query: who did the voice of smaug in the hobbit

pos: Smaug teeth. His hypnotic speech is absent, but his acute eyesight is portrayed by highbeam-like lights projected from his eyes. On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Smaug would be voiced and interpreted with performance capture by Benedict Cumberbatch in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of "The Hobbit", wherein Smaug is presented with a long head, red-golden scales, and piercing yellow-red eyes. The dragon speaks with Received Pronunciation with an underlying growl; Cumberbatch's vocal performance was vocoded using alligator growls. Smaug's design was animated with key frame animation, in addition to Cumberbatch's motion capture performance. Weta Digital employed its proprietary "Tissue"

pos: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Peter Jackson and, to a lesser extent, Orlando Bloom and Ian McKellen, took part in the press tour, appearing on talk shows and giving interviews before the film's release. The film premiered in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on 2 December 2013, and was released internationally on 11 December 2013 and in the United Kingdom and United States on 13 December 2013. An extended edition of the film had a limited re-release on 7 October 2015, accompanied by a special greeting from Peter Jackson. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was released on

pos: The Hobbit (film series) was written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct before his departure from the project. The films take place in the fictional world of Middle-earth sixty years before the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings", and follow hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). The films also expand upon certain elements from the novel and

pos: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as he accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his fellow dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. The film also features the vengeful pursuit of Azog the Defiler and Bolg, while Gandalf the Grey investigates a growing evil in the ruins of Dol Guldur. The ensemble cast includes Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro wrote the screenplay. The films were shot simultaneously in 3D at a projection rate of 48 frames

pos: The Hobbit (film series) ether. But I would love to go back to work with Peter Jackson. It would be an honour." 19 June 2011, it was revealed that several other cast members had joined the project, including Luke Evans in the role of Bard the Bowman, Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel, Barry Humphries as the Great Goblin and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and The Necromancer. Cumberbatch portrayed both of his roles through motion capture, as did Humphries for his character. The casting of Cumberbatch was prematurely revealed by his "Sherlock" co-star Martin Freeman during the BAFTA Television Awards in May 2011. Speculations of his

neg: The Hobbit (1977 film) Times" reported that "The Hobbit" cost $3 million. The story's hero, Bilbo Baggins, is voiced by Orson Bean, backed up by noted Hollywood director and actor John Huston as the voice of Gandalf. In supporting roles, the comedian and performance artist Brother Theodore was chosen for the voice of Gollum, and Thurl Ravenscroft performed the baritone singing voices of the goblins. The gravelly voice of the dragon Smaug was provided by Richard Boone, with Hans Conried as Thorin Oakensheild, rounding out the cast of primarily American voice actors. "The Hobbit" was animated by Topcraft, a now-defunct Japanese animation studio whose

neg: Smaug He therefore agreed to assist a party of Dwarves, led by Thrór's grandson Thorin Oakenshield, who set out to recapture the mountain and kill the dragon. Assuming that Smaug would not recognize the scent of a hobbit, Gandalf also recruits Bilbo Baggins to join the quest, which is the subject of "The Hobbit". Upon reaching Erebor, the Dwarves sent Bilbo into Smaug's lair, and he was initially successful in stealing a beautiful golden cup as Smaug slept fitfully. Knowing the contents of the treasure hoard which he had slept upon for centuries to the ounce, Smaug quickly realized the cup's

neg: The Hobbit (film series) the Rings", and they would change them to make "The Hobbit" feel more like the trilogy. However, del Toro did say he considered some of these moments iconic and would require the "fairy tale logic [to] work as is". Several actors were considered by del Toro for roles in the film. He wrote the part of Beorn specifically for American actor Ron Perlman. Del Toro had originally considered asking Perlman to voice the dragon Smaug, but decided against this. Del Toro met with English actor Brian Blessed to discuss the possibility of him playing Thorin Oakenshield. The director later stated

neg: Smaug (genus) Smaug (genus) Smaug is a genus of lizards in the family Cordylidae. The genus "Smaug" is a group of species of spiny southern African lizards, separated from the genus "Cordylus" in 2011 on the basis of a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the Cordylidae. The type species is the giant girdled lizard, "S. giganteus" (formerly "Cordylus giganteus"). The genus "Smaug" was named for the character Smaug, in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit": Smaug is the name of the dragon encountered by Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". According to Tolkien the name is derived from the

neg: Smaug the original printing of "The Hobbit" due to cost constraints, both have been included in subsequent editions, particularly "Conversation with Smaug". "Death of Smaug" was used for the cover of an early UK paperback edition of "The Hobbit". From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, and a prominent critic of and expert on "Beowulf" — on which he gave a lecture at the British Academy in 1936 and which he described as one of his "most valued sources" for "The Hobbit". Many of Smaug's attributes and behaviour in "The Hobbit" derive directly from the

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and produced by WingNut Films in collaboration with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and is the second installment in the three-part film series based on the novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The film was preceded by "" (2012) and followed by "" (2014); together they operate as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The film follows the titular character Bilbo Baggins

neg: Smaug Smaug Smaug () is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". He is a powerful and fearsome dragon that invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by the wizard Gandalf and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Smaug is described as "a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm". In Appendix A, section III, of "The Return of the King", dragons are stated to reside in the Withered Heath beyond the Grey Mountains. Smaug is

neg: The Hobbit theme of heroism. As Janet Croft notes, Tolkien's literary reaction to war at this time differed from most post-war writers by eschewing irony as a method for distancing events and instead using mythology to mediate his experiences. Similarities to the works of other writers who faced the Great War are seen in "The Hobbit", including portraying warfare as anti-pastoral: in "The Desolation of Smaug", both the area under the influence of Smaug before his demise and the setting for The Battle of the Five Armies later are described as barren, damaged landscapes. "The Hobbit" makes a warning against repeating the

neg: Gandalf help him regain his lost territory of Erebor from Smaug, and so the quest was born. In , Gandalf arranged (and frequently accompanied) a band of 13 dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to reclaim from Smaug the Dwarves' lost treasure in Erebor. To the quest, Gandalf contributed the map and key to Erebor. It was on this Quest of Erebor that Gandalf found his sword, "Glamdring," in a troll's treasure hoard. After escaping from the Misty Mountains pursued by goblins and wargs, the party was carried to safety by the Great Eagles. Gandalf then persuaded Beorn—who did not like

