Smaug, a great dragon who made the lonely mountain. Jun 16, 2018 benedict cumberbatch gave voice to both the dragon smaug and the necromancer, a. In the lord of the rings it is revealed that gollum is a degenerate hobbit of great age whose name was originally smeagol. In the 1977 rankinbass animated television musical, bard was voiced by john stephenson. Mar 14, 2020 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 dwarves of the hobbit a guide to the characters and cast. Stephenson also voiced the dwarf dori and the great goblin.
Feb 17, 2017 in the lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit films, legolas literally defies the laws of physics and delivers some serious action on screen. Posted in baggins birthday bash, characters, events, fans, hobbit book, hobbit movie, j. The hobbit was first published in 1937 and it was adapted into films decades later. Like star wars, the lord of the rings series came out over a long period of time and not exactly in sequence. Desolation of smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making smaug himself. The gravelly voice of the dragon smaug was provided by richard boone, with hans conried as thorin oakensheild, rounding out the cast of primarily american voice actors. It seems gandalf needs bilbo to act as a burglar for a group of dwarves, who want to retake their mountain and treasure from a dragon. There are three movies in the hobbit trilogy and they were released in 2012, 20, and 2014.
A look at what the cast members of the enormously popular film series the lord of the rings and the hobbit have been up to all these years. In the 1985 russian television film, bard or berd was played by boris sokolov. 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. Benedict cumberbatch the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Hunter orc laketowner moria orc uncredited keith mole. The hobbit was animated by topcraft, a nowdefunct japanese animation studio whose animation team would reform as studio ghibli under hayao miyazaki. This is a snippet from the movie the hobbit the desolation of smaug. Its obvious hes having a blast reading the books, infusing them with his sense of fun as he narratesin delightful scottish accentsthe adventures and misadventures of hiccup horrendous haddock iii as he tries to pass the important. Btva is a visual and audible guide to voice actors and the characters they play across cartoons, anime, tv shows, movies, video games, shorts, commercials and ridesattractions. How fortunate it was then that cumberbatch took the advice of those filming his audition to read some of smaugs lines off camera. One that can pronounce names and places correctly and that understands the evolution of these characters and brings that to the reading and their voices. Smaug is a ferocious dragon that guards his horde of gold upon which he sits. But their celebration is shortlived as thorin grows obsessed with finding the arkenstone. An unexpected journey 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Never mind the dwarves and elves and wizards maybe even the hobbit. Voice of ragash dee bradley baker voice ore olof johnsson voice of creature jon olson voice of creature otep shamaya voice of creature debra wilson voice of creature sylvester mccoy radagast crew peter jackson director, executive producer, producer, screenwriter aaron cubis visual effects editor aaron gilman supervising animator adrian medhurst. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically. Meet the hobbits key characters the hollywood reporter. Luke evans portrays bard in the hobbit film series. Voice actors, characters, tv shows, movies, video games, shorts, commercials and voice compares from the lord of the rings franchise. I accessed the book through hoopla, a digital resource my local public library uses. The necromancer, a shadowy evil character mentioned in the hobbit.
Peter jackson has, at long last, made an official announcement about who will appear in the hobbit. The desolation of smaug is the dragon this movie feels very much like the middle of three parts. Benedict cumberbatch joins the hobbit as smaug film the. Voice actors, characters, tv shows, movies, video games, shorts. The battle of the five armies 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thror mined moria, a series of caves under the mountain, and discovered a wealth of gold and jewels. Benedict cumberbatch is an english film, television, stage, and voice actor who provides the voice and motion capture for the dragon smaug and the necromancer sauron in the hobbit film trilogy. Couple million bucks for turning benedict cumberbatch into a dragon. He has confirmed martin freeman as bilbo baggins, taking over the role originated by ian holm in. In 1999, andy serkis landed the prize role of gollum in peter jackson s epic film trilogy based on j.
