10 Shocking (But Believable) Theories About Upcoming Movies
8. Azog Will Kill Thorin The Hobbit: There And Back Again
In Tolkiens Middle-Earth Azog the Defiler is long dead by the time Bilbo Baggins and the dwarfs head for the Lonely Mountain. In Peter Jacksons world, he survives the Battle of Moria and returns with a vengeance, hounding the unexpected party before heading to Dol Guldur to lead Saurons forces. Thus far, theres been no real justification for having Azog in the action. He adds nothing to the narrative in the first two films, beyond personifying the orc threat. There was already a chase element in Tolkiens text courtesy of the goblins, vengeful after the murder of their king, and The Desolation Of Smaug even had the books' actual orc villain, Bolg, replace his father. So that must mean were yet to see his true purpose, which has to be seen in There And Back Again. While theres plenty of things he could do, theres one action in particular that would make up for one of Tolkiens dramatic oversights. Thorin, the leader of the Erebor dwarfs, dies in the Battle of the Five Armies, but as the conflict (men, dwarfs, elves and eagles against orcs) is mostly skipped over in the book, his killer is faceless. Richard Armitage cant have such an ignominious ending and thus an old nemesis is required for the job. The big question now is who will kill Azog. As here's no impetus to stick close to the book any more, my money's on Bilbo.