neg: The Hobbit Hobbit". Smaug is the main antagonist. In many ways the Smaug episode reflects and references the dragon of "Beowulf", and Tolkien uses the episode to put into practice some of the ground-breaking literary theories he had developed about the Old English poem in its portrayal of the dragon as having bestial intelligence. Tolkien greatly prefers this motif over the later medieval trend of using the dragon as a symbolic or allegorical figure, such as in the legend of St. George. Smaug the dragon with his golden hoard may be seen as an example of the traditional relationship between evil and

neg: Thorin Oakenshield He led the expedition recounted in "The Hobbit" to win the Lonely Mountain back from Smaug, but was killed in the Battle of Five Armies described at the end of that book. In "The Hobbit", Thorin and twelve other Dwarves visited Bilbo Baggins on Gandalf's advice to hire Bilbo as a burglar to steal their treasure back from the dragon Smaug. Smaug had attacked Erebor (the Lonely Mountain) about 150 years before, and had taken both the dwarves' mountain and their treasure. Thorin was determined to get the treasure back, and especially wanted the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain,

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug the Ring) and Peter Vere-Jones provide the voices of the spiders in Mirkwood. Most of the filming was finished during 2012, ending in July 2012. During May 2013, additional shooting for the film and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" began in New Zealand, lasting 10 weeks. Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones were used for some shots in the film. The musical score for "The Desolation of Smaug" was composed by Howard Shore. Shore provided orchestral sketches and synth mock-ups to orchestrators James Sizemore and Conrad Pope (who also conducted the orchestra). It was performed by the New

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug "In all, this is a splendid achievement, close to the grandeur of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films." Justin Chang of "Variety" wrote that "After a bumpy beginning with "An Unexpected Journey", Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' trilogy finds its footing in this much more exciting and purposeful second chapter." Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that "Nearly everything... represents an improvement over the first installment of Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved creation." He also praised the High Frame Rate of "The Desolation of Smaug" as being better than that of "An Unexpected Journey". Mark Hughes, who reviewed

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and yet Jackson also effortlessly conjures up that genial quality that distinguishes 'The Hobbit' from the more solemn 'Rings' stories." Total Film also scored the film four stars out of five, but reviewer Matt Maytum noted that, in his opinion, the film suffered "from middle-act wobbles." Despite this, he praised the "rousing action... incredible visuals... and one stupendous dragon", and concluded his review saying "There’s a lot to admire in "The Desolation of Smaug"." Jim Vejvoda, who reviewed the film for IGN, awarded it 8.5 out of 10, and felt "It's a breathlessly told, action-packed crowd-pleaser that restores the luster

neg: William Vanderpuye actor he has also played characters in the Hobbit "The Desolation of Smaug" and the yet to be released 2nd part of the Hobbit series. He appeared in the films "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" and "Minions". He is the voice to certain promos for the Nickelodeon UK Channels (common with Nick Jr), The Africa Channel, Comedy Central and the Fox International Channels. Inspired by the Akira Kurosawa film "Seven Samurai", Vanderpuye began studying Shotokan Karate at the age of 13 earning a brown belt in the discipline. He later switched to Kyokushin in which he currently holds a 3rd

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug November 2014 in the United Kingdom, and 4 November 2014 in the United States, with 25 minutes of new material and original music. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" grossed $258,366,855 in North America and $700,000,000 in other countries for a worldwide total of $958,366,855. Calculating in all expenses, "Deadline Hollywood" estimated that the film made a profit of $134.1 million. It is the fourth highest-grossing 2013 film and currently the 26th highest-grossing film of all time. It grossed $209 million worldwide on its opening weekend. In North America, "The Desolation of Smaug" earned $8.8 million during its midnight opening,

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Guldur towards the Lonely Mountain. Back inside the mountain, during a long chase, Bilbo and the Dwarves rekindle the mountain's forge using Smaug's flames to create and melt a large golden statue of Thrór, hoping to bury Smaug alive in the molten gold. They do so, but Smaug emerges from the gold, storms out of the mountain and as Bilbo watches in horror. Some characters in the film are not in the novel, but created for the film. Legolas appears in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but not in the novel "The Hobbit". Additionally, Peter Jackson makes a cameo

neg: The Quest of Erebor Gandalf thought Bilbo to be a suitable companion to Thorin and his Dwarves for a number of reasons. First, he had observed that Bilbo took more of an interest in the world at large than was usual for Hobbits, and was thus more likely to be adventurous. Another reason was that Smaug would not recognize the scent of a Hobbit, advantageous to a stealthy operation and likely to distract the dragon's attention. Finally, Gandalf thought that putting a Hobbit in the company would prevent Thorin, who did not think much of Hobbits and doubted Bilbo's skills, from doing anything rash,

neg: Smaug personality. In the 1977 "J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar", the Brothers Hildebrandt depicted Smaug with bright red scales and large bat-like wings. In the 2003 video game release, Smaug was voiced by James Horan. Francis de Wolff voiced the red dragon in the long-lost 1968 BBC radio dramatization. Smaug Smaug () is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". He is a powerful and fearsome dragon that invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by

neg: Tauriel of Smaug", welcomed Tauriel's addition to the set of characters and called her "a sort of pointy-eared Lara Croft". Shaun Gunner, Chairman of the Tolkien Society, praised the inclusion of Tauriel as "the biggest gem and missed opportunity of this film" stating that she provides "a strong and warm voice in the story" but that the writers "were wrong to cheapen the character by putting her in a love-triangle". Fan reaction to Tauriel's appearance in "The Hobbit" films, and to other changes made by Jackson in adapting Tolkien's book for the screen, were parodied in the song and video "Who

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug of the saga for those underwhelmed by its predecessor and leaves you excited for the final chapter in the trilogy." Conversely, Peter Travers, who reviewed the film for "Rolling Stone", gave it two and a half stars out of four. He felt it was "a little less long and a little less boring" than the first installment, and offered praise for the depiction of Smaug, saying "as a digital creation, Smaug is a bloody wonder of slithering fright." He was, however, very critical of the film's padding of a "slender novel", but concluded: "I'd endure another slog through Middle-Earth just

