, bolg had succeeded azog after the latters death in the battle of azanulbizar the last battle of the war of the dwarves and orcs in ta 2799 by dain ii ironfoot, and had resettled in the old refuge of mount gundabad after the kingdom of angmar was abandoned. Evangeline lilly doesnt want to be desolation of smaugs one mistake even brutal, flesheating orcs are no match for evangeline lillys kickass elf, tauriel, in the hobbit. Kili and tauriel have a mild romantic flirtation in a lame attempt to make the film appeal to a wider audience so it can earn more money. Dec 19, 2014 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit. The most controversial character in all of peter jacksons middle earth films. Flight of the conchords star bret mckenzie plays an elf named lindir. The plot felt like it moved, the dwarves were grumpy and proud, and. Bolg was an orc leader of the misty mountains in the late third age, and the son of azog. If you read the book, theres actually no way to tell that tauriel and kili only.
Jan 03, 2015 while many naysayers despised the tauriel and kili starcrossed romance, i found much to adore in this poetic tale of forbidden love. Azogs son, bolg, does appear in the hobbit to get revenge, but appears only at the battle of five armies at the storys conclusion. With this most recent casting news update, we were given a newly created character by the name of tauriel. The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter jackson, philippa boyens and fran walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, the hobbit. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons feature film adaptation of j. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. Tauriel is not a character in the book, the hobbit. Social security administration data, the first name tauriel is not a popular baby girls name in california. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons threepart feature movie adaptation of j. All the similarities between the lord of the rings and the. The desolation of smaug, when the elves of the woodland realm capture thorin and company, tauriel takes an interest in the young dwarf kili.
Thehobbitthedesolationofsmaug20front thehobbitthebattleofthe fivearmies. Tauriel is a completely noncanonical character, as she does not appear in any of the books. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. Evangeline lilly plays tauriel, an invention of peter jacksons, in the. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. I have a feeling this part has got some extended scene in the extended cut. Why did peter jackson add the elfdwarf love story in the hobbit. Sep 30, 2015 10 major differences between the book hobbit and the hobbit movies posted on september 30, 2015 september 30, 2015 by abookesia i am sure that all bookworms have read tolkiens classic the hobbit and its sequel lord of the rings, so i am not going into the summarization and analysation of this book. The arkenstone does appear in the hobbit book, but it plays much. With three films to delve into the canon of jacksons own interpretation of middle earth. The desolation of smaug covers the seventh through the th chapters. Tolkien, following an unexpected journey 2012 and the desolation of smaug 20, and. Please note, there are many story spoilers in this article, so if you have not read the hobbit, and want to remain spoilerfree, we suggest you skip this article.
Tauriel is noncanonical, as she does not appear in the works. Tauriel is a character created by peter jackson specifically for his film adaptation of j. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. Tolkiens the hobbit, as are many other characters in both the lord of the rings and the hobbit movies. That strikes me as an interesting exploration because, frankly, there are three characters possibly four in the books who fill the role. The bbcs nicholas barber wrote that with the hobbit series, jackson had succeeded in bridging the gap between the hobbit and the lord of the rings and that the battle of the five armies was a colossal technical achievement, but he also criticized that the film as such was not compelling because of its repetitive battle scenes and a lack of. Tolkien, but was created by peter jackson and fran walsh for two of the movies. Tolkiens books and was entirely made up by peter jackson and fran walsh. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. Tauriel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A character of this name does get a brief cameo in tolkiens the fellowship of the ring.
Dos legolas doesnt appear in the books until the fellowship of the ring. Tauriel is a woodland elf, and is the leader of the elven guard. All the similarities between the lord of the rings and. Tolkiens book and has instead been created by peter jackson and fran walsh. She is a woodland elf whose name has been translated as daughter of the f. The director has noted that tauriel is not romantically linked to orlando blooms legolas, who will also appear in the hobbit. Who is tauriel and why are they adding her to the hobbit movies. Tolkiens various descriptions of thranduil as a sindarin elf. Evangeline lilly, peter jackson, tauriel, the hobbit susana polo editor at large susana polo thought shed get her creative writing degree from oberlin, work a crap job, and fake it until she. Evangeline lilly portrays the woodland elf tauriel, whose name means. The battle of the five armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy film directed by peter jackson and written by jackson, fran walsh, philippa boyens, and guillermo del toro.
