7. Legolas Looks Fake
It wasnt all good news with the trailer and what was one of the teasers issues has come back here too. Being set sixty years before the trilogy that came out ten years ago obviously sets up some problems with aging. While for the likes of Gandalf and Galadriel this isnt too much of an issue (the actors have barely aged), others arent so lucky. Hugo Weaving had to be de-aged to his Rings era look, but its Orlando Bloom whos really suffered. Not only does he have to reverse real world time difference, but Legolas being a younger elf would also look a little younger too. And the solution isnt totally convincing. Weaving wore what he described as an uncomfortable headband to pull out his wrinkles and that worked quite well, which begs the question why Legolas looks so fake. I chalked up his plasticy CGI look in the teaser to unfinished effects, but from the Legolas montage in this trailer (quick, throw him in to get Lord Of The Rings fans interested) it doesnt seem so. Jacksons plumped for a computer enhanced de-aging, but as with the animals in An Unexpected Journey its all a little cartoony.