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'''''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''''' is a film, the second part of ''[[The Hobbit (films)|The Hobbit]]'' film series. It was released on December 13, 2013. |
'''''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''''' is a film, the second part of ''[[The Hobbit (films)|The Hobbit]]'' film series. It was released on December 13, 2013. |
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At the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree, Gandalf the Grey warns Thorin Oakenshield that someone is trying to have him killed. He persuades Thorin to obtain the Arkenstone to unite the dwarves, and suggests that a stealthy burglar may be needed to steal the jewel back from [[Smaug]]. |
At the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree, Gandalf the Grey warns Thorin Oakenshield that someone is trying to have him killed. He persuades Thorin to obtain the Arkenstone to unite the dwarves, and suggests that a stealthy burglar may be needed to steal the jewel back from [[Smaug]]. |
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− | + | Twelve months later, [[Thorin]] and his company are being pursued by Azog and his Orc party down the [[Carrock]] following the events of the previous film. After Bilbo informs the group that a bear is also tracking them, Gandalf ushers them along to the home of a skin-changer. Upon their arrival, they are attacked by the same bear; Gandalf reveals that it is the home [[Beorn]] and that he may be able to aid them in their journey. That night, [[Azog]] is summoned to Dol Guldur by the Necromancer, and instructs his son [[Bolg]] to take over the hunt for [[Thorin]]. The next day, Beorn loans his horses to the company so they reach [[Mirkwood]], and hinder the pursuing Orcs. Upon arrival at the forest border, Gandalf discovers Black Speech graffiti imprinted on an old ruin, coinciding with a telepathic message from Galadriel imploring him to investigate the tombs of the [[Nazgûl]] (at an unnamed location). |
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Without giving any reason for his sudden departure, Gandalf advises the company to follow the Elven path though Mirkwood, and to wait for him before entering the Lonely Mountain. But upon losing their way in the forest, the Dwarves are captured by giant spiders. Bilbo, with the help of the One Ring, manages to free them from the webs and names his sword Sting. However, while fighting the attacking spiders, the Dwarves are captured by the Wood-elves including Legolas and Tauriel, a captain of the guard. During their captivity, a romantic subplot develops between Tauriel and Kili. |
Without giving any reason for his sudden departure, Gandalf advises the company to follow the Elven path though Mirkwood, and to wait for him before entering the Lonely Mountain. But upon losing their way in the forest, the Dwarves are captured by giant spiders. Bilbo, with the help of the One Ring, manages to free them from the webs and names his sword Sting. However, while fighting the attacking spiders, the Dwarves are captured by the Wood-elves including Legolas and Tauriel, a captain of the guard. During their captivity, a romantic subplot develops between Tauriel and Kili. |
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− | While the others are imprisoned, Thorin is given audience with the elf-king Thranduil, but he refuses Thranduil's aid and is imprisoned as well. Under the cloak of the ring, Bilbo helps the Dwarves to escape by using empty wine barrels, which are sent floating down the river. Along the way, they are ambushed by Bolg and his Orc party, while the elves pursue the Dwarves to cease their escape. In the ensuing chaos, Kili is wounded by a Morgul arrow. Legolas and Tauriel are forced to halt their pursuit of the Dwarves in order to end the Orc onslaught. One captive is imprisoned and questioned by Thranduil. When Thranduil learns that "The One" has returned, he decides to seal off his kingdom to protect it from the impending evil. However, Tauriel leaves to save Kili, who she learns has been poisoned by the orc's arrow, and Legolas accompanies her. |
+ | While the others are imprisoned, Thorin is given audience with the elf-king Thranduil, but he refuses Thranduil's aid and is imprisoned as well. Under the cloak of the ring, Bilbo helps the Dwarves to escape by using empty wine barrels, which are sent floating down the river. Along the way, they are ambushed by Bolg and his Orc party, while the elves pursue the Dwarves to cease their escape. In the ensuing chaos, Kili is wounded by a Morgul arrow. [[Legolas]] and [[Tauriel]] are forced to halt their pursuit of the Dwarves in order to end the Orc onslaught. One captive is imprisoned and questioned by Thranduil. When Thranduil learns that "The One" has returned, he decides to seal off his kingdom to protect it from the impending evil. However, Tauriel leaves to save Kili, who she learns has been poisoned by the orc's arrow, and Legolas accompanies her. |
