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'''''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''''' is the second of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] based on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[1937]] novel ''[[The Hobbit]]''. It will be released on [[13 December]] [[2013]] in North America. It will have been preceded by ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]'' in [[2012]] and will be followed by ''[[The Hobbit: There and Back Again|There and Back Again]]'' in [[2014]].
'''''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''''' is the second of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] based on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[1937]] novel ''[[The Hobbit]]''. It was released on [[13 December]] [[2013]] in North America. It was preceded by ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]'' in [[2012]] and will be followed by ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' in [[2014]].


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
{{Blockquote|The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.|[[Warner Bros.]]}}
{{Blockquote|“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventure of the title character [[Bilbo Baggins]] as he journeys with the Wizard [[Gandalf]] and thirteen Dwarves, led by [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]], on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]].


''Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer [[Beorn]] and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of [[Mirkwood]]. After escaping capture by the dangerous [[Elves of Mirkwood|Wood-elves]], the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all — a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself — the Dragon [[Smaug]].''|[[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/10/17/80789-warner-bros-full-synopsis-for-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-provides-some-plot-hints/|articlename=Warner Bros. full synopsis for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug provides some plot hints?|dated=17-October-2013|website=TORN|accessed=17-October-2013}}</ref>}}
<!--==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 [[Thorin and Company|Company]] are being pursued by [[Azog]] and his [[Orcs|Orc]] party down the [[Carrock]] following the events of the previous film. After [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] informs the group that a [[Bears|bear]] is also tracking them, Gandalf ushers them along to the home of a [[Skin-changers|skin-changer]]. Upon their arrival, they are attacked by the same bear; Gandalf reveals that it is the [[Beorn's Hall|home]] [[Beorn]] and that he may be able to aid them in their journey. That night, Azog is summoned to [[Dol Guldur]] by the [[Sauron#Sauron's Return|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 [[High Fells of Rhudaur|unnamed location]]).
Without giving any reason for his sudden departure, Gandalf advises the Company to follow the [[Elves|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 his new [[The One Ring|ring]], manages to free them from the webs and names his sword [[Sting]]. However, while fighting the attacking spiders, Bilbo drops the ring, and he begins to learn of the corruption it has on him after brutally killing a crab-like spider to retrieve it.
The Dwarves are captured by the [[Elves of Mirkwood|Wood-elves]], including [[Legolas]] and [[Tauriel]], a captain of the guard. They are to the Elven-king [[Thranduil]]'s [[Elvenking's Halls|kingdom]], and are locked up. During their captivity, a romantic subplot develops between Tauriel and [[Kíli]].
While the others are imprisoned, Thorin is given audience with 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, Kíli 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 [[Narzug|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 Kíli, whom 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 [[Lake-town]], where the descendants of Dale made their home, and where the [[Master of Lake-town|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 Arrow]]s. 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 Kíli is ordered to remain behind while [[Óin]], [[Fíli]] 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- and [[Wargs|Warg]]-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 [[Thrór's Map|map]]'s cryptic clue and uses moonlight to find the hidden keyhole that opens the [[Back Door|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 [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] amusing, but swiftly tires of him and intends to kill him. In Lake-town, 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. Óin, Fíli, Bofur, and Bard's daughters, [[Sigrid]] and [[Tilda]], are attacked by Bolg's hunting party before Legolas and Tauriel drive them off, with the latter remaining behind to tend to Kíli. Then, in a dream-like state after his medication, Kíli 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-drakes|fire-breathing]] Smaug into rekindling the forges, they attempt to kill the dragon by drowning him in 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.
==Deviations from the source material==
The film covers the seventh through twelfth chapters of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and some elements from the Appendices from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* In the book, [[Thorin]] was captured separately before the rest of the [[Thorin and Company|Company]] and kept captive in his own room (where 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.
* [[Thranduil]] guesses the purpose of the Company's mission was to retake [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and tries to make a deal with Thorin. In the book, he is oblivious to this.
* Thranduil 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. In the film, they are immediately locked up.
* Neither [[Legolas]] nor [[Tauriel]] appear in the book. Indeed, the latter character is a creation of the filmmakers.
* 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.
* There is a pursuit by the [[Elves]] after the Dwarves' escape from the [[Elven-king's halls]] (where the Elves did not yet know how the Dwarves had escaped), and the pack of [[Orcs]] who were pursuing the Company in the previous film catch up and attack as the barrels float down the [[Forest River]]. The Elves then counterattack the Orcs.
* [[Kíli]] is struck with a Morgul arrow by [[Bolg]] during the barrel escape, and it slowly saps his strength through the rest of the film. He is ultimately healed by Tauriel (who uses [[Athelas]]) in [[Lake-town]], where his health had become critical. No such incident occurs in Tolkien's works.
* [[Bard]] meets the Dwarves on the river, and [[Balin]] convinces him to smuggle the Company into [[Lake-town]] in the barrels. In the book, [[Raft-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.
* In addition to [[Bain]], Bard has two daughters: [[Sigrid]] and [[Tilda]]. He is also revealed to be a widower.
* The [[Master of Lake-town]] has a majordomo in the film: [[Alfrid]]. Alfrid frequently informs the Master of various goings-on in the town, particularly the rumors of people plotting to possibly unseat him from his position of power - Bard, in particular.
* Due to his worsening condition, Thorin refuses to let Kíli go to the Mountain with the rest of the Company. [[Fíli]] and [[Óin]] opt to stay behind to look after him. Additionally, [[Bofur]] gets left behind after oversleeping. All thirteen Dwarves went up to the Mountain in the book.
* In the book, the last rays of the setting sun on [[Durin's Day]] reveal the keyhole to the [[Back Door|secret door]] into the [[Lonely Mountain]], as predicted by the runes on the [[Thrór's Map|map]]. In the film, the light of the [[moon]] reveals the keyhole after the sun has set.
* Bard is imprisoned at the end of the film, mostly because the Master sees him as a threat.
* The climax of the film is an involved battle between Thorin's Dwarves and [[Smaug]] inside of the Lonely Mountain. In the book, 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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==People involved==
==People involved==
:''See:[[The Hobbit (film series)#People involved|''The Hobbit'' (film series)#People involved]]''
:''See:[[The Hobbit (film series)#People involved|''The Hobbit'' (film series)#People involved]]''


