Post Tagged with: "Smaug"

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Secret to Playing Smaug

To prepare for his role as Smaug the dragon in The Hobbit films, Benedict Cumberbatch visited London Zoo to study some of their reptiles. Not only will he be providing the voice of the dragon, […]

Smaug The Golden, Smaug The Mighty, Smaug The … Mysterious

Though 2012 is the year of the dragon, it has been confirmed that we will not get a glimpse of The Hobbit’s own dragon, Smaug, until 2013. However, in one of Peter Jackson’s production diaries, […]

Smokin’ Smaug

Could this be Smaug in action? angeluriel has posted this pic describing it as ” Smoke rising over the green screen in Wellington. My guess is that Laketown is currently being attacked by a Benedict Cumberbatch voiced dragon.” […]

Crafting The Hobbit: Crocheted Smaug

If you are, like myself, a bit of a crafty crafter (and I know many Tolkienites are) then have a gander at this recent addition to Instructables. User ChrysN has put together what at first […]

Benedict Cumberbatch To Take On Another Villain Role?

If you’ve been following our Movie News, you already know Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing two villains in Peter Jackson’s film adaptions of ‘The Hobbit’: Smaug the dragon and the Necromancer. Consider yourself a true Cumberbatch fan? Then you also […]

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Justin Gerard

Hopefully you have had a chance to notice the magnificent new artwork on the MyMiddle-earth homepage. The new background features the work of artist Justin Gerard, who has been kind enough to lend us his […]

Precious Gifts for Your Valentine! Day 1: Jewelry

Looking for something “precious” for your Valentine? From flowers to DIY and chocolates to jewelry, Middle-earth News has you covered. Each item has been hand-picked by the News Staff and sure to please any Ringer. […]

2012 is the Year of the Dragon

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the year of the Dragon. More specifically, since Chinese astrology follows the lunar calendar, the year of the Dragon will start on January 23, 2012 and end on […]

Serkis: Smaug Will Be ‘Extraordinary’

Actor and motion-capture advocate Andy Serkis took time off from ‘The Hobbit’ – in which he is reprising his role as Gollum and serving as the film’s second unit director – to attend the 2012 […]

Benedict Cumberbatch Survived Harrowing Kidnap Attempt

A kidnapping attempt in South Africa in 2005 inspired actor Benedict Cumberbatch to “live a life slightly less ordinary,” he said. At the time, he had no idea he was going to be playing the […]