Peter Jackson, Orlando Bloom reminisce at "Hobbit" premiere

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STORY: There was more than a moment of nostalgia at Tuesday evening's Hollywood premiere of "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" as the stars and director Peter Jackson reminisced on the red carpet about the franchises' long and successful run. The film is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel 'The Hobbit' and is the final part of Jackson's trilogy set in the mythical realm of Middle Earth. On the red capet, Jackson joked that he's grown old with the films and his star Orlando Bloom was thankful for the director in giving him his break. In "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" shows the hobbit Bilbo Baggins on his quest with Gandalf the wizard and 13 dwarves to claim a vast horde of treasure kept by the dragon Smaug at The Lonely Mountain, which was once a dwarf kingdom. The film also features a huge confrontation between an army of orcs and an uneasy alliance of elves, men and dwarves. Others to star in the movie include Benedict Cumberba

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