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[Jenna]

According to some LoTR forums Saoirse was supposed to play a woodland Elf too and if you rearrange the letters of her characters name Itaril and add a "u" and a "e" you get Tauriel so it could be the same character but will a slightly different name.

It has been over ten years since I read the hobbit so I don't remember either character but often in LOTRverse, characters of the same species have similar names.

My guess is the Peter Jackson was going to feature the woodland elfs with one actress as the lead elf and originally had planned for the lead elf to be Itaril but then changed the main elf character to Tauriel. So I guess in a way Evi is taking over Saoirse's role as the lead elf but she is not playing the same character that Saoirise was going to play. For whatever reason PJ's vision of the woodland elf has changed.

[Jenna]

her character isn't in the book. but she plays a sylvan elf which Tolkien describe them as the "savages" elf, because they live deep in the forest of Mirkwood so they aren't in touch with the human race as much other elf kind

Nevermind part of my previous post then. But still in the style Tolkien, characters of the same species tend to have similar names so it would make sense that there would be an elf named Itaril and one named Tauriel.

ETA: Thanks Tati for the info about the elves in Mirkwood. I just read a summery of the Hobbit, to help refresh my memory, and the elves have a fairly large role in the story, more so in the 2nd half of the book. My guess is that Evi will be in both films: her character will be introduced in the first film but she will have a much bigger role in part 2.

[tatibsblp]

no problem.

I don't remember much but first they stay in Rivendell and as they continue the journey they find the woodland elves. that's why Evi will be part of the second part of the movie.

[kristy87 Profile]

According to IMDB she will be in both movies... but I dont think its certain...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1431940/

[sharon_b Profile]

Even if she is not in both movies its nice to see them both listed on her profile .I think I might take a screen cap of it just in case it gets changed later on

[tatibsblp]

maybe at the very end of part 1

[Jenna]

I think she'll be in both movies. They'll want to introduce all the big characters in the first film.

[tatibsblp]

I think so too

[Jenna]

If Peter Jackson is gonna be bold enough to create his own LOTRverse character, I believe that he will make sure the character is going to be super awesome. Otherwise, why would he risk his great reputation.

[tatibsblp]

basically and the way he talks about Evi

[Marta Profile Website]

I love the idea of Evi playing an elf!

[razgriz Profile]

^^^Sounds promising.

[tatibsblp]

Evangeline Lilly Lets Loose with her Elf Self in ‘The Hobbit’

"Lost” has been off the air for a little over a year, but that hasn’t stopped the show from sending fresh mysteries into the pop culture processing plant (aka the Web). There was something suspiciously familiar — fated even –about Peter Jackson’s announcement earlier today that he had cast “Lost” alum, Evangeline Lilly, as the Elf Tauriel in his modest little adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Then it occurred to us it’s not just Lilly’s Pre-Raphaelite tresses and her many hours logged battling unseen evil lurking amid nature’s splendor that make her seem such an obvious fit to play one of Jackson’s diaphanous woodland beauties.

In some twisted vision of today’s pop culture matrix that intermingles actors’ on-camera personae and off-camera relationships, Lilly was part of the Hobbits’ extended family for several years when she dated her “Lost” co-star, Dominic Monaghan, who played Frodo’s wise and loyal Hobbit buddy, Merry Brandybuck in all three “Lord of the Rings” movies.

Though their relationship is now ancient history (Lilly recently had her first baby with her current boyfriend Norman Kali), the memory of their union gives Lilly’s induction into the Elven ranks a sense of fait accompli. If not Lilly, what other wide-eyed ringlet-tressed actress were they going to cast? Keri Russell, Helena Bonham Carter and Julianna Margulies have arguably aged out of contention for the role.

No, it’s all you, Evangline. It always has been. You’ve been slower than your fellow “Lost” castaways to commit to a high profile role that will finally put your days on that vexing island behind her. And though little is known about the particulars of Tauriel — a Jackson-invented character — we’d be willing to wager that this part will prove well worth the wait. Speculation over how and where the new Elf will play into Tolkien’s existing narrative is already ripping through the geekisphere. This analysis floats several interesting theories. Either way, it’ll be interesting to see Lilly’s transformation into a Middle Earth dweller. We’re guessing she’ll seem right at home.

What are your thoughts on how Lilly will fit into the Tolkien universe? Are there other Pre-Raphaelite actresses you’ve been yearning to see unleash their inner Elves? And how do you suspect Tauriel will figure into the plot?

http://www.wordandfilm.com/2011/06/evan ... he-hobbit/

[sharon_b Profile]

just some info in the schedule for shooting

* There are three blocks for shooting for these films

* The first block has already finished

* The second block will start on September 5th 2011


At first i though Evi might be Down Under to start shooting in the second block of filming but she will probably be starting RS promotion around that time so I don't think she will be there for that.

[tatibsblp]

those 3 are only for Part I?

I don't know how many people are assuming she will be in part I.