The visual payoff of Beorn killing Bolg and carrying Thorin off the field of battle is way too good for any filmmaker to pass up. I expect it will be in the film and would be surprised to see it cut. I do suspect that based on the animals from both Narnia and Compass, Beorn will not be a 100% bear but more of a werebear with some human and some fantastical features mixed in with his bear visage.
and this from a recent Del Toro interview
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I think you should take a gander at my post about smaug on the FRONT PAGE article discussion, but your point is taken up to a point- The marketing is down the line and the elements in the movie will be treated -tonally- in a different way than you may expect. The Mirkwood episode is going to be pretty striking and the Goblin army alone will be a feast and the Wargs- oh, man- Beorin turning, etc, etc. I think it will be fine...
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Looks like Beorn is in.