Lee Pace and some other Hobbit cast members (Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Luke Evans and Peter Jackson) are featured in November 2013 issue of the Italian Best Movie Magazine.

There’s also a short interview with Lee on the last page of the article.

Will you have more scenes in Desolation of Smaug?
Surely. The King of the Woodland Realm is an important figure in Middle Earth. He’s extremely powerful and he has an enormous army. He’s in bad terms with the dwarves. He’s disgusted by their wealth sickness: he knows their greed will evoke an evil force. Elves are some sort of angel warriors, they live in harmony with nature: but their forest is dark and corrupted by the dragon, for this reason my character has a dark soul.

Which is your trick to play an elf?
Apart from the elvish speaking, there is also a body language that must communicate union with nature. For this reason it’s essential for us to move as if we were in water. Thranduil can perceive anything happening in his forest, he’s a great warrior, but he’s like a matador: he doesn’t just want to kill the bull, he wants it to suffer.

And about the make up?
What do you mean? That I’m not naturally beautiful? [laugh] The make up for the elves is easier than the one for the dwarves, it only requires an hour and a half: contact lens, wig, pointed ears. But I have a very uncomfortable crown, especially for the fighting scenes.

How is Thranduil’s relationship with Legolas?
They’re very different, even though they are father and son. Thranduil wants to control his realm and stay isolated from the rest of the world, while Legolas wants to commits himself. This is a very typical father/son relationship! There is a lot [of relationships] in The Hobbit, and this is interesting.

Thanks to Moustache Luke for uploading the scans and devilsfootroot for the translation.

I added four high-quality scans featuring Lee to our gallery. Full article can be read here.

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Magazine Scans > Best Movie (November 2013)

Lee is coming to the UK this November as a part of a global celebration of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie. The live presentation featuring actors and Peter Jackson is going to happen in five cities around the globe – London, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Wellington.

CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper, who serves as special host for the entire event, will be based in New York, where he will welcome Richard Armitage, the film’s Thorin Oakenshield, and Orlando Bloom, who returns to the role of Legolas from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Evangeline Lilly, who joins the cast as a new Elf warrior, Tauriel, will be based in Los Angeles. London will host new cast member Lee Pace, the film’s Elf King Thranduil; Luke Evans, who joins the cast as Bard the Bowman; and Andy Serkis, a member of Jackson’s filmmaking team and the first film’s Gollum. Peter Jackson will join the celebration from Wellington, New Zealand (where it will be Tuesday, November 5, at 11:00 am).

Lee and Luke Evans are going to be joined by Andy Serkis (Gollum) and James Nesbitt (Bofur) in London, UK. The event will take place at Odeon West End, where fans will get a chance to meet the stars, catch an exclusive first look at footage from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and participate in a live Q&A.

If you can’t attend the event yourself, you’ll be able to watch it live on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/thehobbit)

Additional cinemas will be set up in select locations worldwide where fans can gather and watch the events unfold live. Check here if there’s any close to you. Peter Jackson promises he’d going to have a special “thank you” for those that make an extra effort and show up in the cinemas.

Details on locations, timing and how to sign up for a chance to join one of the many simultaneous events can be found at the film’s official site (TheHobbit.com) and on Facebook (facebook.com/TheHobbitMovie) and Twitter (Twitter.com/TheHobbitMovie), under the global hashtag #hobbitfanevent.

We have the first look at Lee Pace as Thranduil the Elvenking in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug official 2014 calendar.

Pre-order your copy of the 2014 The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Wall Calendar today.

Also, Warner Bros. released the third TV spot for the second film of the Hobbit trilogy earlier today. Advance tickets will be on sale November 21, 2013.

After Lee Pace finished filming Guardians of the Galaxy in London less than two weeks ago, he shared with Click his thoughts on twitter and superstrong humanoid he’s playing in his most recent project. “He’s a fucking psycho!” Lee says about Ronan, laughing. “He’s a real monster. I’ve had the best time playing this character. I’m glad its all on film and I never thought I could be so nuts in it!”

The American actor says working with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has helped to bring out the monster in him. “James Gunn is just putting together a phenomenal movie and I’ve had the best time working with him on it. And yea we’ve made a monster of an alien!”

You can read full article here.

“Hi everyone, I’m Lee Pace,” the actor introduces himself in a new facebook exclusive video. The Hobbit page passed 3 million followers mark recently, and two of the cast members, Lee Pace and Luke Evans (Bard the Bowman), recorded a sweet video to thank their supporters.

Warner Bros. has released two TV spots for the upcoming The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie.

We’ve recently found out Lee is considering joining twitter, but according to Click, he’s still wary of it.

“Yea he [James Gunn]and Dave Bautistahave really been on that trying to get me to join. I’ve gone back and forth about it but I still haven’t heard a convincing reason to join it,” Lee told in his newest interview.

He doesn’t like the idea of using it under a different name either, “I guess that’s the point of Twitter and its probably why I’m not on there! [laughs] No I’ve always been curious. I’m fascinated with the technology of it, I love technmology. I’m fascinated with the way millions of people can communicate with millions of other people all at the same time. It is a revolutionary idea, its fascinating to me!”

What reasons would you give to Lee for joining one of the largest social media sites?

As promised, we were given a new trailer for the second film of The Hobbit trilogy, coming to theaters on December 13, 2013.

In The Desolation Of Smaug we are going to continue following the journey of young Bilbo Baggins, who’s travelling with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield. New characters we’ll get to see this winter are Lee Pace as the Elvenking, Thranduil (this time we’ll get more than just a 5 seconds scene); Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman, Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas.

Update: We have a new video of Lee Pace and Luke Evans presenting a trailer. Watch the hilarious duo here.