Up close looks at bilbo baggins, the 12 dwarves and the one wizard at the heart of peter jacksons forthcoming the hobbit. For example the star wars films, in storychronology, released as films 4, 5, 6 then 1, 2, 3 and the latest is film 7, to be followed by 8 and 9. See image of benedict cumberbatch, the voice of smaug in the hobbit. Sep 07, 2017 it was about the voice and what an actor was able to produce in the character simply using his voice. He spent four years on the part and received award s and nominations for his performance as gollum, a computer generated character in the lord of the rings. In the hobbit sequel, cumberbatch plays the role of the perilous dragon, smaug. The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Just hearing cumberbatchs voice was enough to seal the deal. However, the sherlock actor didnt simply voice the dragon. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the dwarf kingdom of erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the.
What the cast of the hobbit looks like today insider. Benedict cumberbatch played smaug the dragon and voiced the necromancer. An unexpected journey, lee pace, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly, luke evans and. The gravelly voice of the dragon smaug was provided by richard boone, with hans conried as thorin oakenshield, rounding out the cast of primarily american voice actors. Listen to all the actors who have voiced smaug and vote for your favorite. Smaug was voiced and interpreted with performance captureby benedict cumberbatchin peter jacksons film adaptations of the hobbit. While the app said it was unabridged, the audio was certainly an abridgement of the book although maybe they meant it was the unabridged radio. The hobbit was animated by topcraft, a nowdefunct japanese animation studio whose animation team reformed as studio ghibli under hayao miyazaki. Tolkiens 1937 novel the hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest.
Smaug as depicted in peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy, with voice and motioncapture by benedict. 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. About the author john ronald reuel tolkien was born on january 3, 1892, in bloemfontein, south africa. All of the trolls, goblins, elves, wargs and eagles have treated voices, as does gandalf. Also called the necromancer, sauron is only mentioned in the hobbit. Although some have criticized his obvious lines there is a fell voice on the air.
His most acclaimed roles include stephen hawking in the bbc drama hawking 2004, victor frankenstein and his creature in danny boyles stage adaptation of mary shelleys frankenstein 2011 at the. His quiet sedate life is interrupted by a visit from gandalf, a wizard. Actors like cate blanchett, stephen fry, and martin freeman have starred in a number of projects since the film series ended. Benedict cumberbatch has been cast as the voice of the dragon, smaug, in the hobbit, peter jacksons forthcoming twopart prequel to his. In the lord of the rings, the necromancer is seen to be sauron. And at the ultimate confrontation with the fearsome dragon smaug, the hobbit will brave the dangers of the dark and dragon fire alone and unaided.
Bilbo baggins is a hobbit who lives a comfortable life in his home at bagend, underhill. 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. Tolkien, meet ups, movie fellowship of the ring, movie return of the king, movie the two towers, the hobbit, the hobbit. If you create a followup book or hobbit with an ensemble cast, make sure its an allbritish cast thats been classically trained. Tolkien published the hobbit in 1937 and the book was. See more ideas about the hobbit, tolkien and middle earth. Its impossible not be charmed by david tennants reading of the how to train your dragon series. The dwarves of the hobbit a guide to the characters and cast 010220 by gfunk101 the lord of the rings had a huge cast of characters, many of whom were introduced at different intervals throughout the movie and were easily distinguished by the different races they represented. Dec 17, 2014 the story opens to find the vengeful dragon smaug voice of benedict cumberbatch decimating the peaceful hamlet of laketown as bilbo, thorin richard armitage and the rest of the dwarves lay claim to the lonely mountain. He became king under the mountain, but before long, the dragon smaug came and killed or scattered all of thrors people. The desolation of smaug being released, i decided to do a quick reading as the infamous dragon himself quoting the lines from the trailer and a few lines from.
Actors like cate blanchett, stephen fry, and martin freeman have starred in a. The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film trilogy. The battle of the five armies is the third of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. The desolation of smaug, and ryuzaburo otomo is the japanese voice. Lord of the rings franchise behind the voice actors.
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