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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Theatrical - Wide 2013-12-13
- Cast Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Benedict Cumberbatch Orlando Bloom
- Directed by Peter Jackson
- Written by Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Guillermo del Toro
Box Office Gross:
$958,400,000
Running Time:
161 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films
Genres:
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Synopsis
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.
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Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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Read JimmyO's review here! PLOT: Picking up where the first film left off, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his dwarf companions, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitrage) continue their journey to Erebor to face Smaug the dragon (voiced by Benedict...
Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Posted 13 years ago
PLOT: Furthering Bilbo Baggins and his company of Dwarves adventures through Middle-earth, the ragtag group discovers that their journey is getting more and more treacherous. On this quest to take back the Lonely Mountain from the dark and powerful dragon...
Cool Videos: Creating the barrel scene for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
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One of my favorite scenes from THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG was the barrel chase. Everything was building up to that point then suddenly this great action scene sort of breaks the tension. I loved watching it, and wondered...
Cool Videos: How Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should have ended
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The guys behind "How It Should Have Ended" have released their latest video, and it's for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. The video pokes fun at several things in Peter Jackson's last adventure in Middle-earth, including a conversation about...
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Now this isn’t exactly a spoiler because the person in particular said that they were going to have a cameo in THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. However, maybe someone didn’t know and would like to be pleasantly surprised so...
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The Domination of Smaug! Well, there's no place like Middle Earth for the holidays — THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG retained the #1 spot at box office this weekend with another $29.8 million! Now that people were no longer...
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Cool Videos: Dragons in Movies Supercut!
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While we soak in our first glimpse of the titular dragon Smaug in THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, what better time to reflect on the various dragons we’ve seen in film throughout the years? This excellent supercut from Leigh...
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