Benedict cumberbatch is both smaug and necromancer in the. See more ideas about motion capture, dawn of the planet and matt reeves. The battle of the five armies 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Benedict cumberbatch says theres something unholy about. We dont have a whole lot to go on with cumberbatchs religion. While performing vocalizations for smaug, the actor became fully immersed into character by lying on the floor and. Im playing smaug through motioncapture and voicing the necromancer, which is a character in the five legions war or something which im. Benedict cumberbatch will get deadly in andy serkis jungle.
Benedict cumberbatch teases smaugs first appearance in the. The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Benedict cumberbatch is both smaug and necromancer in the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatchs impressive motion capture performance. Achmed the dead terrorist has a son jeff dunham controlled chaos jeff dunham duration. Benedict cumberbatch was born on july 19, 1976 in hammersmith, london, england. Campion will direct from a script she adapted, with seesaw films inhouse sales arm, cross city films, launching sales at this months cannes film festival.
Benedict cumberbatch is doctor strange the superherohype. Benedict cumberbatch to voice smaug in the hobbit deadline. See more ideas about motion capture, quantic dream and an unexpected journey. The effects used to give smaug life and personality, especially benedict cumberbatchs voice, give smaug legendary proportions. Benedict cumberbatch motion capture acting for the hobbit. Digital spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means. His most famous roles include sherlock holmes in sherlock 2010, peter guillam in the spy thriller tinker tailor soldier spy 2011, stephen hawking in hawking 2004, william pitt in amazing grace 2006, and his academy awardnominated role as alan turing in the imitation game.
Benedict cumberbatch to host saturday night live this november. Are they going to release any of your performance capture work like. Benedict cumberbatch is an english film, television, stage, and voice actor who provides the voice and motion capture for the dragon smaug and the necromancer sauron in the hobbit film trilogy. From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of smaug and the necromancer in the hobbit film. Peter jackson and crew did a stunning job of bringing the hobbit to life. Coincidentally, he also portrayed sauron ie the necromancer of dol guldur. Benedict cumberbatch contact info name, email address, phone number. Dec 27, 20 any way you look at it, benedict cumberbatch had a breakout year in 20.
Times which has an exclusive video showing cumberbatch act out the dragon in the motion capture suit. Smaug is a topic of discussion among the white council as. Aug 19, 2014 two dueling jungle books are making their way through preproduction. Hobbit star benedict cumberbatch reprises his role as smaug one of the last remaining dragons of middle earth in the. Benedict cumberbatch on sounding satanic and studying lizards. Benedict cumberbatch the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Benedict cumberbatch booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Benedict cumberbatch the hobbit the best scene smaug. Beautiful performance of benedict cumberbatch in the movies of the hobbit as the dragon smaug the best scene. Jun 16, 2011 benedict cumberbatch is both smaug and necromancer in the hobbit. The desolation of smaug will surely tickle fans of the beloved actor thanks to 1 watch distinguished british actor benedict cumberbatch sneer while wearing a motion capture suit flavorwire.
A graduate of the victoria university of manchester, he continued his training at the london academy of music and dramatic art, obtaining a master of arts in classical acting. Its amazing to see how much cumberbatch really gets into it. I really shouldnt have to go into too much detail about cumberbatch in this role. Oct 23, 20 benedict cumberbatch motion capture acting for the hobbit image. Deadline can now tell you that it will be benedict cumberbatch. I just ran across benedict cumberbatch s motion capture performance for the hobbit and i have to say i was impressed. Stream metamorphosis by franz kafka, read by benedict cumberbatch, a playlist by lorettacosgrove from desktop or your mobile device. Provides motion capture and the voice for smaug and the necromancer in peter jacksons the hobbit. It was so much fun to do, cumberbatch says of the mocap experience. The actor talks about his 21stcentury sherlock holmes. In the video above you can see cumberbatch s incredible performance which. Smaug as depicted in peter jackson s hobbit trilogy, with voice and motion capture provided by benedict cumberbatch. List of benedict cumberbatch performances wikipedia.
Benedict cumberbatch as the voice of smaug and sauron the. He plays doctor strange in the marvel cinematic universe mcu, beginning with the release of doctor strange 2016 and reprised the role in thor. New video of benedict cumberbatch shooting motion capture for the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch will portray smaug through the use of motion capture technology and will voice the necromancer the character ultimately revealed to be sauron. Dec, 20 benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch born 19 july 1976 is an english film, television, and theatre actor. These days, motion capture isnt just the domain of bipedal characters. He made his debut counting with the count and murrayarty.