Subsequently, the Company meets a man named Bard and bribe him to smuggle them into Esgaroth, the lake town where the descendants of Dale made their home, and where the Master of the Town rules with an iron fist. The group attempt to steal weapons before being captured and in the process learn that Bard is a descendant of Dale's ruler, Girion, who died attempting to kill Smaug with Black Arrows. After Thorin convinces the townfolk and Master that they will share the riches of the recaptured mountain, the adventurers receive a grand send-off. The injured Kili is ordered to remain behind while Oin, Fili, and Bofur remain to tend him in Bard's house. |
Subsequently, the Company meets a man named Bard and bribe him to smuggle them into Esgaroth, the lake town where the descendants of Dale made their home, and where the Master of the Town rules with an iron fist. The group attempt to steal weapons before being captured and in the process learn that Bard is a descendant of Dale's ruler, Girion, who died attempting to kill Smaug with Black Arrows. After Thorin convinces the townfolk and Master that they will share the riches of the recaptured mountain, the adventurers receive a grand send-off. The injured Kili is ordered to remain behind while Oin, Fili, and Bofur remain to tend him in Bard's house. |
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As the events of Thorin's company occurs, Gandalf reaches the remote tomb of the Nazgûl and found that they have been revived. He is joined by Radagast, and it is revealed that the Necromancer cannot be a mere human as the Nazgûl answer only to one master. Returning to Mirkwood, while sending Radagast to warn Galadriel of their discovery, Gandalf enters the orc-infested Dol Guldur and is attacked by Azog. While attempting to escape, the Necromancer appears, and, following a duel between the two, Gandalf is captured. With his worst fears realized – that the Necromancer is indeed Sauron – Gandalf watches in horror as the orc army marches towards the Lonely Mountain. |
As the events of Thorin's company occurs, Gandalf reaches the remote tomb of the Nazgûl and found that they have been revived. He is joined by Radagast, and it is revealed that the Necromancer cannot be a mere human as the Nazgûl answer only to one master. Returning to Mirkwood, while sending Radagast to warn Galadriel of their discovery, Gandalf enters the orc-infested Dol Guldur and is attacked by Azog. While attempting to escape, the Necromancer appears, and, following a duel between the two, Gandalf is captured. With his worst fears realized – that the Necromancer is indeed Sauron – Gandalf watches in horror as the orc army marches towards the Lonely Mountain. |
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− | Once at the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo deciphers the map's cryptic clue and uses moonlight to find the hidden keyhole that opens the secret door into the mountain. Balin then explains Bilbo's real purpose and send him down to the treasury to locate the Arkenstone. Unfortunately, Bilbo's searching quickly awakens Smaug, who initially finds the hobbit amusing but swiftly tires of him and intends to kill him. In Laketown, Bard hears the rumbling caused by Smaug's awakening and attempts to affix the last Black Arrow to the town's launcher, but is arrested. Oin, Fili, Bofur, and Bard's daughters are attacked by Bolg's hunting party before Legolas and Tauriel drive them off, with the latter remaining behind to tend to Kili. Then in a dream like state after his medication Kili admits his love for Tauriel. After convincing Thorin that they must help Bilbo, the Dwarves enter the mountain and find themselves and the Hobbit being hunted by Smaug. Tricking the fire-breathing Smaug into rekindling the forges, they attempt to kill the dragon by trapping him under a flood of molten gold. However, Smaug survives and stumbles out of the mountain determined to make the people of Lake-Town suffer for giving aid to the Dwarves, leaving Bilbo horrified at the turn of events. |
+ | Once at the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo deciphers the map's cryptic clue and uses moonlight to find the hidden keyhole that opens the secret door into the mountain. Balin then explains Bilbo's real purpose and send him down to the treasury to locate the Arkenstone. Unfortunately, Bilbo's searching quickly awakens [[Smaug]], who initially finds the hobbit amusing but swiftly tires of him and intends to kill him. In [[Laketown]], Bard hears the rumbling caused by Smaug's awakening and attempts to affix the last Black Arrow to the town's launcher, but is arrested. Oin, Fili, Bofur, and Bard's daughters are attacked by Bolg's hunting party before Legolas and Tauriel drive them off, with the latter remaining behind to tend to Kili. Then in a dream like state after his medication Kili admits his love for Tauriel. After convincing Thorin that they must help Bilbo, the Dwarves enter the mountain and find themselves and the Hobbit being hunted by Smaug. Tricking the fire-breathing Smaug into rekindling the forges, they attempt to kill the dragon by trapping him under a flood of molten gold. However, Smaug survives and stumbles out of the mountain determined to make the people of Lake-Town suffer for giving aid to the Dwarves, leaving Bilbo horrified at the turn of events. |
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− | ===Differences between novel and film=== |
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− | + | ==="Queer Lodgings"=== |
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− | + | ==="Flies and Spiders"=== |
