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Is Desolation of Smaug the first movie?

The three films are The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). The first film in the trilogy premiered at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand on 28 November 2012.

Is there a part 2 of The Hobbit?

The second Hobbit movie will henceforth be known as The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. It’s a very ominous title because, as we all know, the second movie in a trilogy has to be dark one. The Desolation of Smaug is still coming out on December 13th, 2013.

Should I watch Hobbit before LotR?

I would start with the Hobbit first. Some things that happen in the Hobbit franchise have no “stakes” if you watch the 3 LotR movies first. The Hobbit also gives back story for the main LotR story. There are risks that characters in the Hobbit take.

Is The Hobbit a Disney?

The Hobbit is a 1959 English/American animated fantasy film based on the novel of the same name, by JRR Tolkien, That was produced by Walt Disney and Co-Directed by the original author himself as a new found collaboration between the two and Warner Bros.

What is Smaug in ‘the hobbit’ like?

In the 1977 Rankin/Bass cartoon film adaptation of The Hobbit, Smaug was voiced by the late Richard Boone. In this version, he resembles an Eastern dragon with ears that are somewhat cat-like.

How did Smaug die in the book The Hobbit?

In the book Smaug is killed by Bard using his bow and “Black Arrow”. Presumably because it would look absurd on film for a gigantic dragon to be killed by a normal sized arrow, the Black Arrow has been upgraded to an iron bolt to be fired from a ballista.

What does Smaug call Bilbo in The Hobbit?

Bilbo faltters Smaug, calling him “Smaug the Impenetrable” and praising his “waistcoat of diamonds.” Biblo had already noticed the “peculiar undercoating” and wanted a closer look.