Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

ComefacetofacewithSmaugtheMagnificent,themostrealistic,breathtakinganddestructivedragonevertoappearonscreen,inthisgalleryofexclusiveimagesthattellthestoryofhowhewascreated.SmaugisoneofthemostmemorablecharactersinJRRTolkien’sTheHobbit:ahuge,malevolent,fire-breathing,talkingdragon!Butwhilehemakesquiteanimpactinthebook,inPeterJackson’sfilmadaptationheisdefinitelythemostspectacularcreatureevertoappearonscreen.Sohowdidthefilmmakersmanagetotakethedragonthathaslivedinmillionsofreaders’imaginationsandturnhimintoatotallyuniqueandunforgettableliving,breathingcharacter?TheanswercanbefoundinSmaug:UnleashingtheDragon.Packedwithstunning,exclusivenewimages,itrevealshowhegrewoutofthousandsofdetailedandfantasticalconceptdesignsintothebeastthatisunleashedinawesomedigitalglory.CompiledbytheAcademy-Award-winningteamsatWetaDigitalandWetaWorkshop,whoprovidefascinatinginsightstellingthestoryofthedragon’screation,andfeaturinganexclusiveforewordbyBenedictCumberbatch,thisistheperfectcompanionforeveryfanwhowasblownawaybySmaug,theMagnificent!