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− | + | ==="Barrels Out Of Bond"=== |
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*In the book, Thorin was captured separately and kept captive in his own room (he was treated and fed well) when he wouldn't tell his purpose in the woods. The other dwarves weren't told he was there. |
*In the book, Thorin was captured separately and kept captive in his own room (he was treated and fed well) when he wouldn't tell his purpose in the woods. The other dwarves weren't told he was there. |
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*[[Bard the Bowman]] did not meet the dwarves on the river in the book; elves intercepted the barrels and made them into a raft they steered down the river to [[Long Lake]] where [[men]] in boats pulled it into [[Lake-town]] with the undiscovered dwarves still inside and Bilbo (still wearing his ring) invisibly riding along. |
*[[Bard the Bowman]] did not meet the dwarves on the river in the book; elves intercepted the barrels and made them into a raft they steered down the river to [[Long Lake]] where [[men]] in boats pulled it into [[Lake-town]] with the undiscovered dwarves still inside and Bilbo (still wearing his ring) invisibly riding along. |
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+ | *Neither Legolas nor Tauriel appear in the book. |
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− | *Bard the Bowman's children, Bain, Sigrid and Tilda, do not make an appearance in the |
+ | *Bard the Bowman's children, Bain, Sigrid and Tilda, do not make an appearance in the book. |
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*In the novel, the last rays of the setting sun on Durin's Day reveal the keyhole to the secret door into the [[Lonely Mountain]], as predicted by the runes on the map. But in the film, the light of the moon reveals the keyhole after the sun has set. |
*In the novel, the last rays of the setting sun on Durin's Day reveal the keyhole to the secret door into the [[Lonely Mountain]], as predicted by the runes on the map. But in the film, the light of the moon reveals the keyhole after the sun has set. |
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*The climax of the film is an involved battle between Thorin's dwarves and Smaug inside of The Lonely Mountain. In the novel, the dwarves never see the dragon at all; by the time they head downstairs to the dragon's lair, Smaug is long gone (in fact, although they don't know it, he's already dead). |
*The climax of the film is an involved battle between Thorin's dwarves and Smaug inside of The Lonely Mountain. In the novel, the dwarves never see the dragon at all; by the time they head downstairs to the dragon's lair, Smaug is long gone (in fact, although they don't know it, he's already dead). |
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*[[Braga]] |
*[[Braga]] |
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*[[Butterbur Snr.]] |
*[[Butterbur Snr.]] |
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+ | *[[Dis]] (mentioned only) |
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*[[Dori]] |
*[[Dori]] |
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*[[Dwalin]] |
*[[Dwalin]] |
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*[[Galion]] |
*[[Galion]] |
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*[[Gandalf]] |
*[[Gandalf]] |
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*[[Girion]] |
*[[Girion]] |
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*[[Glóin]] |
*[[Glóin]] |
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*[[Khamul]]<small> (Mentioned only)</small> |
*[[Khamul]]<small> (Mentioned only)</small> |
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*[[Tilda]] |
*[[Tilda]] |
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*[[Thorin II Oakenshield]] |
*[[Thorin II Oakenshield]] |
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− | *[[Thrain]]<small> ( |
+ | *[[Thrain]]<small> (Extended Edition only)</small> |
*[[Thranduil]] |
*[[Thranduil]] |
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*[[Thror]]<small> (Mentioned only)</small> |
*[[Thror]]<small> (Mentioned only)</small> |
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*[[Dwarves]] |
*[[Dwarves]] |
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*[[Elves]] |
*[[Elves]] |
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+ | **[[Sindar|Sindar Elves]] |
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+ | ***[[Wood-elves]] |
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**[[Silvan Elves]] |
**[[Silvan Elves]] |
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*[[Giant Spiders]] |
*[[Giant Spiders]] |
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*[[Orcs]] |
*[[Orcs]] |
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*[[Pony]] |
*[[Pony]] |
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+ | *[[Rabbits]] |
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*[[Warg]] |
*[[Warg]] |
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*[[Wraith]]s (Mentioned only) |
*[[Wraith]]s (Mentioned only) |
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**[[Legolas's Mirkwood bow]] |
**[[Legolas's Mirkwood bow]] |
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*[[Dark sorcery]] |
