I haven't seen any of the trailers, but I read somewhere that they were adding a female Elf to the company, because it was too much of a sausage-fest. Please, please, please tell me that it's not true. It was bad enough that PJ added elves to the Battle of Helm's Deep. Most Jacksonisms I can live with, but changing the fundamental makeup of the company by adding an entirely new character is just too much.
Legolas is there logically; he just was not mentioned in "The Hobbit" as Tolkien had not yet created him.
"Prince" Legolas is the son of the Elven King, Thranduil of the wood elves who reside in north eastern Mirkwood. Like Aragorn he chose to go without his royal title and amenities until he felt he had earned it.
The addition of Tauriel, or more accurately, the naming and extrapolation of the captain of the woodland guard, is all Jackson's creation.
Are they really adding an Elf to the company? (Score:0)
I haven't seen any of the trailers, but I read somewhere that they were adding a female Elf to the company, because it was too much of a sausage-fest. Please, please, please tell me that it's not true. It was bad enough that PJ added elves to the Battle of Helm's Deep. Most Jacksonisms I can live with, but changing the fundamental makeup of the company by adding an entirely new character is just too much.
Captcha is "ranting". Am I, really?
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Wouldn't surprise me. He's making 3 movies out of it. How much extraneous crap is Jackson cramming into the story in order to get 3 movies?
Also, I heard Legolas is in this. God.
Re:Are they really adding an Elf to the company? (Score:2)
"Prince" Legolas is the son of the Elven King, Thranduil of the wood elves who reside in north eastern Mirkwood. Like Aragorn he chose to go without his royal title and amenities until he felt he had earned it.
The addition of Tauriel, or more accurately, the naming and extrapolation of the captain of the woodland guard, is all Jackson's creation.