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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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.
Peter Jackson
Casts & Crew
Ian McKellen
Martin Freeman
Richard Armitage
Benedict Cumberbatch
Evangeline Lilly
Lee Pace
Luke Evans
Stephen Fry
Ken Stott
James Nesbitt
Orlando Bloom
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
Cate Blanchett
Peggy Nesbitt
Mary Nesbitt
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
Terry Notary
Jack Binding
Terry Binding
Frank Edwards
Also Directed by Peter Jackson
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
An edit that brings the Hobbit trilogy closer in line with the book (down to the structure, narrative, and characters) and also pushes the atmosphere closer to what was seen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, while still being careful to keep the lighthearted and fun side of The Hobbit (which made it so special). With all of the useless made up characters & sideplots gone, both Tolkien fans and casual fans alike can now love Peter Jackson’s adaptation in a new way.
I, like many other massive fans of both Tolkien’s works and Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was in many ways disappointed with the subsequent big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit. But unlike with many other flawed adaptations, I always felt that with The Hobbit, a single good movie did exist within what we received; it was only a matter of chiseling away the excess. And now, with an abundance of free time and a fledgling YouTube channel on my hands, I have finally set about forging my first fan edit. My goals with this cut were to trim The Hobbit Trilogy down to a single movie, not to exceed a length of four hours (excluding credits), that was as faithful to the spirit of the novel as I could manage working with the materials I had. I will provide a brief overview of the changes here, but a comprehensive list of the edits, with timestamps and information on transitions, will be available at the bottom of this post.
The legendary Lord of the Rings franchise with added scenes and added director commentary and behind-the-scenes.
The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.
The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the `one ring', while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.
Two young soldiers prepare for battle during World War I.