The desolation of smaug hits bluray on april 8, there will be hours of behind the scenes footage to illustrate in exhaustive detail the process of creating the. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon devices amazon tours. Looks like well have an extra 5 months of anticipation for the final film in the hobbit. If it werent for the fact that i loved the book when i was 12 in early 1987, i wouldnt have considered watching it, knowing that it would be chockfull of the sorts of generic actionadventure scenes that i have come to loathe. The desolation of smaug feels like a raucous pop gem thats been remixed to death, its vital essence drained by good intentions gone awry. The desolation of smaug, a continuation of the two of the worlds biggest motionpicture franchises, the hobbit, and the lord of the rings, by one of. Desolation of smaug opened at midnight last night throughout san diego or to mars courtesy of the indie film. The blog of the hobbit is a noncommercial fan inspired. The image measures 4896 3264 pixels and was added on 27 november richard armitage as thorin oakenshield in the hobbit trilogies. Peter jackson takes you behind the scenes of the making of the hobbit. Torn staffer saystine found us another great interview video from yahoo. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The hobbit trilogy is the best trilogy i have seen since the original star wars. The ultimate celebration of the first two hobbit movies reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the film through more than 500 previously unpublished photographs, plus exclusive interviews with the designers, cast and crew, written and designed by the team at weta workshop.
The desolation of smaug, the middle chapter of the new middle earth adventure trilogy that stars martin freeman as bilbo baggins, an unassuming hobbit who leaves the comfort of his hobbit hole to face the large and very perilous world of monsters and men. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. The company responsible is 3foot7, and production designer is dan hennah. Its such a shame that the hobbit was in production hell for such a long time. Reading the movie guides to the hobbit films at least so far has given me an appreciation of how a rather sparelywritten story whose prose style is outofdate can be translated into a wonder of a modern fantasy tale in a visual format. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug.
A younger and more reluctant hobbit, bilbo baggins, sets out on a unexpected journey to the lonely mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon. Dec 04, 20 see how scenes involving smaug and the mayor of laketown came to life as the production team busied themselves for the final shots and post production of the hobbit. Jacksons the lord of the rings films, its resemblence to the original book seems rather stretched. A threepart comic book adaptation with script by chuck dixon and sean deming and illustrated by david wenzel was published by eclipse comics in 1989. With the desolation of smaug, peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy finds its groove. Movies uk in which hobbit cast members richard armitage, james nesbitt, and andy serkis discuss how the second film in the trilogy, the desolation of smaug, will differ from an unexpected journey. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. The desolation of smaug, a continuation of the two of the worlds biggest motionpicture franchises, the hobbit, and the lord of the rings, by one of the worlds most notable directors, peter jackson. Unlike the lotr books, the hobbit is a thin volume written for children, leading some to accuse him of stretching out narrative and milking the franchise.
Jun 14, 20 the greetingcardready, underdoggish sentiment is one to which peter jackson has hewn closely, and surely one that was paramount for j. Undoubtedly the biggest movie of the holiday season is the hobbit. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three. The marketing campaign for the second installment of the hobbit film trilogy is picking up. Even though i hadnt seen the first film, i had read the book written by j. Peter jacksons hobbit trilogy production costs revealed at. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott.
This book features the character sketches, production design and concept art. Meanwhile, with the levity of the first film a distant memory, the overall mood here is dour and oppressive. The desolation of smaug, the second part of peter jacksons trilogy adaptation of j. Some characters in the film are not in the novel, but created for the film.
Hobbit cast members opine on smaug and why the films are so long. An unexpected journey, peter jackson strikes again with the years best movie the hobbit. It would be enjoyable if it was about forty to sixty minutes shorter. The desolation of smaug practically close enough to touch, a new production blog has arrived from peter jackson and his sprawling team. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer. Tolkiens classic book, a longer glimpse behind the scenes of the film has just been revealed. I was not a big fan of the lord of the rings movies, but this second hobbit movie changed my mind and i went back to rewatch the lord because the desolation of smaug was so awesome. Tolkiens the hobbit, smaug the dragon is the big bad guy, living in the old dwarf kingdom under the lonely mountain. The desolation of smaug, which showed him he could provide a nuanced performance that thanos needed through.
The blog of the hobbit is a noncommercial fan inspired website. There and back again videos monday, december 30, 20 the hobbit. Dec 21, 20 three new behind the scenes books shine a light on the hobbit. See how scenes involving smaug and the mayor of laketown came to life as the production team busied themselves for the final shots and post production of the hobbit. The desolation of smaug continues to follow the quest of dwarf heir apparent thorin oakenshield richard armitage, wizard gandalf the grey ian mckellen, hobbit bilbo baggins martin freeman, and a motley crew of dwarves as they travel toward their. Tolkiens 1937 novel the hobbit, beginning with an unexpected journey 2012 and set to conclude with there and back again 2014. The desolation of smaug chronicles cloaks and daggers peers through the the hobbit. Jul 08, 2014 the ultimate insider look at the filmmaking process of the hobbit. After seeing the desolation of smaug i reread the original novel, realizing several things when i was done. Were still well over two months away from the debut of the hobbit. The ultimate insider look at the filmmaking process of the hobbit. Readers will understand my disappointment therefore, having just watched the hobbit the desolation of smaug and the fifth of jacksons films based on tolkiens novels, to find that several of the extras featuring in crowd scenes in the lake town of esgaroth are black. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. The desolation of smaug practically close enough to touch, a new production blog has arrived from peter jackson and his sprawling team of middleearthmovers, shot across several.
