![]() En route we meet an assortment of fantastical characters of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Wood-elves (a surprise return by Orlando Bloom's Legolas and a newly made-up character, Evangeline Lilly's Tauriel), to the gigantic dragon Smaug, voiced (and motion-captured) by Benedict Cumberbatch, and brought to roaring life by the digital wizards at Weta. The Extended Edition film is 25 minutes longer with new and extended scenes, not seen in the theatrical release.Thus we head east, through the forest of Mirkwood with its creepy pre/post-Potter spiders to the streets of Lake-town where the stench of fish hangs heavy in the Hammer-esque fog then on to the lost kingdom of Erebor, a big-screen version of the Magic Mountain fairground ride replete with slidey loops and precipitous drops aplenty. With an all-star cast, including many acclaimed actors from The Lord of the Rings (such as Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and more), and the effects wizardry of Jackson’s award-winning Weta Workshop, Tolkien’s epic story comes to life as never before imagined. In the company of thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo enters the Lonely Mountain in possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring and his keen blade, Sting. Just a gentle reminder that you are now able to download a digital copy of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition from iTunes and Google Play.Īcademy Award® winner Peter Jackson continues his Middle-earth saga that follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) who’s swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.
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