*[[Dark sorcery]] |
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+ | *[[Mace]] |
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*[[Map]] |
*[[Map]] |
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**[[Thror's Map]] |
**[[Thror's Map]] |
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[[File:300px-The_Hobbit_-_The_Desolation_of_Smaug_-_Packing_the_Dwarves.jpg|thumb|200px|Dwarves in barrels]][[File:EW_-_Tauriel_and_Legolas_still.jpg|thumb|200px|Tauriel and Legolas from Entertainment Weekly]][[File:Tilda,_daughter_of_Bard_the_bowman.jpg|thumb|200px|Bard and his family]]In addition to the previous cast from [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]], [[Lee Pace]], [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Evangeline Lilly]], [[Luke Evans]] and [[Mikael Persbrandt]] join the cast. |
[[File:300px-The_Hobbit_-_The_Desolation_of_Smaug_-_Packing_the_Dwarves.jpg|thumb|200px|Dwarves in barrels]][[File:EW_-_Tauriel_and_Legolas_still.jpg|thumb|200px|Tauriel and Legolas from Entertainment Weekly]][[File:Tilda,_daughter_of_Bard_the_bowman.jpg|thumb|200px|Bard and his family]]In addition to the previous cast from [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]], [[Lee Pace]], [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Evangeline Lilly]], [[Luke Evans]] and [[Mikael Persbrandt]] join the cast. |
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− | The film gives Bard two additional daughters, [[ |
+ | The film gives Bard two additional daughters, [[Tilda]] and [[Sigrid]] |
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+ | ====Main Cast==== |
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+ | *[[Ian McKellen]] as [[Gandalf]] |
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+ | *[[Martin Freeman]] as [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] |
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+ | *[[Richard Armitage]] as [[Thorin II Oakenshield|Thorin]] |
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+ | *[[Ken Stott]] as [[Balin]] |
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+ | *[[Graham McTavish]] as [[Dwalin]] |
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+ | *[[William Kircher]] as [[Bifur]] |
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+ | *[[James Nesbitt]] as [[Bofur]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen Hunter]] as [[Bombur]] |
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+ | *[[Dean O'Gorman]] as [[Fili]] |
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+ | *[[Aidan Turner]] as [[Kili]] |
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+ | *[[John Callen]] as [[Oin]] |
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+ | *[[Peter Hambleton]] as [[Gloin]] |
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+ | *[[Jed Brophy]] as [[Nori]] |
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+ | *[[Mark Hadlow]] as [[Dori]] |
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+ | *[[Adam Brown]] as [[Ori]] |
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+ | ====Minor==== |
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+ | *[[Orlando Bloom]] as [[Legolas]] |
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+ | *[[Evangeline Lilly]] as [[Tauriel]] |
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+ | *[[Lee Pace]] as [[Thranduil]] |
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+ | *[[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Galadriel]] |
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+ | *[[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as [[Smaug]] |
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+ | *[[Mikael Persbrandt]] as [[Beorn]] |
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+ | *[[Sylvester McCoy]] as [[Radagast]] |
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+ | *[[Luke Evans]] as [[Bard the Bowman|Bard]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen Fry]] as [[Master of Lake-town]] |
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+ | *[[Ryan Gage]] as [[Alfrid]] |
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+ | *[[John Bell]] as [[Bain]] |
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+ | *[[Peggy Nesbitt]] as [[Sigrid]] |
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+ | *[[Mary Nesbitt]] as [[Tilda]] |
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+ | *[[Manu Bennett]] as [[Azog]] |
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+ | *[[Lawrence Makoare]] as [[Bolg]] |
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+ | *[[Ben Mitchell]] as [[Narzug]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen Ure]] as [[Fimbul]] |
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+ | *[[Craig Hall]] as [[Galion]] |
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+ | *[[Robin Kerr]] as [[Elros]] |
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+ | *[[Eli Kent]] as [[Lethuin]] |
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+ | *[[Simon London]] as [[Feren]] |
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+ | *[[Brian Sergent]] as [[Giant Spiders|Spiders]] |
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+ | *[[Peter Vere-Jones]] |