Bilbo has a different pack with a rope and a piton, and seems to be wearing. Additional evidence comes from this publicity still which was published in one of the desolation of smaug books late last year. Last week saw the worldwide fan event on the hobbit. In brief, how does the film succeed as a typical brainless hollywood cgifest action film. The desolation of smaug is another grand entry in the tolkien saga, raising the emotional and physical stakes while revealing more of. An unexpected journey chronicles ii creatures and characters. The greetingcardready, underdoggish sentiment is one to which peter jackson has hewn closely, and surely one that was paramount for j. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. This weekend at the movies you can travel to middle earth by way of the hobbit. Titles and release dates announced dated 31 may 2011, the hobbit blog accessed 21 december 2011. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.
It was the philosophy that fueled the lord of the rings trilogy, and its the one that now pilots the hobbit saga, as freshly evidenced by the teaser poster for the hobbit. Jan 01, 20 reading the movie guides to the hobbit films at least so far has given me an appreciation of how a rather sparelywritten story whose prose style is out of date can be translated into a wonder of a modern fantasy tale in a visual format. Like the previous installment, it surpassed both the fellowship of the ring and the two towers in nominal box office performance. It is the second installment of a threepart film series based on j.
Dec, 20 this weekend at the movies you can travel to middle earth by way of the hobbit. Desolation of smaug opened at midnight last night throughout. Check out peter jacksons th production diary for the hobbit. The desolation of smaug and as such i feel as if i am capable of critiquing this film according to various categories. There and back again will launch with an absolutely incredible action sequence. Coming a year after the underrated and underappreciated the hobbit. While still slightly hamstrung by middle chapter narrative problems and its formidable length, the desolation of smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for. Tolkien so i hoped that i would be able to follow the story of the desolation of smaug. During an interview on sirius xm, brolin revealed he had never done a motioncapture performance before, but he was convinced to take the leap, in part, by watching his costar benedict cumberbatch portray the dragon smaug in the hobbit. It was in this mindset that i went to see the hobbit. In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks. Peter jackson, production begins in new zealand on the hobbit. Three new behind the scenes books shine a light on the hobbit.
The desolation of smaug with fans from all over the world gathering to see a 20 mins sneak peek at new footage of the upcoming movie, ehibitions and allround festivities. See more ideas about desolation of smaug, the hobbit and lotr. The desolation of smaug in cinemas and im starting to wonder how on middle earth. The desolation of smaug is an upcoming 20 epic fantasy adventure film cowritten, produced and directed by peter jackson. Tolkiens playful childrens book, says robbie collin 2. The desolation of smaug publicity still of richard armitage. After a brief prologue featuring an excellent flashback conversation between thorin oakenshield and the wizard gandalf, the movie hits the ground. I can tell you that, certainly, i am a fan of tolkiens work. Extras include three makingof featurettes, 4 production web videos, and a. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of j. The desolation of smaug 02 twelve months earlier 03 a mysterious guard 04 a race to safety 05 that is our host 06 elven gate of mirkwood 07 this forest is sick 08 which way is east 09 a sticky situation 10 it stings. The two towers, desolation does not really have a beginning or an end, but like that brilliant movie, it. The desolation of smaug following the first full trailer for the hobbit. The desolation of smaug for the inquisitive reader while opinions may remain divided over the hobbit.
Im guessing it will wrap up in laketown, and maybe hell show up and cook the place. Cast discuss the darkness of desolation of smaug april 9, 20 at 3. The desolation of smaug chronicles cloaks and daggers peers through the silver screen to examine the incredible efforts undertaken to create thousands of costumes, armour, weapons, props and set dressing elements for academy awardwinning. Film blog the hobbit 2 is anything but desolated atop prechristmas.
The desolation of smaug footage and event recap and production diary posted on tuesday, november 5th, 20 by angie han monday, november 4 was a fine day for tolkien nerds. May 23, 2012 peter jackson takes you behind the scenes of the making of the hobbit. A subreddit for discussion about the hobbit and tolkiens works, be they books, movies, radio plays, music, art, you get the idea. Dec 28, 20 it was in this mindset that i went to see the hobbit. Its about as good a middle section for jacksons project as you could expect. The marketing campaign for the second installment of the hobbit film trilogy is picking up speed so we are offered quite a few new. The desolation of smaug is not the sort of movie that i ever would enjoy. If it werent for the fact that i loved the book when i was 12 in early 1987, i wouldnt have considered watching it, knowing that it would be chockfull of the sorts of generic actionadventure scenes. For me it just means that the final movie, the hobbit. Tolkiens book as source material, but the films pacing, structure, and dialogue are much better than an unexpected journeys.
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