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug the film for "Forbes", was highly enthusiastic, and felt ""The Desolation of Smaug" is another grand entry in the Tolkien saga, raising the emotional and physical stakes while revealing more of the sinister forces," before concluding "It’s pleasing to see a filmmaker this in love with storytelling, this committed to creating entire worlds... that’s a rare thing indeed, and for it to turn out so well is even more rare. It’s a sight to behold, and you won’t be sorry you did." Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" scored the film four stars out of five, writing, "It's mysterious and strange,

neg: Smaug (protein) Smaug (protein) Smaug is a RNA binding protein in "Drosophila" that helps in maternal to zygotic transition (MZT). Named after the fictional character Smaug, the dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". The MZT ends with the midblastula transition (MBT), which is defined as the first developmental event in "Drosophila" that depends on zygotic mRNA. In Drosophila, the initial developmental events are controlled by maternal mRNAs like "Hsp83", "nanos", "string", "Pgc", and "cyclin B" mRNA. Degradation of these mRNAs, which is expected to terminate maternal control and enable zygotic control of embryogenesis, happens at interphase of nuclear division cycle

neg: Bree (Middle-earth) Bree, setting in motion the events recounted in "The Hobbit". Both were interested in the dragon Smaug at the Lonely Mountain. Together they planned the Quest of Erebor, which resulted in the death of Smaug and the finding of the One Ring by Bilbo Baggins. Directly west of Bree were the Barrow-downs and the Old Forest. Bree was the chief village of Bree-land, a small wooded region near the intersection of the main north-south and east-west routes through Eriador. Bree-land was the only place in Middle-earth where men and hobbits dwelt side by side. The hobbit community was older than

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters following 13 dwarves; their quest in "The Hobbit" is the main impetus of the plot of that story. Their quest, which occurred in , was joined by Bilbo Baggins (a hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Thorin II Oakenshield ( – 2941) was the King of Durin's Folk who led the expedition to destroy Smaug in T.A. 2941 and was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film trilogy, Thorin is portrayed by Richard Armitage. Balin ( – 2994) was one of the twelve companions of Thorin and Bilbo Baggins on the Quest of

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug per second, with principal photography taking place around New Zealand and at Pinewood Studios. Additional filming took place throughout May 2013. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" premiered on 2 December 2013 in Los Angeles and was released internationally on 11 December 2013 in both conventional and IMAX theatres. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $958 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing both "" and "", making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2013 and the 44th highest-grossing film of all time. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film received nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best

neg: Smaug (protein) that blocks the binding of eIF4G to eIF4E)". There after it recruits deadenylation complex CCR4-NOT on to the nanos mRNA which leads to deadenylation and subsequent decay of the mRNA. It is also found to be involved in degradation and repression of maternal Hsp83 mRNA by recruiting CCR4/POP2/NOT deadenylase to the mRNA. Smaug (protein) Smaug is a RNA binding protein in "Drosophila" that helps in maternal to zygotic transition (MZT). Named after the fictional character Smaug, the dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". The MZT ends with the midblastula transition (MBT), which is defined as the first developmental

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug appearance in the film, reprising his role as the man eating a carrot in Bree, his daughter Katie portrays Barliman Butterbur's wife Betsy, Philippa Boyens's daughter Phoebe and scale double Kiran Shah appear as a waitress and a Hobbit in the Prancing Pony, James Nesbitt's daughters Peggy and Mary portray Tilda and Sigrid, the daughters of Bard, Stephen Colbert and his family along with WingNut Films' assistant Norman Kali and producer Zane Weiner appear as Lake-town spies, and editor Jabez Olssen appears as a fishmonger. Brian Sergent (who portrayed the Hobbit Ted Sandyman in the extended edition of Fellowship of

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series concert suites of various themes. With "The Hobbit", the original release has been expanded and features most of the music from the film in its chronological order. However, several pieces of music were edited or even conceived as concert suites: "The Hobbit in Four Movements" is a symphony program constructed from "A Very Respectable Hobbit", "Beyond the Forest", "Smaug" and "Ironfoot". Soundtracks for "The Hobbit" have been released in an extended, two-disc form, offering over two hours of music each and liner notes by Doug Adams. The music is, for the most part, presented as it is in the film

neg: The Hobbit (1985 film) The Hobbit (1985 film) The Hobbit (, full name The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again; ) is a 1985 Soviet low-budget children's film, being a loose adaption of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 book "The Hobbit" by Vladimir Latyshev. The film featured Zinovy Gerdt as "the professor" (a narrator stand-in for Tolkien), Mikhail Danilov as Bilbo Baggins, Anatoly Ravikovich as Thorin Oakenshield and Igor Dmitriev as Gollum. Smaug and the Mirkwood spiders were portrayed by puppets. Missing in this version are

neg: Fafnir is shown to return to his original giant form while delivering his death-speech to Siegfried. It is clear that much of Tolkien's work was inspired by Northern Myth. Many parallels can be drawn between Fafnir and Smaug, from "The Hobbit", as well as between Fafnir and Glaurung, the first dragon in Middle Earth. Who is slain by Turin. The exchange between Bilbo and Smaug nearly mirrors Fafnir's and Sigurd's. The main difference being that Sigurd's conversation occurs after the death blow has been struck. This is most likely due to dramatic effect, as Bilbo has much more at stake when

neg: The Hobbit The Hobbit The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the "New York Herald Tribune" for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children's literature. "The Hobbit" is set within Tolkien's fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted,

neg: Tetramorium smaug R. R. Tolkien's novel "The Hobbit". Tetramorium smaug Tetramorium smaug is a species of myrmicine ant native to Ambatovy, Amber Mountain National Park, and Ivohibe in Madagascar. It was found in montane rainforests around elevations of . It is believed to live in vegetation as opposed to on the forest floor. Coloration is dark brown or black. The head and mesosoma have rough surfaces while the gaster is smooth. The head has a large number of hairs, but the amount of hair decreases on each segment posteriorly. The species has long propodeal spines with a broad base. It was named

neg: Bard the Bowman of Lake-town, Denethor, Boromir, and Saruman. In his initial appearance, Bard is shown as a negative character who always sees the worst side of situations, but Sumner G. Hunnewell believes that Bard shows happiness and generosity after the destruction of Lake-town. Bard the Bowman Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the

