Peter Jackson Reveals Third ‘Hobbit’ Movie Title; NOT ‘There and Back Again’
By The Movie God
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Thursday, April 24th, 2014 at 4:06 pm
For as long as we’ve known that The Hobbit would be adapted into a new trilogy of movies it feels like we’ve known that one of the movies was going to be titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again. As it turns out, this is not the case and another title has been chosen for the third and final movie.
As time has moved forward and the trilogy has come together, director Peter Jackson and company have grown more and more aware that the title simply wouldn’t work. This eventually led to the choice for the official title: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Continue reading to see Jackson’s announcement of the title, including the reasoning behind the decision to not use “There and Back Again.”
Inside Information…
Our journey to make The Hobbit Trilogy has been in some ways like Bilbo’s own, with hidden paths revealing their secrets to us as we’ve gone along. “There and Back Again” felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo’s arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced””after all, Bilbo has already arrived “there” in the “Desolation of Smaug”.
When we did the premiere trip late last year, I had a quiet conversation with the studio about the idea of revisiting the title. We decided to keep an open mind until a cut of the film was ready to look at. We reached that point last week, and after viewing the movie, we all agreed there is now one title that feels completely appropriate.
And so: “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” it is.
As Professor Tolkien intended, “There and Back Again” encompasses Bilbo’s entire adventure, so don’t be surprised if you see it used on a future box-set of all three movies.
Before then however, we have a film to finish, and much to share with you. It’s been a nice quiet time for us””Jabez and I happily editing away in a dark cave in Wellington””but those halcyon days are quickly coming to an end. It will soon be time to step into the light. Expect to see and hear much about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in the coming months.
And there’s also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Cut, which we’re in the process of finishing, with over 25 mins of new scenes, all scored with original music composed by Howard Shore.
It’ll be a fun year!
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will be released on December 17th.
What do you think of the official title of the final movie in the Hobbit trilogy?
I think they are right on in their decision making. Otherwise the film should have been called “Back Again”. That is not too attention getting. Especially since a chunk of the movie will be the five armies in battle. Can’t wait.
Comment by David Ullery — April 24, 2014 @ 9:14 pm
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I think they are right on in their decision making. Otherwise the film should have been called “Back Again”. That is not too attention getting. Especially since a chunk of the movie will be the five armies in battle. Can’t wait.
Comment by David Ullery — April 24, 2014 @ 9:14 pm
Is it December yet?
Comment by ptjackson — May 5, 2014 @ 2:25 pm