Evangeline Lilly: Tauriel is an “absolutely ruthless, deadly killer”

In a recent interview with TotalFilm, Evangeline Lilly discusses her role as Tauriel in the upcoming ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.’ As part of the interview, available on store shelves now, TotalFilm reports:

“She’s a very, very young elf,” Lilly told us. “She’s only 600 years old, unlike Legolas who’s like, 1,900 years old and Thranduil who’s about 3,000 years old. She doesn’t have quite the wisdom and pose that those two boys do; she’s a little more… gritty. A little more spontaneous, passionate perhaps.”

Taking her bow in The Desolation Of Smaug, Tauriel is a fighter who makes a mess with finesse. “To play this character I need to have a certain amount of grace,” said Lilly. “But I’m also supposed to be an absolutely ruthless, deadly killer.”

Pick up your copy of TotalFilm today for the complete interview. [TotalFilm]