The evil of his hoarding continues, however, when Goblins, elves, Wargs, men, and dwarves converge on the Lonely Mountain in a battle over possession of the treasure. Previous Thorin Oakenshield. Next Gollum. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. The hype surrounding Benedict Cumberbatch voicing the eponymous dragon was expected and impressive.
Fortunately, there were some surprises left in store for fans as Cumberbatch also voiced another important member of Middle-earth. Continuing his penchant for playing villains, Cumberbatch had the chance to flex his malevolent muscles with two different roles.
In actual fact, the "au" in Smaug is pronounced like the "ou" in sound or house, making the name pronounced more like "Sm-ow-g. The name Smaug is derived from the past tense of the early Germanic verb smugan "to squeeze through a hole.
Yet he is not the strongest to have existed previously. That mantle falls on Ancalagon the Black. The largest dragon ever to exist in Middle-earth, Ancalagon was said to be the size of a Mountain. When faced with defeat, Morgoth unleashed his last and greatest weapon in the form of winged fire drakes, led by Ancalagon.
Smaug is huge. Everyone knows that. Although he is described as immense, how immense is open to interpretation. For cinematic effect, in the movies, Smaug dramatically increases in size.
His size in the original designs is mentioned to be meters in length, which is bigger than two jumbo jets. Even if Smaug is really somewhere between the two sizes, he is a big fellow. Especially compared to a hobbit. Some people have theorized that Gandalf was not only compelled to defeat the dragon due to his friendship with the Dwarven Company but also because he knew Sauron was rising again.
If Sauron had sided with the Great Dragon, the War of the Ring may have gone differently for the heroes. Tolkien confirmed in a letter that Smaug was the last of his kind, the last of the Great Fire-drakes of Middle-earth.
This implies that dragons of lesser stature, such as smaller Cold-drakes or Fire-drakes, did live on. While the TV movie remains quite faithful to the story, it is pitched at children, and so features musical numbers and a simplified plot. Some of the art choices are a little odd. And when he prepares to haul off with flame from his mouth, his chest builds in reddish intensity the closer he is to unleashing. It also adds some anticipation when it's bright crimson and one doesn't know what's going to get cooked next.
In the Smaug design, Letteri used a classic European feel but also that of a long, thin Asian dragon from legend — audiences see the latter when he takes flight in The Hobbit. In the original book, J. Tolkien describes him as a worm, and "we kept going back to that," Letteri says. This new trailer and images also trumpets the return of Orlando Bloom as Legolas, and quite a bit of the gang from the last Hobbit flick: Bilbo Martin Freeman , who is apparently exercising every opportunity to frolic and look scared in this trailer, Thorin Oakenshield Richard Armitage , and Gandalf Ian McKellen.
And, overall, the trailer promises an action-packed ride, which would be a relief after An Unexpected Journey 's, um, slower moments. Will it be better than its predecessor? Or will it just leave fans with their own desolation? We'll have to wait and see.
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