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+ | *[[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as [[Necromancer]] |
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+ | *[[Mark Mitchenson]] as [[Braga]] |
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+ | *[[Kelly Kilgour]] as [[Soury]] |
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+ | *[[Sarah Peirse]] as [[Hilda Blanca]] |
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+ | *[[Nick Blake]] as [[Percy]] |
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+ | *[[Dallas Barnett]] as [[Bill Ferny Sr.]] |
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+ | *[[Matt Smith]] as [[Squint]] |
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+ | *[[Katie Jackson]] as [[Betsy Butterbur]] |
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+ | *[[Richard Whiteside]] as [[Butterbur Snr.]] |
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+ | *[[Greg Ellis]] as [[Net Mender]] |
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+ | *[[Ray Henwood]] as [[Old Fisherman]] |
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+ | *[[Tim Gordon]] as [[Stallkeeper]] |
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+ | *[[Jabez Olssen]] as [[Fish Monger]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen Colbert]] as [[Lake-town]] Spies |
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+ | *[[Evelyn McGee]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen Colbert]] |
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+ | *[[Peter Colbert]] |
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+ | *[[Norman Kali]] |
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+ | *[[Carter Nixon]] |
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+ | *[[Zane Weiner]] |
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+ | *[[Allan Smith]] as [[Orc Underling]] |
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+ | ====Extended Edition only==== |
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+ | *[[Michael Mizrahi]] as [[Thráin II]] |
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+ | ==Uncredited== |
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+ | ====[[Bree]]landers==== |
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+ | *[[Gary French]] |
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+ | ====[[Gundabad]] [[Orcs]]==== |
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+ | *[[Kevin Estey]] |
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+ | *[[Craig Young]] |
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+ | *Many unknowns |
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+ | ====[[Mirkwood]] [[Elves]]==== |
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+ | *[[Jared Kirkwood]] |
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+ | *Many unknowns |
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+ | ====[[Lake-town]] Residents==== |
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− | {{Table/Desolation characters}} |
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+ | *[[Mohammad Al-Tahad]] |
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+ | *[[Mohammed Amir]] |
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+ | *[[Claudia Banas]] |
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+ | *[[Rodney Bane]] |
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+ | *[[Tony Burton]] |
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+ | *[[Colleen Cleary]] |
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+ | *[[Paul Craze]] |
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+ | *[[Joan Z. Dawe]] |
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+ | *[[Joseph Gordon]] |
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+ | *[[Sheroiz Hakimudin]] |
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+ | *[[Zoe Harvey]] |
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+ | *[[Chris Hewer]] |
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+ | *[[Christian Hipolito]] |
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+ | *[[Alan Lee]] as [[Lake-town]] Musician |
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+ | *[[Simon McArthur]] |
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+ | *[[Shirley McGregor Howes]] |
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+ | *[[Thomasin McKenzie]] as Astrid |
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+ | *[[Dallas McKinley]] as [[Lake-town]] Guard |
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+ | *[[Liz Merton]] as [[Lake-town|Laketowner]] |
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+ | *[[Keith Mole]] |
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+ | *[[Hilary Morris]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen O'Neill]] |
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+ | *[[Ivy Rose Padilla]] |
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+ | *[[Dinah Priestley]] |
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+ | *[[Fiona Simpson]] |
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+ | *[[Christopher Winchester]] |
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Revision as of 00:14, 19 April 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a film, the second part of The Hobbit film series. It was released on December 13, 2013.
