But remember, Peej now has FIVE previous movies from which to draw for more scenes which create a link with the rest of the saga, so we can probably expect many more nauseating scenes in which the characters say and do exactly the same thing that other characters said and did in slightly different situations in the past (or will do in the future).
My predictions (first posted on a thread on TOR about predictions for the next movie) -
Gollum will suddenly appear in the Lonely Mountain, having tracked Bilbo all the way. This will have absolutely no bearing on the storyline, but just be included to have him skulking around while Bilbo toys with the ring from time to time with the Minas Morgul theme playing in the background.
One of Bard's three children will be killed by Smaug when he attacks Laketown. The death scene will involve the child falling to the ground in slow motion with several cuts to Bard running towards the child while shouting something, with the music from the Haldir death scene playing.
Bilbo's eventual return to the Shire will include a brief appearance by an older looking Elijah Wood in the role of Drogo Baggins, who will welcome him home and take him along to the Green Dragon Inn, where they will drink a few pints and then dance on the tables kicking their feet together, singing the same song that Merry and Pippin sang in the Great Hall in Edoras at the beginning of RoK.
