The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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Our Review Published December 12, 2014

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He is fire…he is death…he is Smaug, the titular dragon in Peter Jackson’s second Hobbit film. How can a halfling and some dwarfs battle such a mighty beast? How much of the movie passes before they get there? And how many characters from the original Lord of the Rings trilogy will appear along the way? Donate and support Now Playing Podcast to hear Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart discuss all this and more in this review of The Desolation of Smaug as they prepare for next week’s new release – Battle of the Five Armies!

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 PG-13 2h 41m

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Release Date

December 11, 2013

Director

Peter Jackson

Writer

Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh

Stars

Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Ryan Gage, John Bell, Manu Bennett, Lawrence Makoare, Peggy Nesbitt, Mary Nesbitt, Cate Blanchett, Ben Mitchell, Stephen Ure, Craig Hall, Robin Kerr, Eli Kent, Simon London, Brian Sergent, Peter Vere-Jones, Mark Mitchinson, Kelly Kilgour, Sarah Peirse, Nick Blake, Dallas Barnett, Matt Smith, Katie Jackson, Richard Whiteside, Greg Ellis, Ray Henwood, Tim Gordon, Jabez Olssen, Stephen Colbert, Evelyn McGee-Colbert, Peter Colbert, John Colbert, Norman Kali, Carter Nixon, Zane Weiner, Allan Smith, Jack Binding, Terry Binding, Frank Edwards, Peter Jackson, Terry Notary, Emma Smith, Phoebe Gittins, Alaina Wilks, Ravi Narayan

Producer

Fran Walsh, Zane Weiner, Carolynne Cunningham

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Music

Howard Shore

Genre

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country

New Zealand, United States of America

Language

English

Budget

$250,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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