{"id":93190,"date":"2014-10-21T21:40:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T02:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=93190"},"modified":"2014-10-21T21:40:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T02:40:58","slug":"benedict-cumberbatch-behind-the-scenes-footage-conversations-with-smaug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/10\/21\/93190-benedict-cumberbatch-behind-the-scenes-footage-conversations-with-smaug\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict Cumberbatch behind-the-scenes footage: conversations with Smaug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/benedict_smaug.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/benedict_smaug-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"benedict_smaug\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-93210 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/benedict_smaug-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/benedict_smaug-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/benedict_smaug.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> New behind-the-scenes footage from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug reveals more about how Benedict Cumberbatch created the voice and personality of the dragon.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed for motion-capture, Cumberbatch lies on a raised, carpeted platform and snarls at an unseen Biblo.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, director Peter Jackson explains: &#8220;We wanted someone who would do something original, unexpected &#8212; 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