Plot
At the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree, Gandalf the Grey warns Thorin Oakenshield that someone is trying to have him killed. He persuades Thorin to obtain the Arkenstone to unite the dwarves, and suggests that a stealthy burglar may be needed to steal the jewel back from Smaug.
Twelve months later, Thorin and his company are being pursued by Azog and his Orc party down the Carrock following the events of the previous film. After Bilbo informs the group that a bear is also tracking them, Gandalf ushers them along to the home of a skin-changer. Upon their arrival, they are attacked by the same bear; Gandalf reveals that it is the home Beorn and that he may be able to aid them in their journey. That night, Azog is summoned to Dol Guldur by the Necromancer, and instructs his son Bolg to take over the hunt for Thorin. The next day, Beorn loans his horses to the company so they reach Mirkwood, and hinder the pursuing Orcs. Upon arrival at the forest border, Gandalf discovers Black Speech graffiti imprinted on an old ruin, coinciding with a telepathic message from Galadriel imploring him to investigate the tombs of the Nazgûl (at an unnamed location).
Without giving any reason for his sudden departure, Gandalf advises the company to follow the Elven path though Mirkwood, and to wait for him before entering the Lonely Mountain. But upon losing their way in the forest, the Dwarves are captured by giant spiders. Bilbo, with the help of the One Ring, manages to free them from the webs and names his sword Sting. However, while fighting the attacking spiders, the Dwarves are captured by the Wood-elves including Legolas and Tauriel, a captain of the guard. During their captivity, a romantic subplot develops between Tauriel and Kili.
While the others are imprisoned, Thorin is given audience with the elf-king Thranduil, but he refuses Thranduil's aid and is imprisoned as well. Under the cloak of the ring, Bilbo helps the Dwarves to escape by using empty wine barrels, which are sent floating down the river. Along the way, they are ambushed by Bolg and his Orc party, while the elves pursue the Dwarves to cease their escape. In the ensuing chaos, Kili is wounded by a Morgul arrow. Legolas and Tauriel are forced to halt their pursuit of the Dwarves in order to end the Orc onslaught. One captive is imprisoned and questioned by Thranduil. When Thranduil learns that "The One" has returned, he decides to seal off his kingdom to protect it from the impending evil. However, Tauriel leaves to save Kili, who she learns has been poisoned by the orc's arrow, and Legolas accompanies her.
Subsequently, the Company meets a man named Bard and bribe him to smuggle them into Esgaroth, the lake town where the descendants of Dale made their home, and where the Master of the Town rules with an iron fist. The group attempt to steal weapons before being captured and in the process learn that Bard is a descendant of Dale's ruler, Girion, who died attempting to kill Smaug with Black Arrows. After Thorin convinces the townfolk and Master that they will share the riches of the recaptured mountain, the adventurers receive a grand send-off. The injured Kili is ordered to remain behind while Oin, Fili, and Bofur remain to tend him in Bard's house.
As the events of Thorin's company occurs, Gandalf reaches the remote tomb of the Nazgûl and found that they have been revived. He is joined by Radagast, and it is revealed that the Necromancer cannot be a mere human as the Nazgûl answer only to one master. Returning to Mirkwood, while sending Radagast to warn Galadriel of their discovery, Gandalf enters the orc-infested Dol Guldur and is attacked by Azog. While attempting to escape, the Necromancer appears, and, following a duel between the two, Gandalf is captured. With his worst fears realized – that the Necromancer is indeed Sauron – Gandalf watches in horror as the orc army marches towards the Lonely Mountain.