neg: Benedict Cumberbatch the Charles Darwin biographical film "Creation" as Darwin's friend Joseph Hooker. In 2010, he appeared in "The Whistleblower" as well as "Four Lions". He portrayed Peter Guillam, George Smiley's right-hand man, in the 2011 adaptation of the John le Carré novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". The film was directed by Tomas Alfredson and featured Gary Oldman and Colin Firth. Cumberbatch played Major Jamie Stewart in Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" in 2011. In 2012, Cumberbatch provided the voice and motion-capture for both Smaug the Dragon and the Necromancer in "", the first instalment of "The Hobbit" film series based on the

neg: Benedict Cumberbatch Estate" (2013) as Julian Assange and "The Imitation Game" (2014) as Alan Turing. From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and the Necromancer in "The Hobbit" film series. Cumberbatch portrays the Marvel Comics character Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in "Doctor Strange" (2016), "" (2017) and "" (2018). Cumberbatch has received numerous awards and nominations for acting including three Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning Best Actor in a Play for "Frankenstein". He has also received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug making it the second-highest December showing ever, behind only the first installment. The film topped the box office on its opening day with $31.2 million. It remained in first place throughout its opening weekend, grossing $73,645,197, a 13% drop from its . "The Desolation of Smaug" was in first place at the box office for three consecutive weekends. Outside North America, "The Desolation of Smaug" was released internationally on 16,405 screens. The film earned $135.4 million in its opening weekend. Its largest openings occurred in China ($33.0 million), Germany ($19.0 million) and the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($15.2 million).

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Smaug. While trying to find Bilbo, Smaug reveals his knowledge of Sauron's return. Back in Laketown, Bard attempts to bring the black arrow to the town's launcher, as he fears what may happen when the Dwarves enter the mountain. However, he is arrested in the process and leaves his son to hide the arrow. Bolg and his Orc party infiltrate the town and attack the four Dwarves, but are quickly dispatched by Tauriel and Legolas. Tauriel then tends to Kíli, while Legolas leaves in pursuit of Bolg. Meanwhile, Gandalf watches helplessly as Azog and an Orc army march from Dol

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies it the second highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind "") and the 44th-highest-grossing film of all time. At the 87th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Sound Editing. Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug sets Laketown ablaze. Bard breaks out of prison, and eventually kills Smaug with the black arrow brought to him by his son Bain. Smaug's falling body crushes the fleeing Master of Laketown and his cronies, who were escaping on a boat laden with the town's gold. Bard reluctantly becomes the new leader of the people of Laketown

neg: The Hobbit (2003 video game) is overheard by a nearby thrush, who heads towards Lake-town. Furious that he has been outwitted by Bilbo, Smaug bursts from the mountain and attacks Lake-town. However, the thrush tells Bard of the exposed skin, and Bard fires the Black Arrow into Smaug's chest, killing him. Several days later, Thorin learns that with the demise of Smaug, an army of men and wood-elves are heading towards the Lonely Mountain to claim back their own lost treasures. Determined to keep everything for the dwarves, he sends a raven to his cousin Dáin, asking for support. Meanwhile, he tasks Bilbo with finding

neg: Bard the Bowman Bard the Bowman Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role. Bard the Bowman could have been inspired by Wiglaf from Anglo-Saxon poem "Beowulf". Bard is a descendant of Girion, the last lord of the city Dale, which had been destroyed by the dragon Smaug

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters from him. He is portrayed by Mike Mizrahi in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film adaptation. Thorin II Oakenshield ( – 2941) was the King of Durin's Folk who led the expedition to destroy Smaug in T.A. 2941 and was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film trilogy, Thorin is portrayed by Richard Armitage. Dáin II Ironfoot ( – 3019) was a descendant of Grór and lord of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills. Dáin joined his father's contingent in the Battle of Azanulbizar, at which time he slew Azog. After Thorin's death in the

neg: Esgaroth been destroyed and a smaller town built in its place close by. By T.A. 2941 the "old pilings of a greater town" could be still seen at low tide. The events of T.A. 2941 are mainly told in "The Hobbit". Esgaroth became involved when a strange group arrived in the town: Thorin Oakenshield (who was the claimant to Erebor), his company of other Dwarves, and Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit. The people of Esgaroth gave aid and supplies to this group, and set them on their way to the Lonely Mountain. When the group reached the Lonely Mountain, they disturbed Smaug,

neg: The Hobbit (film series) out within minutes of going on sale, prompting director Peter Jackson to say that the fans who missed out "may get something special" which could include getting to see the film "possibly even a minute or two before anyone else". The film was released on 13 December 2012 in the United Kingdom and 14 December 2012 for some other parts of the world. It has a runtime of 169 minutes (2 hours and 49 minutes). The film grossed over $1 billion at the box office, surpassing both "" and "" nominally. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" premiered on 2

neg: Richard Boone he received an award from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin "for his contribution to Israeli cinema." In 1965, he came in third in the Laurel Award for "Rio Conchos" in Best Action Performance; Sean Connery won first place with "Goldfinger" and Burt Lancaster won second place with "The Train". Boone provided the character voice of the dragon Smaug in the 1977 animated film version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". Boone was married three times: to Jane Hopper (1937–1940), Mimi Kelly (1949–1950), and Claire McAloon (from 1951 until his death). His son with Claire McAloon, Peter, worked as a child actor

neg: The Hobbit (film series) was confirmed that Christopher Lee would reprise his role as Saruman the White. Lee had originally said he would have liked to have shown how Saruman is first corrupted by Sauron, but would not be comfortable flying to New Zealand at his age. Lee went on to say that if a film were made, he would love to voice Smaug, as it would mean he could record his part in England and not have to travel. On 10 January 2011, it was reported that Lee had entered into negotiations to reprise the role of Saruman. On 21 March 2011, Jeffrey

neg: The Hobbit (radio series) narrator. Bilbo is approached by the wizard Gandalf to undertake a dangerous adventure, and despite his initial reluctance he soon finds himself accompanying Thorin Oakenshield and his party of dwarves on a long and difficult quest to recover the dwarves' treasure from Smaug the dragon. On the way, he encounters trolls, goblins, and giant spiders, and finds a magic ring with the power of invisibility. The show's production was complicated by the inclusion of multiple sound effects (often inserted live while recording the actors' performances), songs from the novel, and special sounds and electronic voice treatments created by the BBC

