Benedict cumberbatch joins the hobbit as smaug film the. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed. Actor andy serkis first broke into the mainstream with his haunting portrayal of gollum in peter jacksons the lord of the rings. See more ideas about the hobbit, hobbit dragon, tolkien. Andy serkis to read the entirety of the hobbit online for. Voice actor for smaug the dragon in the hobbit revealed hot on the heels of the news on who will play bard, deadline have another scoop on who will voice the villain of the hobbit. Below are the listed confirmed cast thus far for the hobbit movies. Cast and characters gallery the hobbit wiki guide ign.
But while he makes quite an impact in the book, in peter jacksons film adaptation he is definitely the most spectacular creature ever to appear on screen. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to the return of the king, which expand on the story told in the hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Andy serkis, the celebrated actor who played the role of gollum in the lord of the rings and the hobbit is raising money for covid19 response in the uk by reading the entire jrr tolkien book. T his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. Andy serkis is reading the hobbit cover to cover in a 12. Gollum actor andy serkis is returning to middleearth to raise funds for covid19 relief by reading all of j. The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Benedict cumberbatch, who plays the eponymous dragon in the hobbit.
It was manipulated and corrected to sound like a dragon and was put in the movie. He took part in many theatre productions all over the uk, from musical theatre cats to classical. Tolkiens the hobbit in one go to raise money for charity. The hobbit was also adapted into three films, starting in 2012 with the hobbit. Bilbo is invited by gandalf to join him and the dwarves on their journey to the lonely mountain, home of smaug the dragon, to reclaim the treasure that belongs to the dwarves. In the 1977 animated movie version of the hobbit, only 6 of the dwarves live. The desolation of smaug will take in the giant title dragon with a combination of fear and awe not benedict cumberbatch, the british actor. Its stashed far away and guarded by a fierce dragon. Actor and director andy serkis, known for playing gollum in the lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit. The hobbit is a timeless classic, which is a tale of bilbo baggins, the wizard gandalf, gollum, and the spectacular world of middleearth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon smaug the magnificent. The two also figure prominently together in the next hobbit film as cumberbatch performs the massive dragon smaug from his performance capture suit and has a key exchange with bilbo. While the lord of the rings was targeted at a much older audience, i think that the hobbit appeals more to younger people. Cast and charaters the hobbit will star martin freeman the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, 2005 as main character bilbo baggins. Red book of westmarch book of mazarbul old words and names in the shire yearbook of tuckborough.
Benedict cumberbatch is an english film, television, stage, and voice actor who provides the voice and motion capture for the dragon smaug and. It literally came knocking on his door dwarves tolkiens spelling with the \v\ and gandalf the wizard show up to tea to hire bilbo as a thief in their quest to reclaim a hoard of treasure. The book was soon followed by the epic lord of the rings trilogy, published in 1954. Voice actor for smaug the dragon in the hobbit revealed. Benedict cumberbatch played smaug the dragon and voiced the necromancer. Benedict cumberbatch has been cast as the voice of the dragon, smaug, in the hobbit, peter jacksons forthcoming twopart prequel to his lord of the rings trilogy cumberbatchs casting was. Tolkien, but the film adaptations by peter jackson. The desolation of smaug was released in 20 and the hobbit. Smaug is possibly the most memorable character in jrr tolkiens the hobbit. It was on this day that the long expected party took place in the fellowship of the ring, and it also provides an excellent excuse to not only celebrate the masterworks of j.
Tolkien created the character specifically to kill smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role. He attended pattison college in binley road, coventry, where he discovered his love for acting. Starting at 10am on friday 8th may bst 5am est, 2am pst, ill be embarking on a marathon reading of the hobbit from cover to cover, there and back again. But bilbo possesses a great deal of untapped inner strength, and when the wizard gandalf persuades bilbo to. The hobbit trilogy adds both entirely fresh material and elements drawn from tolkiens wider writings and appendices, both of which come with their own problems. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three. Tolkiens the hobbit in a 12hour broadcast for fans, which launched this morning. Commonsensical and fastidious, bilbo leads a quiet life in his comfortable hole at bag end and, like most hobbits, is content to stay at home. September 22 is hobbit day, which means it is by nonshire reckoning the birthday of both bilbo baggins and his adopted heir, frodo baggins. Smaug is a dragon whose evil, like gollums, is indicated by his isolation. In this version, smaug is broadly similar in size and colour but his shape is less elongated due to being more weighty. He reprised the character in the spinoffprequel the hobbit. Bilbo baggins, a simple hobbit, never asked for adventure. This book was written in 1937 and even today it is a best seller all over the world.
Ian mckellens acting is comparable to him in the lord of the rings trilogy. When behindthescenes content rolls out after the film, there may be more of them together on the hobbit films but little has been seen so far. Tolkien published the hobbit in 1937 and the book was. Benedict cumberbatch joins the hobbit as smaug film. Often torn between his love of the comforts of home and his desire for adventure, he contributes to the successful. Bard, known also as bard the bowman, and less chiefly bard the first, was a man of laketown, the slayer of the dragon smaug, and the founder and first king of the new kingdom of dale. The continuous reading will be streamed live on friday, may 8, beginning at.
A man of laketown and a descendant of the ancient lords of dale, bard manages to kill smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of dale. Well, they might have a little more trouble on that score as jackson releases his threepart film adaptation of the hobbit, as comic book movie has turned up an interview with actor and comedian. See more ideas about smaug dragon, dragon and the hobbit. Among the filmoriginal additions are evangeline lillys tauriel, the presence of legolas, a cameo from frodo, a subplot starring kili the dwarf and an extended role for radagast. Benedict cumberbatch the hobbit the best scene smaug. When they divide a book up, it will inevitably result in a cliffhanger feeling. He is a hobbit who prefers domesticity to adventure, but he soon finds himself caught up in the escapades of gandalf, the wizard, and a group of dwarves. Benedict cumberbatch the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Actors like cate blanchett, stephen fry, and martin freeman have. Bilbo is hardly the raw material of a hero, but as the story progresses he develops into a clever and brave hero. In the hobbit series, baggins is played by actor martin freeman, who is in his early 40s, and according to lotr wiki of course theres one of those baggins was a.
Gollum actor andy serkis plans a live reading of the. The hobbit cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Actor, writer, and director andy serkisperhaps known best for his portrayal of gollum in the lord of the ringsis l reading j. The rightful heir to the throne of dale and eventual slayer of the dragon smaug, bard the bowman is one of the key roles in j. There still remains to be many whom are rumored, however, cast members will not be added to this list unless they have been officially confirmed by the studios. He lives alone in the lonely mountain, his only purpose to guard the treasure he stole from the.
In the hobbit sequel, cumberbatch plays the role of the perilous dragon, smaug. Benedict cumberbatch has been cast as the voice of the dragon, smaug, in the hobbit, peter jacksons forthcoming twopart prequel to his. The first roar the audience hears from smaug in the first scene of smaugs attack on erebor is actually a soundbite of the sfx directors 7 year old daughter making a roaring noise. Richard crispin armitage was born and raised in leicester, england, to margaret hendey, a secretary, and john armitage, an engineer. Tolkiens the hobbit in one twelvehour session and you can watch, listen or readalong live. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. Celebrating the brilliant performances in the hobbit trilogy. British actor benedict cumberbatch donned a special motioncapture suit to play the role of smaug, the dragon who stole the dwarves treasure, in the last two hobbit films. Cast of the hobbit film series and casting of the hobbit.
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