Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Dragon In THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG BTS Pics

Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Dragon In THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG BTS Pics

Here we have some screenshots from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Blu-ray, which show a pretty scary looking mo-capped Cumberbatch act out the movements and facial expressions of a pissed off dragon in the follow up flick, The Desolation Of Smaug.

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 22, 2013 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
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The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.


The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug hits theaters this December.
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JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 10/22/2013, 8:36 AM
Scary

Donekin
Donekin - 10/22/2013, 8:40 AM
I was not at all impressed with him in STID. His long, drawn out facial expressions / enunciation looked like Jim Carey was trying to act British.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 10/22/2013, 8:44 AM
Method Actor ? Transforming himself into real Dragon ?
jerryblake
jerryblake - 10/22/2013, 8:45 AM
Wonder what would Daniel Day Lewis do ...
SuperCat
SuperCat - 10/22/2013, 8:47 AM
There's the mug of "People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive."
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 10/22/2013, 8:54 AM
Gotta love Motion Capture. When you can get a great actor to play an Ape or a Dragon, it's amazing to see on-screen.
JoshBerger
JoshBerger - 10/22/2013, 8:58 AM
Benedict Cumberbatch does creepy Yoga on set.
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/22/2013, 9:00 AM
He's a good actor, if I'm a cbm or would definitely have to be as joker or reverse flash, maybe brainiac.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 10/22/2013, 9:13 AM
@beto

he would probably end up living in a mountain ;)
jerryblake
jerryblake - 10/22/2013, 9:14 AM
@whysoserious54

nice :)
jerryblake
jerryblake - 10/22/2013, 9:18 AM
@Gusto

"lol...trained f'n monkeys. God, I hate actors."

said Tommy Wiseau
campblood
campblood - 10/22/2013, 9:19 AM
damn he's getting balls deep into that role. makes me want to see this even more
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/22/2013, 9:25 AM
STEP INTO THE LIGHT
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/22/2013, 9:27 AM
Is it really necessary to motion capture? I can see it with Gollum and apes but a Dragon? How much facial recognition do you need for that?
jerryblake
jerryblake - 10/22/2013, 9:28 AM
@Gusto

she left bro ... deal with it ... it's been 40 years, god dammit ! Liza Minnneli moved on. Jesus, you can't even write her name right ... it's Liza, not Lisa !
Tainted87
Tainted87 - 10/22/2013, 9:32 AM
lmao...
Something about the first two pics make him look like a Ghostbuster...
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 10/22/2013, 9:44 AM
LMBO! Wow they really did motion capture for Smaug! Wow that's pretty crazy. Cumberbatch really goes all out.
Greengo
Greengo - 10/22/2013, 10:19 AM
Wow.

That dude knows how to emote.
Greengo
Greengo - 10/22/2013, 10:20 AM
@Dev perhaps that's why his expressions are so exaggerated.
Greengo
Greengo - 10/22/2013, 10:20 AM
Or then again that's just Ben.
Greengo
Greengo - 10/22/2013, 10:23 AM
I guess one of the water bottles is Bilbo??
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 10/22/2013, 10:40 AM
Wait, is this seriously not a joke?

They paid this guy to be a dragon? Like anyone is going to know it was him?
CPIXLEY
CPIXLEY - 10/22/2013, 10:51 AM
Captain Martin Crieff looks pissed.
DarkGrifter
DarkGrifter - 10/22/2013, 11:35 AM
If this is anything like his portrayal of Julian Assange, he'll be adding in a whole load of completely ridiculous inaccurate facial ticks and twitches which people will hail as "remarkably spot-on as to what a real dragon would be like".
beane2099
beane2099 - 10/22/2013, 11:50 AM
That's what I do when I'm looking for my car keys under my bed. I get all mad and be all "Rrrraaaooooaaaauuugghhh!"
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 10/22/2013, 12:05 PM
Damn and I thought he was just doing the voice

SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 10/22/2013, 12:28 PM
@JaySin420, I'm pretty sure they didn't hire him so that people would know that it was him. Using your logic, Andy Serkis shouldn't have been Gollum because no one would know it was him. Or he shouldn't have been Cesar in Planet of the Apes or King Kong because no one would know it was him. He's doing it because of his voice and acting abilities.

What does any of this have to do with "anyone knowing it was him"? That's the weirdest logic I've heard in a while
riffster
riffster - 10/22/2013, 12:43 PM
with all due respect, this is dumb.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 10/22/2013, 12:51 PM
@Gusto began quoting the room, everything is going to HELL! DUCK IN COVER!
Super12
Super12 - 10/22/2013, 12:52 PM
No this isn't dumb, this is cool.

@thedarknight1939 - that's exactly why they need to do motion capture, cause the dragons not a human, but we need it to talk like a human. If they didn't do this it would be an awkward looking cheesy dragon talking like from Shrek.
Gigacrusher45
Gigacrusher45 - 10/22/2013, 1:15 PM
Yeah they will get much more personality into doing this then just having Cumberbatch do some voice over and that it.

Also JaySin, you don't really use logic in your life do you?
datNAMEtho
datNAMEtho - 10/22/2013, 1:44 PM
Want new blog NOWWWW!!!!!!
Fastestmanalive
Fastestmanalive - 10/22/2013, 2:20 PM
I love this guy.

He was great as Khan and is THE Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock.

Now thats the genuine article, not that poc that RDJ was in.
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 10/22/2013, 3:59 PM
I just had to post this after seeing those pics :D
Pooh
Pooh - 10/22/2013, 7:57 PM
Maybe this is so uncool that it's cool?
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