neg: Middle-earth Dain I (whereupon his heir Thrór, grandfather of Thorin Oakenshield, returned to re-establish the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor). After nearly two centuries, that kingdom was destroyed by Smaug, a flying fire-drake, who was later killed by Bard the Bowman in "The Hobbit". "The Hobbit" also refers in passing to "Were-worms in the Last Desert" (in the "East of East"), and to stone dragons. Turtle-fish are a race of giant sea-turtles mentioned in "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". Fastitocalon, the last of the Turtle-fish, emulates an island, waiting for people to land on his back. Then he turns over,

neg: Doug Adams (music journalist) of "") and ", Production Video 14". In 2014, he appeared in "The Music of the Hobbit", an hour-long documentary that was included on the extended edition of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." In the video, Adams discussed Howard Shore's music and demonstrated themes at the keyboard. He also authored the liner notes that accompanied the three albums of the Hobbit film scores. It was announced on The Modern Musician podcast that Adams has written book titled "Impossible Silence", which covers silent films and the history of film music. Adams is listed as a participant in the "Star Wars"

neg: The Hobbit "Beowulf", including a monstrous, intelligent dragon. Certain descriptions in "The Hobbit" seem to have been lifted straight out of "Beowulf" with some minor rewording, such as when the dragon stretches its neck out to sniff for intruders. Likewise, Tolkien's descriptions of the lair as accessed through a secret passage mirror those in "Beowulf". Other specific plot elements and features in "The Hobbit" that show similarities to "Beowulf" include the title "thief", as Bilbo is called by Gollum and later by Smaug, and Smaug's personality, which leads to the destruction of Lake-town. Tolkien refines parts of "Beowulf" plot that he appears

neg: The Hobbit (film series) million units sold. An Extended Edition containing 13 minutes of additional footage and original music was released on 3D Blu-ray, DVD and Blu-ray on 5 November 2013 in the US, and on 11 November 2013 in the UK. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was released on DVD, 3D Blu-ray and Blu-ray on 7 April 2014 in the United Kingdom and on 8 April 2014 in the United States. An Extended Edition containing 25 minutes of additional footage and original music was released on 3 November 2014 in the UK, and on 4 November 2014 in the US. "The Hobbit:

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (abbreviated to "LotR SBG"), previously marketed as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Strategy Battle Game and now as The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies Strategy Battle Game, is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is based on "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, and the book that inspired it, written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The game was initially released in 2001 to coincide in

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug lot of people want to see from a film version of "The Hobbit", but let's at least accept that Tolkien would probably not have been among them." "The New York Post"'s Lou Lumenick was extremely negative in his 1.5/4 star review and he compared it to "", and remarked "There are probably enough moments to satisfy hard-core fans, but for the rest of us, this amounts to the Middle Earth equivalent of “,’’ a space-holding, empty-headed epic filled with characters and places (digital and otherwise) that are hard to keep straight, much less care about." The Hobbit: The Desolation of

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series Returning: Themes for Smaug Themes for the Dwarves Themes for Laketown Themes for Dol Guldur New themes While revisiting the themes from the Lord of the Rings, Howard Shore also made a unique choice to return to hitherto singular musical expressions, such as the music heard when Bilbo gives Frodo the Mithril vest, thereby turning them into themes, after the fact. This technique allowed him to use The Hobbit scores in order to inform the music of the Lord of the Rings without rescoring and keeping both trilogies similarly dense with themes by using The Hobbit to "add" themes into

neg: Rhovanion time, the Mannish Kingdom of Dale grew up near Erebor. Coming to the aid of Gondor in , the Éothéod moved south beyond Rhovanion, settling in the plains of Calenardhon, later called Rohan. The Dwarves of Erebor and the Men of Dale were destroyed and scattered when the dragon Smaug took Erebor in . By this time (possibly much earlier) Lake-town had grown up on Esgaroth south of Erebor, and Men, notably the Beornings, still lived around the forest. Despite the turmoil, this later period is remembered in "The Hobbit" as a time of prosperity. Before its destruction by Smaug,

neg: Middle-earth objects cast herself into the sea with it. The Nauglamír was lost, but Elwing and the Silmaril were saved by Ulmo. A necklace of "five hundred emeralds, green as grass". It had been owned by Girion, the Lord of Dale, but in Dale was sacked by the dragon Smaug, and Grion was killed. In T.A. 2941, as recounted in "The Hobbit", the necklace was found among the treasures hoarded by Smaug in the Lonely Mountain; it was given by Bard the Bowman (the heir of Girion) to the Elvenking for his aid. A valuable pearl which appears in "The Silmarillion". It

neg: Thrush (bird) was shown to belong in Turdidae. FAMILY: TURDIDAE The following genera have now been placed within Turdus: Now usually considered a distinct family distantly related to "Picathartes": For other species previously in the Turdidae, see Muscicapidae and chats. In "The Hobbit", it is a thrush that shows Bilbo the hidden door into the mountain of Erebor, allowing him access to the dwarves' treasure kept by the dragon Smaug, and subsequently, having overheard Bilbo's account of the flaw in the dragon's armour, tells Bard the Bowman how to kill Smaug. Thrush (bird) The thrushes are a family, Turdidae, of passerine birds

neg: Smaug portrayed in later film adaptations such as "". He is described as having "quite an overwhelming personality"; every time his eyes flash across Bilbo's invisible form, he feels almost compelled to tell him the truth about himself because of the hypnotic power within. In the 1977 animated version of "The Hobbit", Smaug was voiced by Richard Boone. In general, Smaug's design in the animated version is consistent with Tolkien's description, save for his face: for rather than the traditional reptilian look associated with dragons, Smaug's face in the animated version has distinctly cat-like features including fur, enlarged ears, and canine

neg: Smaug absence upon his awakening and sought for the thief on the Mountain. Unsuccessful, he returned to his hoard to lie in wait. Having been nearly killed in the dragon's search, the Dwarves send Bilbo down the secret tunnel a second time. Smaug sensed Bilbo's presence immediately, even though Bilbo had rendered himself invisible with the One Ring, and accused the Hobbit (correctly) of trying to steal from him. During his discourse with the dragon, Bilbo detected a small bare patch in the jewel-encrusted underbelly of the dragon. When Bilbo narrowly escapes an attack from the dragon and collapses amidst the

