THE HOBBIT (Lilly Speaks)

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Evangeline Lilly (Real Steel, "LOST") was asked byEntertainment Weekly about her character Tauriel in the upcoming,highly-anticipated Hobbit films.

Evangeline Lilly

When asked if she had to learn archery and swordplay, Lillysaid "Yes, she is a warrior. She’s actually the head of the Elven guard.She’s the big shot in the army. So she knows how to wield any weapon, but theprimary weapons that she uses are a bow and arrow and two daggers. And she’slethal and deadly. You definitely wouldn’t want to be caught in a dark alleynext to Tauriel."

Lilly then spoke more about Tauriel and added that, "She’snot in the first film very much. She comes into the first film near the end,and has a very small part to play. Her role in the second film is much moreinvolved. Although, I have to say, when I first read the scripts and took thejob, she had a lot less going on in the second film. I think the role isbecoming a bit more demanding that I had expected it to be. There’s a lot morefor me to do now, which is a lot of fun, but it’s a little more pressure."

Lilly added that she has to go back to New Zealand for fivemore months of filming.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens in 3D, 2D and IMAXtheaters on December 14 and is followed by The Hobbit: There and Back Again onDecember 13, 2013.