Once at the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo deciphers the map's cryptic clue and uses moonlight to find the hidden keyhole that opens the secret door into the mountain. Balin then explains Bilbo's real purpose and send him down to the treasury to locate the Arkenstone. Unfortunately, Bilbo's searching quickly awakens Smaug, who initially finds the hobbit amusing but swiftly tires of him and intends to kill him. In Laketown, Bard hears the rumbling caused by Smaug's awakening and attempts to affix the last Black Arrow to the town's launcher, but is arrested. Oin, Fili, Bofur, and Bard's daughters are attacked by Bolg's hunting party before Legolas and Tauriel drive them off, with the latter remaining behind to tend to Kili. Then in a dream like state after his medication Kili admits his love for Tauriel. After convincing Thorin that they must help Bilbo, the Dwarves enter the mountain and find themselves and the Hobbit being hunted by Smaug. Tricking the fire-breathing Smaug into rekindling the forges, they attempt to kill the dragon by trapping him under a flood of molten gold. However, Smaug survives and stumbles out of the mountain determined to make the people of Lake-Town suffer for giving aid to the Dwarves, leaving Bilbo horrified at the turn of events.
Film and Novel Differences
"Queer Lodgings"
"Flies and Spiders"
"Barrels Out Of Bond"
- In the book, Thorin was captured separately and kept captive in his own room (he was treated and fed well) when he wouldn't tell his purpose in the woods. The other dwarves weren't told he was there.
- In the book, the elf-king didn't guess the purpose of the mission was the reconquest of Erebor, and didn't try to make a deal with Thorin.
- In the book, the elf-king at first allowed the other dwarves to move about freely within his halls, but he finally locked them up, each to his own cell, because they were being obnoxious and insulting.
- In the book, Bilbo hid the dwarves in the barrels (closed up, not opened) while the chief guard and Galion the butler were asleep, and later the elves themselves pushed the barrels (which they thought were empty) through the trapdoor and opened the portcullis at the water-gate to let the barrels into the river.
- In the book, the portcullis was a grate lowered down across the opening (the water-gate) that let the stream from the cave flow out into the river. In the film, the portcullis was a side-swinging type and it wouldn't have kept anybody inside the cave because it was outside on the river.
- In the book, there was no pursuit by elves after the escape from the elf-king's halls (where the elves did not yet know how the dwarves had escaped), and there was no orc attack as the barrels floated down the Forest River.
- Bard the Bowman did not meet the dwarves on the river in the book; elves intercepted the barrels and made them into a raft they steered down the river to Long Lake where men in boats pulled it into Lake-town with the undiscovered dwarves still inside and Bilbo (still wearing his ring) invisibly riding along.
- Neither Legolas nor Tauriel appear in the book.
"A Warm Welcome"
- Bard the Bowman's children, Bain, Sigrid and Tilda, do not make an appearance in the book.
"On the Doorstep"
- In the novel, the last rays of the setting sun on Durin's Day reveal the keyhole to the secret door into the Lonely Mountain, as predicted by the runes on the map. But in the film, the light of the moon reveals the keyhole after the sun has set.
"Inside Information"
- The climax of the film is an involved battle between Thorin's dwarves and Smaug inside of The Lonely Mountain. In the novel, the dwarves never see the dragon at all; by the time they head downstairs to the dragon's lair, Smaug is long gone (in fact, although they don't know it, he's already dead).
Etymology
The film itself is named after the dragon Smaug and the wastes surrounding his lair. The dragon's name, Smaug, derives from the Old English smeag (of or pertaining to a worm).
Appearances
Characters | Species and creatures | Locations | Factions, groups and titles |
Events | Objects and artifacts | Miscellanea |
Characters
Species and creatures
Locations
Factions, groups and titles
Events
Objects and artifacts
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Miscellanea
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Cast
In addition to the previous cast from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Lee Pace, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans and Mikael Persbrandt join the cast.