===Cast===
===Cast===
:''See:[[The Hobbit (film series)#Cast|''The Hobbit'' (film series)#Cast]]''
:''See also:[[The Hobbit (film series)#Cast|''The Hobbit'' (film series)#Cast]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Richard Armitage]] || [[Thorin]]
|-
| [[Jim Baltaxe]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Dallas Barnett]] || "[[Bill Ferny#Films|Bill Ferny, Sr.]]"
|-
| [[John Bell]] || [[Bain]]
|-
| [[Manu Bennett]] || [[Azog]]
|-
| [[Nick Blake]] || [[Percy]]
|-
| [[Orlando Bloom]] || [[Legolas]]
|-
| [[Jed Brophy]] || [[Nori]]
|-
| [[Adam Brown]] || [[Ori]]
|-
| [[John Callen]] || [[Óin]]
|-
| [[John Colbert]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Peter Colbert]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Stephen Colbert]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Paul Craze]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Smaug]]<br/>The [[Sauron#Sauron's Return|Necromancer]]
|-
| [[Greg Ellis]] || Net mender
|-
| [[Luke Evans]] || [[Bard]]<br/>[[Girion]]
|-
| [[Martin Freeman]] || [[Bilbo Baggins]]
|-
| [[Stephen Fry]] || The [[Master of Lake-town]]
|-
| [[Ryan Gage]] || [[Alfrid]]
|-
| [[Tim Gordon]] || Stallkeeper
|-
| [[Mark Hadlow]] || [[Dori]]
|-
| [[Craig Hall]] || [[Galion]]
|-
| [[Peter Hambleton]] || [[Glóin]]
|-
| [[Ray Henwood]] || Old fisherman
|-
| [[Chris Hewer]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Christian Hipolito]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Kathryn Briggs Hobbs]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[John Howe]] || Lake-town musician
|-
| [[Stephen Hunter]] || [[Bombur]]
|-
| [[Katie Jackson]] || [[Betsy Butterbur]]
|-
| [[Peter Jackson]] || "Ancestor of [[Albert Dreary]]"
|-
| [[Norman Kali]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Eli Kent]] || [[Lethuin]]
|-
| [[Robin Kerr]] || [[Elros (Mirkwood guard)|Elros]]
|-
| [[William Kircher]] || [[Bifur]]
|-
| [[Kelly Kilgour]] || [[Soury]]
|-
| [[Alan Lee]] || Lake-town musician
|-
| [[Evangeline Lilly]] || [[Tauriel]]
|-
| [[Simon London]] || [[Feren]]
|-
| [[Lawrence Makoare]] || [[Bolg]]
|-
| [[Sylvester McCoy]] || [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]]
|-
| [[Evelyn McGee]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Ian McKellen]] || [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]]
|-
| [[Carlton McRae]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Graham McTavish]] || [[Dwalin]]
|-
| [[Liz Merton]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Joseph Mika-Hunt]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Ben Mitchell]] || [[Narzug]]
|-
| [[Mark Mitchinson]] || [[Braga]]
|-
| [[James Nesbitt]] || [[Bofur]]
|-
| [[Mary Nesbitt]] || [[Tilda]]
|-
| [[Peggy Nesbitt]] || [[Sigrid]]
|-
| [[Carter Nixon]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Dean O'Gorman]] || [[Fíli]]
|-
| [[Jabez Olssen]] || Fishmonger
|-
| [[Lee Pace]] || [[Thranduil]]
|-
| [[Sarah Peirse]] || [[Hilda Bianca]]
|-
| [[Mikael Persbrandt]] || [[Beorn]]
|-
| [[Gabrielle Roque López]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Brian Sergent]] || Spider
|-
| [[Tim Simpson]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Allan Smith]] || Orc underling
|-
| [[Dianne Smith]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Matt Smith]] || "[[Squint-eyed Southerner#Films|Squint]]"
|-
| [[Ken Stott]] || [[Balin]]
|-
| [[Aidan Turner]] || [[Kíli]]
|-
| [[Stephen Ure]] || [[Fimbul]]
|-
| [[Peter Vere-Jones]] || Spider
|-
| [[Manuela Vetters]] || Laketowner
|-
| [[Zane Weiner]] || Lake-town spy
|-
| [[Richard Whiteside]] || "[[Barliman Butterbur#Portrayal in adaptations|Butterbur, Sr.]]"
|-
| [[Christopher Winchester]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Meg Winchester]] || Lake-town resident
|-
| [[Nikki Winchester]] || Lake-town resident
|}


