Posted by: AGLA Froman
I figured they'd divide the book into three parts for the three movies. Where did you hear this?
Posted by: elsnben
The desolation of Smaug will be about Mirkwood, the death of smaug and the battle of five armies.
A few place, like Here, which states the third film would make extensive use of the appendices that Tolkien wrote to expand the story of Middle-Earth . all that has a chance of being in the third film is the battle of five armies, even then, that is unlikely as it happen right after the death of smaug.
[Edited on 12.30.2012 2:46 PM PST]