The film gives Bard two additional daughters, Tilda and Sigrid
Main Cast
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf
- Martin Freeman as Bilbo
- Richard Armitage as Thorin
- Ken Stott as Balin
- Graham McTavish as Dwalin
- William Kircher as Bifur
- James Nesbitt as Bofur
- Stephen Hunter as Bombur
- Dean O'Gorman as Fili
- Aidan Turner as Kili
- John Callen as Oin
- Peter Hambleton as Gloin
- Jed Brophy as Nori
- Mark Hadlow as Dori
- Adam Brown as Ori
Minor
- Orlando Bloom as Legolas
- Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
- Lee Pace as Thranduil
- Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug
- Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
- Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
- Luke Evans as Bard
- Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town
- Ryan Gage as Alfrid
- John Bell as Bain
- Peggy Nesbitt as Sigrid
- Mary Nesbitt as Tilda
- Manu Bennett as Azog
- Lawrence Makoare as Bolg
- Ben Mitchell as Narzug
- Stephen Ure as Fimbul
- Craig Hall as Galion
- Robin Kerr as Elros
- Eli Kent as Lethuin
- Simon London as Feren
- Brian Sergent as Spiders
- Peter Vere-Jones
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Necromancer
- Mark Mitchenson as Braga
- Kelly Kilgour as Soury
- Sarah Peirse as Hilda Blanca
- Nick Blake as Percy
- Dallas Barnett as Bill Ferny Sr.
- Matt Smith as Squint
- Katie Jackson as Betsy Butterbur
- Richard Whiteside as Butterbur Snr.
- Greg Ellis as Net Mender
- Ray Henwood as Old Fisherman
- Tim Gordon as Stallkeeper
- Jabez Olssen as Fish Monger
- Stephen Colbert as Lake-town Spies
- Evelyn McGee
- Stephen Colbert
- Peter Colbert
- Norman Kali
- Carter Nixon
- Zane Weiner
- Allan Smith as Orc Underling
Extended Edition only
Uncredited
Breelanders
- Gary French
Gundabad Orcs
- Kevin Estey
- Craig Young
- Many unknowns
Mirkwood Elves
- Jared Kirkwood
- Many unknowns
Lake-town Residents
- Mohammad Al-Tahad
- Mohammed Amir
- Claudia Banas
- Rodney Bane
- Tony Burton
- Colleen Cleary
- Paul Craze
- Joan Z. Dawe
- Joseph Gordon
- Sheroiz Hakimudin
- Zoe Harvey
- Chris Hewer
- Christian Hipolito
- Alan Lee as Lake-town Musician
- Simon McArthur
- Shirley McGregor Howes
- Thomasin McKenzie as Astrid
- Dallas McKinley as Lake-town Guard
- Liz Merton as Laketowner
- Keith Mole
- Hilary Morris
- Stephen O'Neill
- Ivy Rose Padilla
- Dinah Priestley
- Fiona Simpson
- Christopher Winchester
Videos
Trailers
Clips
Extras
Images
Posters
Character Posters
French Posters
Promotional Photos
Screenshots
File:Desolation - City of Dale.jpg |
File:Desolation - Gandalf in Dol Guldur.jpg |
Soundtrack
- The Quest for Erebor
- Wilderland
- The House of Beorn
- Mirkwood
- Flies and Spiders
- The Woodland Realm
- Feast of Starlight
- Barrels out of Bond
- The Forest River
- Bard a man of Laketown
- The High Fells
- The Nature of Evil
- Protector of the Common Folk
- Thrice Welcome
- Girion, Lord of Dale
- Durin's Folk
- In the Shadow of the Mountain
- Spell of Concealment
- On the Doorstep
- The Courage of Hobbits
- Inside Information
- Kingsfoil
- A Liar and a Thief
- The Hunters
- Smaug
- My Armor is Iron
- I See Fire - Ed Sheeran
- Beyond the Forest
References
The Hobbit by J.R.P.R. Tolkien | |
Book: | The Hobbit |
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Movie trilogy: | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
Animated movie: | The Hobbit (1977) |
Miscellaneous: | The Hobbit Software Adventure | The Hobbit: The Prelude to The Lord of the Rings |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |