Plus he had a most majestic beard and that carries a lot of weight around these parts.
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So this could be the last interview junket you do forThe Hobbitafter all these years!
[Laughs] Yeah I think its the last one!
You must be right near the end now surely?
It would be cool wouldnt it?
That would be pretty awesome.
Theres some great footage I think.
I was going to ask if you knew what scenes of yours will appear in the extended cut yet?
I have to say that I loved your performance as Thorin throughout the trilogy…
But yeah in terms of that final film all of the good stuff of Thorins journey is in there.
Well it worked, as I cried on my wifes head watching it again at the weekend!
No, I never actually met Manu until one of the red carpets when we were promoting the film.
and I said I dont know, what do you want to do?
So it was interesting, yeah, a bit of an experiment.
Well it was a good experiment…
I keep forgetting I was inCaptain America!
I wish that character hadnt died if Im honest!
[laughs]
Richard Armitage, thank you very much!
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesis out now on home release.