neg: Lonely Mountain that it could be unlocked. By a fortunate coincidence, this happened soon after Bilbo and the dwarves arrived, and the hobbit was able to enter the mountain and steal a golden cup. Smaug, enraged by the theft, emerged from the mountain and flew south to destroy Lake-town, which he thought to be the source of the "thieves". During this attack Smaug was slain by Bard the Bowman; Thorin claimed the mountain on learning of Smaug's demise. However, the Men of Esgaroth, supported by Thranduil and the Elves of Mirkwood, marched in force to the mountain to demand a part of

neg: Bard the Bowman two centuries before the events of "The Hobbit", which takes place in year 2941 of the Third Age. He is the captain of a company of archers in Esgaroth (Lake-town), and is tall and grim with black hair. When Smaug attacks Lake-town, Bard is the last of the archers to stand his post, but the dragon is immune to arrows. However, a thrush speaks to Bard, showing him the weak spot in the dragon's armour in the hollow under Smaug's left breast, which Bilbo had discovered in his conversation with Smaug. He fires his favourite shaft, the family heirloom "Black

neg: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Baggins begins writing down the full story of his adventure 60 years earlier for the benefit of his nephew Frodo. Long before Bilbo's involvement, the Dwarf king Thrór brought an era of prosperity for his kin under the Lonely Mountain until the arrival of the dragon Smaug. Destroying the nearby town of Dale, Smaug drove the Dwarves out of their mountain and took their hoard of gold. Thrór's grandson, Thorin, sees King Thranduil and his Wood-elves on a nearby hillside, and is dismayed when they leave rather than aid his people, resulting in Thorin's everlasting hatred of Elves. In the

neg: The Hobbit (film series) [in a manner] in the spirit of the book". He perceived the main themes as loss of innocence, which he likened to the experience of England after World War I, and greed, which he said Smaug and Thorin Oakenshield represent. Bilbo Baggins reaffirms his personal morality during the story's third act as he encounters Smaug and the Dwarves' greed. He added, "The humble, sort of a sturdy moral fibre that Bilbo has very much represents the idea that Tolkien had about the little English man, the average English man", and the relationship between Bilbo and Thorin would be the heart

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to spend more time with Smaug". Robbie Collin of "The Daily Telegraph" was even less admiring, and awarded it two stars out of five. He too criticised the decision to turn Tolkien's book into three films and felt Jackson "is mostly stalling for time: two or three truly great sequences tangled up in long beards and longer pit-stops." He continued, writing "There is an awful lot of Desolation to wade through before we arrive, weary and panting, on Smaug's rocky porch," and disapproved of the introduction of a love triangle to Tolkien's narrative, adding: "Maybe this really is what a

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug of killing Smaug. Kíli is forced to remain behind, tended to by Fíli, Óin, and Bofur, as the remaining company receive a grand farewell. Meanwhile, Gandalf travels south to the ruins of Dol Guldur, while Radagast leaves to warn Galadriel of their discovery at the tombs of the Nazgûl. Gandalf finds the ruins infested with Orcs and is ambushed by Azog. The Necromancer overpowers Gandalf and reveals himself as Sauron. Thorin and his remaining company reach the Lonely Mountain, where Bilbo discovers the hidden entrance. He is sent in to retrieve the Arkenstone, and while doing so, he accidentally awakens

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Zealand Symphony Orchestra, London Voices and Tiffin' Boys Choir, as well as two New Zealand Gamelan orchestras. The score featured themes from the previous film and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but relied heavily on the themes of Smaug, Laketown, the Woodland Realm (including themes for Tauriel and for Legolas), etc. In the process, the themes for the company of the Dwarves were discontinued and were replaced by a new thematic identity. The original motion picture soundtrack album was released on 10 December 2013. It received positive reviews, especially for its new themes. English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran wrote and

neg: The Hobbit (film series) to speak so that Smaug's speech would not be incongruous, though he explained portraying the talking animals would be more about showing that other characters can understand them. Smaug would not have a "snub Simian [mouth] in order to achieve a dubious lip-synch". Del Toro stated that Smaug would be the first character design begun and the last to be approved. Del Toro and Jackson considered the sudden introduction of Bard the Bowman and Bilbo's unconsciousness during the Battle of the Five Armies to be "less cinematic moments" reminiscent of the novel's greater "fairy tale world" than "The Lord of

neg: The Hobbit (2003 video game) captain of the town guard, and performs several tasks for him, including finding his Black Arrow, which is said to have special powers. The party then head towards the nearby Lonely Mountain. They find the secret entrance, but Bilbo is dismayed to learn the dwarves have no idea how to kill Smaug. As such, he sneaks into Smaug's lair to try to find a weak spot. Bilbo tricks Smaug (James Horan) into showing him his stomach, which is coated in diamonds, except for one small spot, where his skin is exposed. Bilbo leaves, telling the dwarves of Smaug's vulnerability, and

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Brown search for the Necromancer fortress and discover that the Ringwraiths have been released from their graves. The first trailer for the film was released on 11 June 2013. On 4 November 2013, an extra long 3 minute trailer/sneak peek was released and revealed new footage and major plot points. On 4 November 2013, a special Desolation of Smaug live online fan event, hosted by Anderson Cooper in New York, was held across eleven different cities with participants including Peter Jackson, Jed Brophy, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Orlando Bloom, Luke Evans, Andy Serkis and Richard Armitage. Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage,

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series and wrote 64-70 identified leitmotifs (not including ten or more newly reprised themes from the Lord of the Rings) that are used throughout the nine hours of the three scores. Returning: Themes for Bilbo Themes for the Dwarves Themes for the Elves Themes for Smaug Themes for Nature Themes for the Wizards Themes for the Necromancer Themes for the Monsters of Middle Earth Themes for the Quest of Erebor Returning: Themes for Bilbo Themes for the Dwarves Themes for the Elves Themes for Smaug Themes for Nature Themes for Laketown Themes for the Necromancer Themes for the Quest of Erebor

