The popular J.R.R Tolkien based saga will conclude with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, which is set to hit the big screen on December 17, 2014. The film's long-awaited trailer is about to be released and reports say it is comprised of only four spoken phrases.

Several rumors have been circulating saying that although the film will still be heavily based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, the character Thorin Oakenshield who dies in the book will remain alive in the movie.

These rumors began to spread based off the popular demand of viewers over the extreme popularity of Thorin Oakenshield. More recently, rumors are leaning toward the hero's death, due to some mention of devastating events in the film.

Actor Richard Armitage provided his insight into the quality of the movie, "If they haven't read the book... I know. Oh it's so good. I can't even begin to tell you - it's so good... The way that's structured - I know we're not supposed to talk about it, but it's... at every level it surpassed my expectation," he recently said in an interview.

In other news, Chris Lee teased the fans about his involvement in the film. He recently revealed through his 2013 Christmas Video, "There's a lot of me in it. A lot that viewers can also expect to see a tremendous amount of fighting, sword play, understanding, sympathy, kindness towards Galadriel, towards Gandalf. I'm not saying anymore because that would give the story away. But it's the third film in which I have the most to do," Lee said.

Fans are hoping that Armitage's views on the film will turn out to be an accurate assessment when they watch it for the first time on December 17.