
Tolkein’s original work. Lilly told MTV’s Sophie Schillaci that she didn’t necessarily become skilled in archery, but instead she became good at looking skilled. You meet his family a little bit more, you understand the reasons why he is the way he is.” TaurielĮvangeline Lilly is Tauriel, a character w ho never appeared in J.R.R. “Basically, we’ve kept the story of Bard, we’ve just given him a bit more breathing space so that you get to understand his background. Luke Evans plays Bard and reveals in an interview with MTV that movie-goers will get to know a little more of Bard’s story in the latest Hobbit film.

But they got the cooler promo poster of Bard.īard is a skilled archer, who’s described as “grim faced” in Tolkien’s works. It was definitely a little bit of work to get back in.” Bard the Bowman The aches and pains I have ten years on from being twenty-two, not too bad, but it’s very different to that svelte movement of an elf. It was great, it was a great way to get back into the character, to get back into firing a bow and arrow. Yeah, we did a lot of brushing up on (archery skills). He also noted he’s 10 years older this go-around, which made a difference: Bloom told Yahoo! Singapore he was a bit rusty while reacquainting himself with shooting his bow.

Orlando Bloom’s Legolas, who also appeared in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, shoots his Mirkwood recurve bow. Here’s a quick overview of Legolas, Bard the Bowman and the newly cooked-up Tauriel (plus some thoughts on a potential elf-mance) to get you ready for the movie release: Legolas If you haven’t followed the storylines through Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” or the first installment of “The Hobbit,” but find yourself suddenly interested because you’re obsessed with archery, good for you!

Tolkien’s works, features three characters who rely on the bow and arrow to survive: Luke Evans’ Bard the Bowman, Orlando Bloom’s Legolas and Evangeline Lilly’s Tauriel. The second installment of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, based on J.R.R. 13 in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” Before the film has finished it’s record-setting run in theaters, more famed archers hit the big screen Dec. 22, featuring Katniss Everdeen, everyone’s favorite archer. Just three weeks ago, the much anticipated “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” opened on Nov.
