The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company
- Keyword: gold, corruption, based on novel or book, orcs, elves, dwarf, mine, mountain, sequel, dragon, battle, unlikely friendship, fantasy world, wizard, epic battle, ring, invisibility, live action and animation, high fantasy, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, creatures, dwarves, hobbits, trolls, hobbit, armies
- Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans