Weta's New THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG VFX Breakdown
This VFX breakdown video reveals how Weta Digital brought Lake-town and the Lonely Mountain sets to life in Peter Jackson's epic fantasy-adventure, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
"Middle-earth is a fantastical world of imagined landscapes and many incredible digital creatures. We completed almost 2000 VFX shots for the film, encompassing hero digital performance work, large scale water and fire simulations, complex digital environments, digital doubles of a large cast, and extensive creature work. Take a glimpse at the invention, artistry and innovation that the artists at Weta Digital used to make it all come together in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." - Weta Digital
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all - a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself - the Dragon Smaug.
Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The film also stars (in alphabetical order) John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O'Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, and Aidan Turner.
DISCLAIMER:
This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. As a user-generated content platform, Comic Book Movie and Best Little Sites LLC is protected under the DMCA...
[MORE]
DISCLAIMER:
This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. As a user-generated content platform, Comic Book Movie and Best Little Sites LLC is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions. Comic Book Movie will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please
contact us for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. You may learn more about our copyright and trademark policies
HERE.
[LESS]
The first trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing will be online this Friday, but for now, we have some stunning shots from a brief teaser.
Lionsgate is forging ahead with its The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and the studio has now tapped Tom Blyth to play a younger version of Donald Sutherland's Coriolanus Snow.
Focus Features has debuted one final trailer for Robert Eggers' The Northman ahead of its theatrical release in The UK this weekend, and it features some brutal - not to mention spoilery - new footage.
The live-action Dungeons and Dragons series that's being developed by Paramount and Hasbro-backed eOne has enlisted Red Notice director Rawson Marshall Thurber to write and helm the pilot episode.
John Krasinski's upcoming fantasy movie, which has Ryan Reynolds on board to star, has added four to its cast with former Office mate Steve Carell, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming, & Louis Gossett Jr.!
MattIsForReal
5 hours ago