Benedict singing as the angel islington in neil gaimans fantastic story neverwhere, which was adapted for radio. Benedict cumberbatch donned a motion capture suit to play the dragon smaug in the second chapter of peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy. Neverwhere radio drama airdate announced the mary sue. Join now the best tv and entertainment news in your inbox.
Peter jackson and crew did a stunning job of bringing the hobbit to life. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch cbe born 19 july 1976 is an english actor. From tv show to novel to radio adaptation, neil gaiman on how neverwhere came to radio. English actor benedict cumberbatch has performed in many films, television series, theatre productions, and recorded lines for various radio programs, narrations and video games. Watch benedict cumberbatch film his smaug motion capture. The book holds your interest and is a very clever piece of writing. Desolation of smaug trailer if there were an oscar for most ominous voice, benedict cumberbatch would surely win it for for his work in 20. Oct 22, 2014 benedict cumberbatch fans have been treated to a clip of the actor filming his motion capture performance as the hobbits evil dragon, smaug. Dec 08, 20 cumberbatch was clad in a motioncapture suit so filmmakers could get a sense of the movements of this powerful, firebreathing, alldestroying, flying napalm machine, the british actor says. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations, a somewhere that is neverwhere. Aside from having a name thats hard to pronounce quickly without tripping over it benedict cumberbatch is quite the skilled actor and has proven as much throughout his many appearances in film. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch was born and raised in london, england. This video clearly proves that hes one of the greatest actors. In neverwhere when benedict cumberbatch flew you heard, saw and felt his angel.
In this radio version of neil gaimans seminal fantasy novel neverwhere. Benedict cumberbatch doing mocap for smaug in the hobbit benedict cumberbatch as smaug hahaha i actually think he looks scarier than smaug. His personal journey from jerky surgeon to sorcerer supreme provides lots of time to be alone. Desolation of smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making smaug. Books by benedict cumberbatch goodreads share book. After wowing audiences and critics last year with his. En 2018, il enregistre pour penguin books louvrage the order of time du. The battle of the five armies, now in theaters, cumberbatch plays the role of the. Benedict cumberbatch the hobbit the best scene smaug. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch was born in london on july 19, 1976 to a couple of accomplished actors in their own right, wanda ventham and timothy carlton. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. An exclusive clip of benedict cumberbatch from the recording of neverwhere. Dec 24, 2012 in the following interview, both martin freeman and benedict cumberbatch discuss the confrontation between bilbo baggins and smaug in the lonely mountain. David harewood, sophie okonedo, benedict cumberbatch, anthony head.
Bbc, benedict cumberbatch, martin freeman, peter jackson, sherlock, smaug, the hobbit, tinker tailor soldier spy jill pantozzi editor in chief jill pantozzi is a popculture journalist and host. Bbc radio 4 extra neil gaiman neverwhere, the angel. Neverwhere is the stunningly original first novel from neil gaiman, the bestselling and prizewinning. Neverwhere is a 20 bbc radio 44 extra adaptation of neil gaimans novel neverwhere in which benedict cumberbatch stars as the angel islington neverwhere is a tale about richard mayhew whose life is turned upside down when he stops to help an injured girl door. The effects used to give smaug life and personality, especially benedict cumberbatch s voice, give smaug legendary proportions. The hobbits martin freeman on being bilbo and benedict. Watch benedict cumberbatch s phenomenal smaug audition. Benedict cumberbatchs dragon speaks in new the hobbit. The desolation of smaug, having benedict in a mocap suit seemed to help get.
In the hobbit sequel, cumberbatch plays the role of the perilous dragon, smaug. Actor benedict cumberbatch on the indignity of the motioncapture technology. Motioncapture video shows how benedict cumberbatch. Outtake of benedict cumberbatch as doctor strange for entertainment weekly this png image was uploaded on november pm by user. Benedict cumberbatch reads sherlock holmes rediscovered railway mysteries. A bbc radio fullcast dramatisation audible audiobook. The kindly abbot is played by george harris kingsley shacklebolt in the harry potter films and victor frankensteins father in frankenstein at the nt with benedict cumberbatch and jonny lee miller and he wears the loss of all those who have attempted the ordeal before heavy on his shoulders. A bbc radio fullcast dramatisation audible audio edition. The rediscovered railway mysteries and other stories reader audio book. Benedict cumberbatch sings bbc neil gaiman neverwhere. All i could see was benedict and martin or sherlock and john. Deadline can now tell you that it will be benedict cumberbatch. I couldnt take smaug or bilbo seriously the entire time they were interacting. A chip off the old block, benedict followed in his parents footsteps after studying theater at the university of manchester and the london academy of music and dramatic art.
