The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug behind the scenes gags

2021-10-13 18:32
  • Director Peter Jackson maintained his tradition of guest appearances in "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy". Soon after the film opened, the drunk man who gnawed carrots was played by himself. Jackson's daughter Katie also appeared in the film as a waitress serving Thorin and Gandalf in the Prancing Horse Bar.
  • Benedict Cumberbatch not only voiced the dragon Smaug, he also performed in person, which is the prototype of Smaug's motion capture. In order to create the dragon's movements, Cumberbatch also studied the action patterns of iguanas and Komodo dragons in the Reptile Hall of the London Zoo.
  • The fairy prince Legolas Orlando Bloom is two years older than Lee Pace, who played his father Thranduil, the fairy king in "The Battle of Smaug".
  • When filming in 2011, there were no love triangle scenes of Kellett, Tarrell, and Legolas in the film, but because of the requirements of the production company, this part of the content was reshot, and these changes were added to the final version of the film.
  • The female elf Tarrell does not exist in Tolkien's original work, she is the original character of the movie version. Screenwriter Philippa Bowens said, "She represents people with red hair. She is energetic and has a special female energy. This is completely in line with Tolkien's own spirit."
  • Except for the real hair used by the actor of Thorin Oak Shield, the wigs used by the actors in the film are basically made of Himalayas yak hair. The makeup and hair design team used 20 kilograms in 18 months. Glue and 450 kilometers of yak hair.
  • Gandalf's fake nose in "The Hobbit" is actually bigger than that in "The Lord of the Rings." In addition, he also added a silver scarf, which just restored the description in the original book. However, in the original book, his gray hat is actually a blue hat.
  • The tallest person in the crew, Paul Randall (known as the "tall" Paul), is almost 2.16 meters long and has served as a proportional stand-in for multiple roles such as Gandalf, Beoin, and Legolas. In "The Lord of the Rings", Gandalf and many other characters are also his proportional doubles.
  • When the crew built the lair of the dragon Smaug, they used up all the golden paint in Oceania, and in the end they could only import it from Germany.
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Extended Reading
  • Roderick 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    Sensen felt overwhelmed by some complicated and obscure species names, so far, only two names can be clearly remembered. When the orcs first appeared, someone next to him shouted Avatar, instantly petrifying and crossing. The second part is really endless, with a sense of sight when watching a movie series. I thought there was an easter egg, but waited and waited and didn't show up. Even the opening of the lead Peter himself can't make up for this disappointment. Ps: The elves are so handsome that they have no friends

  • Mary 2022-03-23 09:01:07

    It’s more boring than the last episode, and hope is the foreshadowing before the climax~

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug quotes

  • Smaug: It's Oakenshield. That filthy Dwarvish usurper! He sent you in here for the Arkenstone, didn't he?

    Bilbo Baggins: No no no no no, I have no idea what you're talking about...

    Smaug: Don't bother denying it! I guessed his foul purpose some time ago! But it matters not. Oakenshield's quest will fail. A darkness is coming. It will spread to every corner of the land!

  • Smaug: You are being used, Thief in the Shadows. You were only ever a means to an end. The coward Oakenshield has weighed the value of your life and found it worth nothing...

    Bilbo Baggins: No. No! You're lying!