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug release, E! reported that reviews had been "mixed", but stated they were still "much better" than the previous film. After the film's international release, MTV reported that the film has garnered a "positive" critical reaction, while the "Los Angeles Times" stated the consensus is that the film "reinvigorates" the series, putting it "back on course". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 75% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10 based on 228 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "While still slightly hamstrung by 'middle chapter' narrative problems and its formidable length, "The Desolation of Smaug" represents a more

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on 7 April 2014 in the United Kingdom and on 8 April 2014 in the United States. Three different versions were released: a Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, and digital download combo pack; a Blu-ray 3D combo pack; a Blu-ray combo pack, and a two-disc DVD special edition. Extras include three making-of featurettes, 4 production web videos, and a music video for "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran. An extended edition of "The Desolation of Smaug" was released digitally on 21 October 2014, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray 3

neg: I See Fire "touch reminiscent" of "The Parting Glass", an Irish traditional song that is a bonus track in Sheeran's debut album, "+". The themes in "The Hobbit" are present in the song's lyrics, which refer to "fire, mountains and brotherhood". "I See Fire" was released on 5 November 2013 through iTunes, initially in the United States and then worldwide within the next 36 hours. It was later released on 10 December 2013 as part of the film's soundtrack, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", through WaterTower Music and Decca Records. Sheeran released "I See Fire" while on tour in support of his

neg: Thorin Oakenshield the Mountain in exile until Smaug was destroyed. Upon Thorin's death, the title passed to Dáin, his cousin and nearest heir. In the 1977 animated version of "The Hobbit", Thorin is voiced by Hans Conried. In the 1982 game "The Hobbit" Thorin appears as an AI controlled character and one of his seemingly random actions ("Thorin sits down and starts singing about gold", which occurs when the player does nothing for a while) became quite famous. In the 2003 video game, Thorin is voiced by Clive Revill. Thorin briefly appears in "The Lord of the Rings Online" during the prologue

neg: The Hobbit work on the "Lord of the Rings", he decided these stories could fit into the legendarium he been working on privately for decades. "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" became the end of the "Third Age" of Middle Earth within Arda. Eventually those tales of the earlier periods became published as "The Silmarillion" and other posthumous works. One of the greatest influences on Tolkien was the 19th-century Arts and Crafts polymath William Morris. Tolkien wished to imitate Morris's prose and poetry romances, following the general style and approach of the work. The Desolation of Smaug as portraying dragons

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series the Rings". Examiner.com, however, was very positive and observed that "The Hobbit" soundtrack fitted the style and tone of "The Lord of the Rings", writing that the opening for "An Unexpected Journey" was much better than that of . In 2013, the score for "An Unexpected Journey" ranked ninth out of one hundred by Classic FM'S top film scores. The album charted in several countries, reaching the top ten album charts in Korea and the United States. It was also awarded a golden record certification in Canada. The soundtrack album for "The Desolation of Smaug" was released on 10 December

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies the best Middle-earth saga opening in the UK ($15.2 million), and Mexico ($6.3 million). In Brazil, the film scored the second-biggest Warner Bros. opening of all time with $6.8 million (behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"). In Australia, the film was released on 26 December 2014 and set an opening-day record with $5.6 million, which is the biggest of 2014, the second-biggest Boxing Day gross, and the fourth-biggest ever in Australia behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" ($7.092 million), "The Avengers" ($6.0 million), and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" ($5.9 million).

neg: Early American editions of The Hobbit of Hobbiton. The reverse displays Tolkien's illustration of Smaug on his trove, also in color. A series of changes to the book suggest Houghton Mifflin printed the first edition several times. The earliest copies show the same bowing hobbit emblem on the title page as is visible on the cover, but in outline. At some point, however, the publisher replaced the emblem on the title page with a seated flautist. This earliest printing also has no half-title page. The first two printings mistakenly identify Chapter VII as Chapter VI on page 118, a defect corrected in the third. While generally

neg: The Hobbit animism. An important concept in anthropology and child development, animism is the idea that all things—including inanimate objects and natural events, such as storms or purses, as well as living things like animals and plants—possess human-like intelligence. John D. Rateliff calls this the "Doctor Dolittle Theme" in "The History of the Hobbit", and cites the multitude of talking animals as indicative of this theme. These talking creatures include ravens, a thrush, spiders and the dragon Smaug, alongside the anthropomorphic goblins and elves. Patrick Curry notes that animism is also found in Tolkien's other works, and mentions the "roots of mountains"

neg: The Hobbit (film series) each Hobbit soundtrack was released in a two-CD, two-hour release. The music features 64-70 new leitmotives, about 40 leitmotives returning from The Lord of the Rings, and a variety of non-orchestral instruments, including bagpipes, didgeridoos and a whole Gamelan orchestra. The score for "An Unexpected Journey" was primarily played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (as it was for "The Lord of the Rings"), London Voices and Tiffin' Boys choir, although Jackson and Shore chose the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (which participated in scoring a large section of the Fellowship of the Ring) to score "The Desolation of Smaug" and "The

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Smaug made a guest appearance, animated by WETA and voiced again by Cumberbatch, on the satire show "The Colbert Report" on December 12, 2014 to promote the film. Two video games were developed to coincide with the film's theatrical release. A tie-in fighting video game "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Fight for Middle Earth" was released simultaneously with the film for Android and iOS platforms to negative reviews from critics and users. An action-adventure video game "" was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One in October 2014 and for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug confident, exciting second chapter for the Hobbit series." On aggregate review site Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 44 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. According to CinemaScore polls the film received an "A-" from audiences. Nick de Semlyen of "Empire" awarded the film five stars out of five and wrote that "Middle-earth's got its mojo back. A huge improvement on the previous installment, this takes our adventurers into uncharted territory and delivers spectacle by the ton", while Richard Corliss of "TIME" declared it one of the top ten films of 2013, and wrote

neg: Tauriel rocks beneath, thus leading to Bolg's final battle with Legolas, who kills Bolg. Following the resolution of the battle, Thranduil finds Tauriel weeping over Kili's body, finally acknowledging that her feelings for the young dwarf were genuine. In 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien published the fantasy novel "The Hobbit", whose plot centres on a group consisting of the titular Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves, who go in search of a treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. During the course of their travels, they enter the black forest of Mirkwood, where they find themselves in the dungeons of