This video was posted purely for entertainment purposes. 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. The sherlock star and the broadchurch actress will go headtohead for the new tv detective gong at this years ceremony, taking place at londons o2 on wednesday january 22. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. If you like this weird data make sure to check out my other stuff. Benedict cumberbatch on alan turings awkwardness and sherlocks. Benedict cumberbatch cant say penguins the graham norton show on bbc america duration. Benedict cumberbatch and olivia colman have been nominated for a national television award 2014. Benedict cumberbatch does smaug by fresh air from whyy free. Most of benedict cumberbatchs adoring fans first learned of the hawkishly handsome brit through his. Neverwhere is a bbc radio 4 extra adaptation of neil gaimans novel of the same name. Benedict cumberbatch, acclaimed british movie, theater, and television actor known for playing intelligent characters.
Selected as one of nprs top 100 science fiction and fantasy books of all time. It makes sense, benedict cumberbatch is an excellent actor, and doctor strange is about him finding his way after an accident. Cumberbatchs vyce from the bbc programme front row, 23 december 2010 3 benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch 19 julie 1976 is an inglis film, televeesion, theatre an vyce actor. Natalie dormer, david harewood, sophie okonedo, benedict cumberbatch, anthony. The order of time carlo rovelli 2018 the spiral audio book the jane austen bbc radio drama collection mansfield park the snowman and the snowdog audio book nightjar audio game voice sherlock holmes. The sherlock star and the broadchurch actress will go headtohead for the new tv. Benedict cumberbatch and jonny lee miller trainspotting, 1996 alternated the leading roles of dr. Olivier awardwinning stage and screen star benedict cumberbatch sings a melancholy little ditty in a new clip released of the forthcoming sixpart radio miniseries nevermore, forcing one to ask. English actor benedict cumberbatch has performed in many films, television shows. The desolation of smaug 20 benedict cumberbatch as smaug, necromancer. Benedict cumberbatch and the cast of neverwhere first photo and air date revealed. The world according to benedict cumberbatch benedict. Npr extra actor benedict cumberbatch who inhabits the title role in the bbc series sherlock about a modern and techsavvy sherlock. Benedict cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute horace rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring timothy west as the older rumpole.
The five best benedict cumberbatch movies of his career. Maggs, dirk, gaiman, neil, head, anthony, cumberbatch, benedict, lee, christopher, harewood. The desolation of smaug benedict cumberbatch on smaug. Listen to james mcavoy and benedict cumberbatch perform. Discover book depositorys huge selection of benedict cumberbatch books online. Actor benedict cumberbatch is the voice of the dragon smaug and offered to do motion capture so that peter jackson. The number one new york times bestselling authors wildly successful first novel featuring his new. A bbc radio sixpart adaptation of neil gaimans bestselling novel, starring. Neil gaiman was the winner of the bbc audio drama award 2015 for outstanding contribution to radio drama beneath the streets of london there is another london. Some of benedict cumberbatchs most famous roles like khan in star trek. Benedict cumberbatch performs mocap smaug in makingof video exclusive to create the dragon in the hobbit. Neverwhere is great sometimes hearing the book read aloud kills the story and sometimes it merely aids in the telling of the story. Audiences wont see benedict cumberbatch in peter jacksons the hobbit.
Meanwhile, dirk maggs branches out meanwhile, dirk maggs branches out posted on june. Aug 11, 2015 beautiful performance of benedict cumberbatch in the movies of the hobbit as the dragon smaug the best scene. On saturday 16 march 20, bbc radio 4 and bbc radio 4 extra broadcast the first, hourlong, episode of neverwhere. Oct 23, 2014 pretty much a guaranteed oscar nominee for his role in this years the imitation game, benedict cumberbatchs career is unstoppable. Benedict cumberbatch to star in a neverwhere movie. Cumberbatch s vyce from the bbc programme front row, 23 december 2010 3 benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch 19 julie 1976 is an inglis film, televeesion, theatre an vyce actor. Benedict cumberbatch felt like a complete knob playing smaug in the hobbit films. It is the 50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. But really, would anyone mind a little surprise benedict cumberbatch cumberbatch plays islington in the audio adaptation of neil. Neverwhere is a 20 bbc radio 44 extra adaptation of neil gaimans novel neverwhere in which benedict cumberbatch stars as the angel islington. Jackson captioned the photo, smaug admires bilbos feet. Browse audiobooks read by benedict cumberbatch sorted by.
