Premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - in pictures

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  Director Peter Jackson and Katie Jackson. Jackson had originally planned to interpret the book as a two-part film, but changed his mind to make a trilogy like hugely-successful Lord of the Rings series, released between 2001 and 2003. Getty Images

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  Ian McKellen, who plays the wizard Gandalf, Andy Serkis who plays Gollum, a trouble causing creature and Orlando Bloom who plays Legolas an elf. Getty Images

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  Stephen Fry, the English comedian, actor, writer, presenter plays a minor but important part in the movie. Getty Images

The final installment of director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy debuts in a much-anticipated premiere in London. We take a look at the stars in attendance.