I think Lindil's idea of beefing up the Destruction of Erebor/Dol Guldor backstory is an excellent one. However, I don't know how/if they could establish the Necromancer as Sauron. Also, the Hobbit (book) does not really draw links between the Necromancer, the Orcs of the Misty Mountains and Smaug, and I think PJ might have to do that in order to give the film plot coherence. <BR>Oh, and I wonder how they will feature the Ring, which seems such an innocent thing in the Hobbit...
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