William pitt in the historical film amazing grace 2006. Disney and jon favreaus has had the advantage, scoring big headlines with an allstar cast. Cumberbatch is no stranger to motion capture he played the dragon smaug in the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch related to sherlock holmes creator. Nov 21, 2012 updated 04122014 peter jackson has a penchant for british thespians and bbc drama serials so signing top toff totty benedict cumberbatch to provide voice and motion for the hobbits dragon smaug was hardly a surprise. All images are ed to their rightful owners and used under the fair use act. Benedict cumberbatch smaug sherlock cumberbatch benedict cumberpatch movie guide motion capture benedict and martin desolation of smaug star wars 221b soo, now i have a tumblr. Andy serkis route and strapping on the motion capture suit. While motion capture pioneer andy serkis wasnt on set for cumberbatch s stint, the actor worked oneonone with peter jackson. In no way is benedict cumberbatch online associated with benedict cumberbatch, his professional team, family, or friends. His most acclaimed roles include stephen hawking in the bbc drama hawking 2004, victor. English actor benedict cumberbatch has performed in many films, television series, theatre productions, and recorded lines for various radio programs, narrations and video games.
Motioncapture suit nailed dragon %27s facial expressions. For the role of smaug, cumberbatch stepped into the world of motion capture to bring the dragon to life. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch cbe born 19 july 1976 is an english actor. Mar 7, 2014 he played as necromancer and smaug from the hobbit. Through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of smaug and the necromancer in the hobbit film series. Genealogists discover the sherlock actor is a distant cousin of the characters creator, author sir arthur conan doyle. More intriguing is cumberbatch confessing to his role as the necromancer, who. Movie and television interview benedict cumberbatch. He has been acting in theatre since 2001 and received a nomination for an oliv. Its about as hard to find anything about his personal philosophy as it is to say his name ten times fast. Benedict cumberbatch is doctor strange the superherohype forums. Oh, and the necromancer a disembodied spirit of evil.
He plays both smaug and the necromancer in the peter jacksondirected film. Benedict cumberbatch doing mocap for smaug in the hobbit imitation. Benedict cumberbatch cant say penguins the graham norton show on bbc america duration. An unexpected journey, the audience sees only his legs, wings, and tail, and his eye, which is showcased in the final scene of the film. This site is strictly a fansite created by a fan for the fans. Jan 16, 20 and benedicts portrayal of the iconic character is nothing but perfection. Metamorphosis by franz kafka, read by benedict cumberbatch by.
Nothing on this site is meant for harm to benedict or anyone associated with. The late show with stephen colbert 2,062,831 views. Benedict cumberbatch was born and raised in london, england. The british actor previously best known for supporting turns in oscar bait like atonement, tinker tailor soldier spy and war horse and the bbc tv series sherlock earned global attention for his memorable role as the notsomysterious villain at the center of j. An unexpected journey 2012 benedict cumberbatch as necromancer. Also provided mocap and voice for dormammu in doctor strange 2016. Make sure to provide all the requested info, including a photo of your governmentissued id. Benedict cumberbatch is alan turing in first image from the.
Having benedict in a mocap suit was lots of fun for us, and hopefully for him too and seemed to help him get immersed and home in on the character. The desolation of smaug 20 benedict cumberbatch as smaug, necromancer. Dec 08, 20 british actor also gives life to the darkness of the necromancer in peter jacksons sequel. Benedict cumberbatch doctor strange shooting shrug. Movie and television interview benedict cumberbatch sherlock and its star return to pbss masterpiece mystery for a second season sunday. Benedict cumberbatch was born on july 19, 1976 in london, england to actor parents, timothy carlton and wanda ventham. Benedict cumberbatch, star of the imitation game the actor gained critical acclaim and a big following for his role in sherlock. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to factbased news and analysis.
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Benedict cumberbatch is an english film, television, stage, and voice. Benedict cumberbatch contact info booking agent, manager. Benedict cumberbatch plays two roles in doctor strange and no. Sometimes the technology is used in highly creative ways, such as when peter jackson had benedict cumberbatch help bring the devastating titular dragon to life in the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch, who is set to play smaug and the. See more ideas about benedict cumberbatch, the hobbit, smaug.
If someone created postscommentsaccounts pretending to be you, you can tap continue and fill out the form. Oct 22, 2014 achmed the dead terrorist has a son jeff dunham controlled chaos jeff dunham duration. Benedict cumberbatch and elisabeth moss will star in jane campions new film, the power of the dog, an adaptation of the thomas savage novel. Feb 22, 2014 the video gives us a brief, yet kind of hilarious, glimpse of him in a motion capture suit, writhing on the floor to generate realistic movements for the giant beast. He studied drama at the university of manchester before training at the prestigious london academy of music and dramatic art.
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