Tehran – The 2014 epic fantasy adventure film “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” will be screened Thursday at the Iranian Artist Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Thursday.
Screening is set at 6pm at Naserihall, IAF. The 165-minute film will be exhibited in Persian subtitles, Honaronlein reported.
Based on JRR Tolkien’s 1937 novel “The Hobbit,” it is the sequel to 2013’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and the final article in the “The Hobbit” trilogy, serving as the prequel to Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (2001-2003).
The film’s story concludes with the adventures of the honorable Hobbit Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves of Thorin Okenshield.
The film stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lily, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott and Aidan Turner. The ensemble cast also features Cate Blanchett, Ianholm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving and Orlando Bloom. It was the final live-action role of Holm and Lee and the final film released in their respective lives, but both provide audio performances in subsequent productions.
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” has received mixed reviews from critics and sold $96,22.2 million worldwide, making it the second-highest growing film of 2014. It received many acclaim, including being nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 87th Academy Awards.
John R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is an English writer and philosopher known for his high-level fantasy works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
After Tolkien’s death, son Christopher published a series of works based on his father’s extensive memoirs and an unpublished manuscript, including “Silmarion.” These together with “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” form the connected bodies of stories, poetry, fictional history, invented languages, and literary essays about fantasy worlds called Ada. Between 1951 and 1955, Tolkien applied the term Legendarium to most of these works.
While many other authors had published fantasy works before Tolkien, the incredible success of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” sparked a deep interest in the fantasy genre, and ultimately led to an avalanche of new fantasy books and writers. As a result, he is commonly identified as the “father” of modern fantasy literature and is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of all time.
Peter Jackson, 63, is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit Trilogy (2012–2014). He is the fourth-highest-selling film director of all time, and his films have earned over $6.5 billion worldwide.
Jackson won three Academy Awards for “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” (2003). His other awards include three Bafatas, A Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Saturn Awards.
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