How desolation of smaug adds elves who dont appear in the hobbit. While many naysayers despised the tauriel and kili starcrossed romance, i found much to adore in this poetic tale of forbidden love. Tauriel is without a doubt my most hated character in the entirety of hobbit trilogy. The desolation of smaug is the second part of a threepart adaptation of the novel the hobbit, or there and back again by author j. Speculating what happened to her after the hobbit film is therefore just that speculation. Tauriel was banished by thranduil, although actress evangeline lilly has stated in an interview that she thinks tauriel did probably return to mirkwood. Evangeline lilly doesnt want to be desolation of smaugs.
As adversity intensifies, so does romantic passion. Thehobbitthedesolationofsmaug20front thehobbitthebattleofthefivearmies. How desolation of smaug adds elves who dont appear in the. Peter jackson is working hard to stretch a 300 page book into three massive films. Her name means forest daughter in the elvish language. Jackson previously revealed in a statement on his facebook page that tauriel is a woodland elf and that her name means daughter of mirkwood. The character does not appear in the original book, but. Tauriel was banished by thranduil, although actress evangelin. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature.
Not only was she not true to tolkiens original work, but there was also that love triangle. Desolation of smaug was a better film than its predecessor, the hobbit. The following is some speculation from garfiemao, a long time staffer and event coordinator of. She is described by peter jackson as being a true sylvan elf, with her name simply meaning daughter of mirkwood. Evangeline lilly es tauriel yes, i know she isnt actually in the hobbit, but she plays an imaginary imaginary character quite well. Heck, not even tauriel existed in tolkiens the hobbit. Dec 15, 2014 the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. Upon first hearing that peter jackson would be adding a character to the movie that was not originally in the book i was disappointed. Although tolkien never explicitly mentions in other other works that galadriel ever journeyed to rivendell, it is not reasonable to assume that she occasionally did so both as the mother of elronds wife, celebrian, and as a member of the white council see below. In fact, the king isnt even named in the book, not to mention any sons he might have, and the description of the woodelves is a far cry from that of the elves in the lord of the rings wild and dangerous and fond of wine. An unexpected journey book vs movie add a difference. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter. In fact, the king isnt even named in the book, not to mention any sons he might have, and the description of the woodelves is a far cry from that of the elves in the lord of the rings. Tauriel is created for the film to give kili a love interest in the film.
Romantic moment of the week the star crossed epilogue of. Tauriel is a concept which has only appeared in an adaptation of the works of j. Ah, thranduil, known to us bookies as the elvenking or the elvenking for the hyphenators among us. Dec 15, 20 tauriel is a fictional character from the movie the hobbit. Tauriel is a fictional character from the movie the hobbit. Posted in casting rumors, hobbit book, hobbit cast news, hobbit. Tauriel hobbit moviesthranduil tolkien works archive. What actually happened to tauriel at the end of the hobbit.
Although the age of legolas is never clearly specified, the lord of the rings drops hints that he may be several thousand years old and thus would have been alive during the. Evangeline lilly played tauriel in two hobbit movies. However, she does appear in the feature film version of the hobbit which was directed by peter jackson and released between 2012 and 2014. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. Imagine that, only 5 babies in california have the same name as you in 2015. Hobbit film marketing materials with tauriels image. As a charge of king thranduil and commander of the woodland realm. But the movies definitely feature special twists from peter jackson. Embellishments like tauriel and azog possibly needed because the story is broken up. Also a reference to figwit, the unnamed elf and memetic bystander mckenzie played in the fellowship of the ring. Main page recent changes random page community portal todo forums help.