1. Thorin gave a promise.
The trailer starts with Bilbo saying "Thorin you gave a promise" the camera zooms in on all the gold and then moves onto the burning buildings of Laketown. We then see Bard peering through this hole in the Lonely Mountain telling Thorin "you brought upon them only ruin and death." If you remember Thorin promised he would share the gold with the townspeople of Laketown but his intention was never to share all he wanted was to take back Erebor and find the Arkenstone, which Bilbo realizes is corrupting his mind.
2. Thranduil wants something of his.
So why is Thranduil so interested about the gold in the Lonely Mountain? In Desolation of Smaug he told Thorin that there were white jewels in the mountain that he too desired. The white gems. He is known as being greedy but he sees the jewels as a sign that he is a ruler. In the days when the Dwarves lived in Erebor, Thranduil asked them to shape his gold and silver but when it came to paying he refused so the Dwarves took their due and maybe this is what Thranduil is trying to take back.
3. Gandalf and Galadriel in Dol Guldur
In this scene we see that Gandalf is injured and Galadriel comes to help him. Could he be dead? Will Galadriel be the one who saves him and brings him back to life? I guess we won't find out until the film comes out. We also see the Ringwraiths surrounding them in a circle but fortunately Elrond comes to save them. We even get a glimpse of Peter Jackson's cameo:
4. Leave Sauron to me.
Well Saruman is up to no good. He tells Elrond, who has an injured galadriel resting on his knees, "Leave Sauron to me." By his face you can see that he has some other plans with Sauron than to stop him. This is where we will finally get to have a look at what happens and why Saruman joins Sauron in taking over Middle Earth.
5. Thranduil is angry at Tauriel.
This is the scene that has many members of the fandom talking. At first it seemed that Thranduil cut Tauriel but if you take a closer look at the clip you'll see that Tauriel faces her arrow towards him and he smashes that. The anger on his face indicates that she might be protecting a Dwarf, Perhaps Kili?
6. Could Tauriel die?
Here we see a wounded Tauriel. It seems that she has been stabbed or hurt in some sort of way because of the blood on her hands and the fact that she is pressing them towards her stomach. We see her confronted by Thranduil and bashed against a wall by Bolg in the trailer. You can see the tears in her eyes as she looks up to someone. Is this where her days as a Silvan Elf come to an end?
7. Where is Radagast?
We haven't seen Radagast in the Battle of the Five Armies trailers. Where is Radagast and is he dead? Jackson is trying to keep his character secret and wants us to keep guessing. The only way we will find out is when it is released in theatres.
I for one can't wait to see the last Middle Earth film on screen and i'm ready to follow the characters one last time. I will be watching it in HFR 3D just as i watched the others in that format and i know i will definitely be crying so get your tissues ready head down to the cinema. The film is released 12th of December in the UK.
