It’s been a busy couple of years for Benedict Cumberbatch, between Sherlock, Star Trek 2, The Hobbit, and countless other projects.
In a small interview clip, Cumberbatch reveals how his character Smaug will be revelaed in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequel.
The quote came from the same interview session as this Parade’s End report, but the quote surfaced on Tumblr thanks to the interviewer. Said Cumberbatch about Smaug’s intro:
I think my eye might open at the end of the first film and then you’ll get the rest of me in the second.
Smaug is a dragon in The Hobbit book and the main antagonist.
One thing to keep in mind, as noted by Bleeding Cool, is that Jackson may make some adjustments to how certain plot elements are ordered now that he’s turning his two-part Hobbit story into three. In other words, there’s a chance Smaug’s introduction may move to a different point than what Cumberbatch described.
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