neg: Lego The Hobbit (video game) he has the ability to be a more skilled fighter; and when he gets the One Ring he can disappear and build invisible Lego structures. The game, similar to the latest Lego video games, is composed on a big map, rather than a single hub. The player can move among different events where different characters ask the player to retain a specific material from a mission or to exchange materials. Much like its predecessors, the game presents storylines from "The Hobbit" films: "An Unexpected Journey" and "Desolation of Smaug". However, the developers modified the storylines to fit the events into

neg: Thráin II years later, Gandalf met with Thorin near Bree, and realized that he was the son of the captured dwarf in Dol Guldur. He promised to help Thorin with the Quest of Erebor, and invited a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins along to take the role of burglar. It was only at this late date that Thorin learned what had happened to his father, and he contemplated taking revenge. Gandalf, who alone of those present knew who "The Necromancer" really was, urged caution, and reminded Thorin of the far older debt of vengeance he owed Smaug. In Peter Jackson's adaptation of "The

neg: The Hobbit (2003 video game) by Thorin Oakenshield (Clive Revill), they plan to reclaim their treasure from the dragon who stole it, Smaug. Gandalf tells them they will need a thief to complete their mission, and he volunteers Bilbo, who promptly faints. When he is unconscious, Bilbo dreams of the possibilities of heroism in such a quest, and upon waking, decides to join the dwarves. On the first night of the quest, the entire company is captured by three trolls, who plan to eat them. However, Gandalf arrives, imitating the trolls' voices and causing them to fight amongst themselves until the sun rises, which turns

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Wednesday openings of "" ($34.5 million) and "" ($26.2 million). In total, the film earned $57.4 million in its traditional three-day opening and $89.1 million over its five-day course making it the second-biggest five-day opening in "The Hobbit" franchise, beating the $86.1 million opening of "The Desolation of Smaug", but still behind "An Unexpected Journey"'s $100.2 million five-day opening. However, on a three-day basis, the film underperformed expectations and fell short of its predecessors. The film set a December IMAX opening record with $13.4 million (previously held by ""). 3D accounted for 49% of the total gross while IMAX generated

neg: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Goblin. Bilbo exits the mountain and rejoins the company, keeping his newly obtained ring secret. The company is ambushed by Azog and his hunting party, and takes refuge in trees. Thorin charges at Azog, who overpowers and severely injures him with his Warg. Bilbo saves Thorin from the Orcs just as the company is rescued by eagles. They escape to the safety of the Carrock where Gandalf revives Thorin, who renounces his previous disdain for Bilbo after being saved by him. They see the Lonely Mountain in the distance, where a sleeping Smaug is awoken by a thrush knocking a

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. Thorin and his company are being pursued by Azog and his Orc party following the events of . They are ushered along by Gandalf to the nearby home of Beorn, a skin-changer who can take the form of the bear. That night, Azog is summoned to Dol Guldur by the Necromancer, who commands him to marshal his forces for war, so Azog delegates the hunt for Thorin to his son Bolg. The following day, Beorn escorts the company to the borders of Mirkwood, where Gandalf discovers Black Speech imprinted on an old ruin. Heeding

neg: Balin (Middle-earth) demise. In Peter Jackson's of "The Lord of the Rings" Gimli refers to Balin as his cousin but seems unaware that the dwarves who returned to Moria were in danger. When the Fellowship discover the Chamber of Mazarbul where Balin and other dwarves were dead, Gimli takes up Balin's axe in addition to those he already carries. In Jackson's adaptation of "The Hobbit", Balin is portrayed by Ken Stott. He is shown witnessing at first hand the arrival of Smaug in Erebor, and together with Thorin and Dwalin he fights in the Battle of Azanulbizar. In the aftermath of that

neg: Thráin II Hobbit", Thráin is played by Michael Mizrahi, with Thomas Robins playing a younger version of the character. Moreover, in the scenes in Dol Guldur, in the extended cut of "", he is portrayed by Antony Sher. In the extended cut of the latter film, it is revealed that Thráin was captured by the Orcs during the Battle of Azanulbizar, and that his forefinger was cut off by Azog to claim his family's ring. Thráin was held prisoner in Dol Guldur for years before being found by Gandalf, who restored his sanity. Thráin tells Gandalf that Smaug and The Necromancer are

neg: Thorin Oakenshield Thorin Oakenshield Thorin II Oakenshield, son of Thráin, son of Thrór, King under the Mountain is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon. He is the son of Thráin II, grandson of Thrór, and becomes King of Durin's Folk during their exile from Erebor. Thorin's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel "The Return of the King". Thorin is described as haughty, stern, and officious. He sings and plays the harp,

neg: Thorin Oakenshield dwarves' escape from Goblin-Town, and Thorin sets out to kill Azog once and for all during the Battle of the Five Armies. After a prolonged fight, Thorin and Azog mortally wound each other, and Thorin dies in Bilbo's arms. Durin's Folk Thorin Oakenshield Thorin II Oakenshield, son of Thráin, son of Thrór, King under the Mountain is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon. He is the son of Thráin II, grandson of Thrór, and

neg: The Hobbit the journey the wizard disappears on side errands dimly hinted at, only to appear again at key moments in the story. Thorin Oakenshield, the proud, pompous head of the company of dwarves and heir to the destroyed dwarvish kingdom under the Lonely Mountain, makes many mistakes in his leadership, relying on Gandalf and Bilbo to get him out of trouble, but he proves himself a mighty warrior. Smaug is a dragon who long ago pillaged the dwarvish kingdom of Thorin's grandfather and sleeps upon the vast treasure. The plot involves a host of other characters of varying importance, such as

neg: Aidan Turner Peter Jackson, who cast him as the dwarf Kíli in "The Hobbit trilogy" (2012–2014). In 2014, he won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer for the second film in the series, "The Desolation of Smaug", which had been released the previous year. In 2013, he also played shadowhunter-turned-werewolf Luke Garroway in "". In the 2015 BBC TV miniseries "And Then There Were None", based on the Agatha Christie novel, he plays the cynical mercenary Philip Lombard. Turner performs the title role of Ross Poldark in the 2015 revival of the BBC series "Poldark". At the National Television Awards ceremony