==Gallery==
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|File:The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug - Gandalf in Dol Guldur.jpg|[[Gandalf]] in [[Dol Guldur]]
|File:The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug - Gandalf in Dol Guldur.jpg|[[Gandalf]] in [[Dol Guldur]]
|File:The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug - Dale.jpg|[[Dale]] in ruins
|File:The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug - Dale.jpg|[[Dale]] in ruins
|File:The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug - Bilbo and the butterflies in the canopy of Mirkwood.jpg|Bilbo and the butterflies in the canopy of [[Mirkwood]]
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==Trailer==
==Trailers==
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==See also==
==See a
*[[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
*[[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]lso==
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: There and Back Again]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''
*[[:Category:Images from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|Images from ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'']]
*[[:Category:Images from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|Images from ''The Desolation of Smaug'']]
*[[:Category:Images of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug posters|''The Desolation of Smaug'' posters]]
*''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' soundtrack:
**''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Special Edition]]''
*''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' tie-in books:
*''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' tie-in books:
**''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Chronicles: Art & Design]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Chronicles: Art & Design]]''

Revision as of 14:10, 17 August 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is the second of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit. It was released on 13 December 2013 in North America. It was preceded by An Unexpected Journey in 2012 and will be followed by The Battle of the Five Armies in 2014.

