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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic fantasy adventure film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Jackson. It is the second installment of a three-part film series based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, beginning with An Unexpected Journey (2012) and set to conclude with There and Back Again (2014). The three films together act as prequels to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film series.
The storyline continues the events of An Unexpected Journey, in which the hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) travels with the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and a company of thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) into the Kingdom of Erebor, taking them through Mirkwood, Esgaroth, and Dale to combat with the dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch).
Jackson wrote the screenplay with his longtime collaborators and Lord of the Rings co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, originally chosen to direct the Hobbit films. The film also stars Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Orlando Bloom.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug premiered on 2 December 2013 in Los Angeles, and will be released internationally on 13 December 2013. Like its predecessor, the film used a shooting and projection frame rate of 48 frames per second. The new projection rate was advertised as "High Frame Rate" to the public.
Cast:
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins: a hobbit hired by the wizard Gandalf to accompany 13 dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon.
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey: a wizard who recruits Bilbo and helps to arrange the quest to reclaim the Dwarves' lost treasure in Erebor.
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug: the last great dragon of Middle-earth, who claimed the Lonely Mountain including the vast treasures of Erebor and the surrounding human areas,and the Necromancer: the mysterious sorcerer of Dol Guldur with the ability to summon the spirits of the dead.
- Lee Pace as Thranduil: Referred to in the novel as "The Elvenking", he is the ruler of the realm of the northern part of Mirkwood. He is also the father of Legolas.
- Orlando Bloom as Legolas: The Elven Prince of Mirkwood and the son of Thranduil.
- Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel: A female elf from Mirkwood. She is the Chief of the Guards for the Elvenking, Thranduil.[8]
- Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman: Bard of Esgaroth was a skilled archer and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale.[9]
- Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn: A skin-changer; a man who can assume the appearance of a great black bear.[10]
- Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown: a wizard of Gandalf's Order.
- Craig Hall as Galion: Elven King Thranduil's butler, whose fondness for drink allows for Bilbo and the dwarves' escape attempt.
- Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town: The leader of the settlement of Men at Lake-town near the Lonely Mountain.
- Ryan Gage as Alfrid: The Master of Laketown's "conniving" servant.
- John Bell as Bain: Son of Bard, he is described as "confident and brave and ready to do battle if required even though he is still a boy."
- Manu Bennett as Azog: An Orc and the nemesis of Thorin Oakenshield, on whom he seeks revenge for losing his forearm and hand in battle.
- Conan Stevens as Bolg: An Orc and the son of Azog.
- Ben Mitchell as Narzug: An Orc.
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Running time | 161 minutes |
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| Language | English |
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