New Image of Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
A new image of Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has been released. “Tauriel is the head of the Elven Guard,” Lilly remarked to Entertainment Weekly. “She’s a Sylvan Elf, which means she’s of a much lower order than the elves we all became acquainted with in The Lord of the Rings. She doesn’t hold the same kind of status that Arwen or Galadriel or Elrond or Legolas do — she’s much more lowly. She sort of goes against the social order of the elves a little bit.”
On the potential love story in the second installment of the trilogy: “She will definitely have a love story. I can’t give away too much about it. It’s not a huge focus but it is there and it is important and it does drive Tauriel and her story and her actions.”
If the lucky man is goldilocks Legolas: “Tauriel’s relationship with Legolas is significant. They’ve known each other since they were children, and Legolas’ dad, [Elven king] Thrandruil, has a soft spot for Tauriel and sees something very special in her. So if you grow up side by side, and your dad has a very special spot in his heart for this young woman who’s a fantastic warrior, I think it’s hard not to notice her. That’s probably as much as I can say.”
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits theaters on December 13 of this year while The Hobbit: There and Back Again opens December 17, 2014. Image and excerpts courtesy of EW