Finale of "Hobbit" films to hit cinemas July 2014

 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The third movie of the Hobbit trilogy is set to debut¹ on July 18, 2014, distributor Warner Bros. said Friday.

"We wanted to have a shorter gap between the second and third films. Opening in July affords us not only the perfect summer tentpole, but fans will have less time to wait for the finale of this epic² adventure," president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman said.

The development came after Peter Jackson, who directed the epic series "The Lord of the Rings," and Warner Bros. subsidiary New Line agreed in July to split the originally planned two-part series into three.

According to Warner Bros., the second installment³, premiering Dec. 13, 2013, was retitled "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." The third film will carry on the title which was originally reserved for the second, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again."

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first in the adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien' s 1937 children's book, opens Dec. 14.

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

3 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。