With performance capture technology benedict becomes the dragon smaug and the necromancer in the hobbit. Watch benedict cumberbatchs phenomenal smaug audition mtv. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done. But damn me if the existence of a new radio play of neil gaimans. The desolation of smaug even though he portrays the title character no, not the hobbit, bilbo baggins, that role went to his sherlock costar martin freeman. Benedict cumberbatch talks about his audition for the role of smaug and the amount of time it took to film his lines. Benedict cumberbatchs most popular book is the metamorphosis. Find out more about british screen actor benedict cumberbatch, star of the bbc television show sherlock and films like the hobbit, at biography. Oct 17, 20 hitfix talks to martin freeman on the new zealand set of the hobbit. The rediscovered railway mysteries and other stories reader audio book words for you. Benedict cumberbatch behindthescenes of the hobbit.
The desolation of smaug, where he tells us about smoothing out the kinks with director peter jackson and working or not. Bbc radio 4 extra neil gaiman neverwhere, james mcavoy on richard. Six episodes, named after the vlocation of each episode, aired from 16 to 21 march 20. Sherlocksmaug hobbitholmes or sumthin johnlock, narnia, fangirl, mrs hudson. 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. Benedict cumberbatch the angel sings incl words youtube. This audio clip autostarts so were putting it after the jump. Benedict cumberbatch, james mcavoy, christopher lee are among the stars of neil gaimans radio drama, and we can listen to it. Stream benedict cumberbatch does smaug by fresh air from whyy from desktop or your mobile device. Oct 23, 2014 take a look as the actor responsible for the desolation of smaug slips into motioncapture gear to bring the ferocious dragon to life. His parents, wanda ventham and timothy carlton born timothy carlton congdon cumberbatch, are both actors. Oct 31, 2014 benedict cumberbatch s audition tape for the part of smaug in the hobbit makes it clear why he scored the role.
Desolation of smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making smaug himself. Cumberbatch, through motion capture, embodies the frightening dragon, smaug. Listen to neverwhere audiobook by neil gaiman, narrated by christopher lee. Benedict cumberbatch performs mocap smaug in making of. Neil gaiman, christopher lee, james mcavoy, natalie dormer, david harewood, sophie okonedo, benedict cumberbatch, anthony head, bbc worldwide ltd. Benedict cumberbatch and the cast of neverwhere first photo and air date. However, i wouldnt class it as such, if anything it reminded me of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Most of benedict cumberbatchs adoring fans first learned of the hawkishly handsome brit. Through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of smaug and the. Benedict sherlock sherlock bbc benedict cumberbatch smaug watch sherlock sherlock cumberbatch gilbert blythe ben. Gaimans delightful novel which was, originally, a subpar miniseries the bbc. Benedict cumberbatchs 7 greatest voiceonly performances. Jun 16, 2011 benedict cumberbatch to voice smaug in the hobbit by mike fleming jr. David tennant, benedict cumberbatch, julie mckenzie. We dont seem to see an end to the talent of benedict cumberbatch. Martin freeman and benedict cumberbatch discuss the hobbit. List of benedict cumberbatch performances wikipedia. Sherlocks benedict cumberbatch and xmens james mcavoy are joined by game of thrones and former. Cora reed listen to james mcavoy and benedict cumberbatch perform neil gaimans neverwhere the bbc has released the threehour audio recording, streaming. The subsequent five halfhour episodes were broadcast throughout the following week on radio 4 extra in mono on dab, and made available worldwide after broadcast on bbc iplayer. Martin freeman and benedict cumberbatch on the set of the hobbit.
Behind the scenes of the hobbit with benedict cumberbatch. Benedict cumberbatch sings in neverwhere radio times. On the book cover blurb it states that it is monty pythonish, i have always hated monty python, so that initially put me off. He became popular for portraying a modern sherlock. The desolation of smaug benedict cumberbatch is a massive let down emily hewett thursday 12 dec 20 12. Benedict cumberbatch and the cast of neverwhere first. Benedict cumberbatch was always the angel islington. The hobbits benedict cumberbatch talks smaug the mary sue. List of benedict cumberbatch performances the jh movie. The snowman and the snowdog by raymond briggs audiobook extract read by benedict cumberbatch. In case you missed it, neverwhere the radio drama is voiceacted, among others, by sherlock holmes as smaug the dragon errr, benedict cumberbatch and some others you may know. Dec 02, 20 check out a recent tv spot for the film in which you can glimpse smaug in motion. Audio books for kidsbooks for boysmy booksbook 1this bookjim dalebest.