Is Thorin to remain alive?

[Lotrelf]

I feel PJ exaggerates a lot. AUJ had lots of "exaggerated" stuff too. Wars, Wargs, Orcs etc. were way too much. Thorin being kind of a jerk is also a part of the exaggeration that movie makers are giving us. Hopefully this news is ACTUALLY false, and they keep the spirit of Professor's work alive.

[Mithalwen]

Frankly the only one of the films (lotr I haven't seen the hobbit) that really did was FOTR ...downhill all the way after.

[Faramir Jones]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Frankly the only one of the films (lotr I haven't seen the hobbit) that really did was FOTR ...downhill all the way after.

You're right Mithalwen. While FotR was mostly watchable, though I had problems with it, things started to go downhill in The Two Towers. To give three examples: Arwen going to leave Middle-earth then changing her mind; Saruman's curing of Theoden looking like something out of The Exorcist; and Grima Wormtongue resembling Marilyn Manson.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Lotrelf

Hopefully this news is ACTUALLY false, and they keep the spirit of Professor's work alive.

That, I think, is long dead, but they might at least keep some of the basic original plot points intact.

[tom the eldest]

Thorin remains alive would bena serious plothole in lotr as well.battle of dale would be different,maybe with thorin died defending bard instead of dain,who instead would be king of the mountain after thorin.and because thorin isnt as wise as dain,he would probably atempt a full scale invasion of moria.that wouldnt go well(im sorry if there wrong detail)