The Hobbit: 10 Times Peter Jackson Ruined A Character

There's a running theme in this article. So far we've attempted to highlight just how inept Peter Jackson was at giving any of his characters a satisfactory story arc. To give Jackson his due, the decision to hire Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt was inspired. Complete with Middle-earth mohawk, Persbrandt was able to portray the imposing, impressive and uneasy nature of Beorn effortlessly. Which makes it even more of an injustice that he never got a proper ending.

Our introduction to Beorn was exciting, snappy and over before we knew it. But Jackson did a fine job of setting him up as a character to have a significant role further down the line. We find out he has a particular grudge against the orcs pursuing Thorin's company, for their part in wiping out his entire race. Beorn's wrist-shackles even hinted at the probability he had been held captive and tortured by them, himself.

Surely this meant he'd come back to exact revenge and assist in the final battle in some significant way. NOPE. After all that clever foreshadowing all we got was a brief clip of Beorn sky jumping from the back of an eagle and briefly flailing around in a crowd of nondescript orcs. Considering he rescues Thorin and then kills Bolg in the books, Jackson missed a trick.