Synopsis

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all — a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself — the Dragon Smaug.
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People involved

See:The Hobbit (film series)#People involved

Cast

See also:The Hobbit (film series)#Cast
Actor Role
Richard Armitage Thorin
Jim Baltaxe Lake-town resident
Dallas Barnett "Bill Ferny, Sr."
John Bell Bain
Manu Bennett Azog
Nick Blake Percy
Orlando Bloom Legolas
Jed Brophy Nori
Adam Brown Ori
John Callen Óin
John Colbert Lake-town spy
Peter Colbert Lake-town spy
Stephen Colbert Lake-town spy
Paul Craze Lake-town resident
Benedict Cumberbatch Smaug
The Necromancer
Greg Ellis Net mender
Luke Evans Bard
Girion
Martin Freeman Bilbo Baggins
Stephen Fry The Master of Lake-town
Ryan Gage Alfrid
Tim Gordon Stallkeeper
Mark Hadlow Dori
Craig Hall Galion
Peter Hambleton Glóin
Ray Henwood Old fisherman
Chris Hewer Lake-town resident
Christian Hipolito Lake-town resident
Kathryn Briggs Hobbs Lake-town resident
John Howe Lake-town musician
Stephen Hunter Bombur
Katie Jackson Betsy Butterbur
Peter Jackson "Ancestor of Albert Dreary"
Norman Kali Lake-town spy
Eli Kent Lethuin
Robin Kerr Elros
William Kircher Bifur
Kelly Kilgour Soury
Alan Lee Lake-town musician
Evangeline Lilly Tauriel
Simon London Feren
Lawrence Makoare Bolg
Sylvester McCoy Radagast the Brown
Evelyn McGee Lake-town spy
Ian McKellen Gandalf the Grey
Carlton McRae Lake-town resident
Graham McTavish Dwalin
Liz Merton Lake-town resident
Joseph Mika-Hunt Lake-town resident
Ben Mitchell Narzug
Mark Mitchinson Braga
James Nesbitt Bofur
Mary Nesbitt Tilda
Peggy Nesbitt Sigrid
Carter Nixon Lake-town spy
Dean O'Gorman Fíli
Jabez Olssen Fishmonger
Lee Pace Thranduil
Sarah Peirse Hilda Bianca
Mikael Persbrandt Beorn
Gabrielle Roque López Lake-town resident
Brian Sergent Spider
Tim Simpson Lake-town resident
Allan Smith Orc underling
Dianne Smith Lake-town resident
Matt Smith "Squint"
Ken Stott Balin
Aidan Turner Kíli
Stephen Ure Fimbul
Peter Vere-Jones Spider
Manuela Vetters Laketowner
Zane Weiner Lake-town spy
Richard Whiteside "Butterbur, Sr."
Christopher Winchester Lake-town resident
Meg Winchester Lake-town resident
Nikki Winchester Lake-town resident

Gallery

See also: Category:Images from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Pictures from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Bilbo fights the spiders of Mirkwood  
Bilbo and Sting  
Bilbo in the Lonely Mountain  
Dale in ruins  
Bilbo and the butterflies in the canopy of Mirkwood  

Trailers

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External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Titles and Release Dates Announced" dated 31 May 2011, The Hobbit Blog (accessed 21 December 2011)
  2. "Andy Serkis to serve as Second Unit Director" dated 8 April 2011, The Hobbit Blog (accessed 21 December 2011)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Peter Jackson, "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook (accessed 21 December 2011)
  4. "The Hobbit Trilogy titles and release dates" dated 2 September 2012, The Hobbit Blog (accessed 2 September 2012)
  5. "Warner Bros. full synopsis for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug provides some plot hints?" dated 17 October 2013, TheOneRing.net (accessed 17 October 2013)

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