In neverwhere when benedict cumberbatch flew you heard, saw and felt his angel. Jackson captioned the photo, smaug admires bilbos feet. The desolation of smaug benedict cumberbatch on smaug. Books by benedict cumberbatch goodreads share book. 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. Maggs, dirk, gaiman, neil, head, anthony, cumberbatch, benedict, lee, christopher, harewood. Join now the best tv and entertainment news in your inbox. Neverwhere radio drama airdate announced the mary sue. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done. Benedict cumberbatch, acclaimed british movie, theater, and television actor known for playing intelligent characters.
Gaimans delightful novel which was, originally, a subpar miniseries the bbc. Martin freeman and benedict cumberbatch discuss the hobbit. The battle of the five armies, now in theaters, cumberbatch plays the role of the. The effects used to give smaug life and personality, especially benedict cumberbatch s voice, give smaug legendary proportions. But really, would anyone mind a little surprise benedict cumberbatch cumberbatch plays islington in the audio adaptation of neil. Aug 11, 2015 beautiful performance of benedict cumberbatch in the movies of the hobbit as the dragon smaug the best scene. Desolation of smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making 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. Dec 02, 20 check out a recent tv spot for the film in which you can glimpse smaug in motion. Benedict cumberbatchs dragon speaks in new the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatchs 7 greatest voiceonly performances. Benedict cumberbatch and the cast of neverwhere first photo and air date revealed. Benedict cumberbatch performs mocap smaug in making of. 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. His personal journey from jerky surgeon to sorcerer supreme provides lots of time to be alone. Listen to neverwhere audiobook by neil gaiman, narrated by christopher lee. The world according to benedict cumberbatch benedict.
Bbc radio 4 extra neil gaiman neverwhere, james mcavoy on richard. 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. Benedict cumberbatch and olivia colman have been nominated for a national television award 2014. 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. Benedict cumberbatch performs mocap smaug in makingof video exclusive to create the dragon in the hobbit.
Benedict cumberbatch the hobbit the best scene smaug. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations, a somewhere that is neverwhere. 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. Actor benedict cumberbatch is the voice of the dragon smaug and offered to do motion capture so that peter jackson. Oct 17, 20 hitfix talks to martin freeman on the new zealand set of the hobbit.
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. 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. A bbc radio fullcast dramatisation audible audio edition. Discover book depositorys huge selection of benedict cumberbatch books online. Stream benedict cumberbatch does smaug by fresh air from whyy from desktop or your mobile device. David harewood, sophie okonedo, benedict cumberbatch, anthony head. An exclusive clip of benedict cumberbatch from the recording of neverwhere. Motioncapture video shows how benedict cumberbatch.
The desolation of smaug, having benedict in a mocap suit seemed to help get. Most of benedict cumberbatchs adoring fans first learned of the hawkishly handsome brit through his. Six episodes, named after the vlocation of each episode, aired from 16 to 21 march 20. Benedict cumberbatch talks about his audition for the role of smaug and the amount of time it took to film his lines. Benedict cumberbatch behindthescenes of the hobbit. Watch benedict cumberbatchs phenomenal smaug audition mtv. Listen to james mcavoy and benedict cumberbatch perform. 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. On saturday 16 march 20, bbc radio 4 and bbc radio 4 extra broadcast the first, hourlong, episode of neverwhere.
Cumberbatch, through motion capture, embodies the frightening dragon, smaug. Neverwhere is a 20 bbc radio 44 extra adaptation of neil gaimans novel neverwhere in which benedict cumberbatch stars as the angel islington. Find out more about british screen actor benedict cumberbatch, star of the bbc television show sherlock and films like the hobbit, at biography. Benedict singing as the angel islington in neil gaimans fantastic story neverwhere, which was adapted for radio. List of benedict cumberbatch performances the jh movie. The rediscovered railway mysteries and other stories reader audio book. Natalie dormer, david harewood, sophie okonedo, benedict cumberbatch, anthony.
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. The book holds your interest and is a very clever piece of writing. Benedict cumberbatch, james mcavoy, christopher lee are among the stars of neil gaimans radio drama, and we can listen to it. 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. 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. Benedict cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute horace rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring timothy west as the older rumpole. This video clearly proves that hes one of the greatest actors. A bbc radio sixpart adaptation of neil gaimans bestselling novel, starring. 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. Neverwhere is great sometimes hearing the book read aloud kills the story and sometimes it merely aids in the telling of the story. Meanwhile, dirk maggs branches out meanwhile, dirk maggs branches out posted on june. 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. The sherlock star and the broadchurch actress will go headtohead for the new tv.
English actor benedict cumberbatch has performed in many films, television shows. Watch benedict cumberbatch film his smaug motion capture. We dont seem to see an end to the talent of benedict cumberbatch. 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. List of benedict cumberbatch performances wikipedia. Benedict cumberbatch does smaug by fresh air from whyy free. 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. It is the 50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead.
Through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of smaug and the. The hobbits martin freeman on being bilbo and benedict. English actor benedict cumberbatch has performed in many films, television series, theatre productions, and recorded lines for various radio programs, narrations and video games. This video was posted purely for entertainment purposes. The rediscovered railway mysteries and other stories reader audio book words for you. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Oct 23, 2014 pretty much a guaranteed oscar nominee for his role in this years the imitation game, benedict cumberbatchs career is unstoppable. Benedict sherlock sherlock bbc benedict cumberbatch smaug watch sherlock sherlock cumberbatch gilbert blythe ben. 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. But damn me if the existence of a new radio play of neil gaimans. Most of benedict cumberbatchs adoring fans first learned of the hawkishly handsome brit.
Neverwhere is a bbc radio 4 extra adaptation of neil gaimans novel of the same name. Benedict cumberbatch on alan turings awkwardness and sherlocks. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch was born and raised in london, england. The snowman and the snowdog by raymond briggs audiobook extract read by benedict cumberbatch. Jun 16, 2011 benedict cumberbatch to voice smaug in the hobbit by mike fleming jr. All i could see was benedict and martin or sherlock and john. I couldnt take smaug or bilbo seriously the entire time they were interacting. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. On the book cover blurb it states that it is monty pythonish, i have always hated monty python, so that initially put me off. 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.
His parents, wanda ventham and timothy carlton born timothy carlton congdon cumberbatch, are both actors. Benedict cumberbatch the angel sings incl words youtube. The hobbits benedict cumberbatch talks smaug the mary sue. With performance capture technology benedict becomes the dragon smaug and the necromancer in the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch reads sherlock holmes rediscovered railway mysteries. Martin freeman and benedict cumberbatch on the set of the hobbit. Browse audiobooks read by benedict cumberbatch sorted by. Outtake of benedict cumberbatch as doctor strange for entertainment weekly this png image was uploaded on november pm by user. Neverwhere is the stunningly original first novel from neil gaiman, the bestselling and prizewinning. Audiences wont see benedict cumberbatch in peter jacksons the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch was always the angel islington. Selected as one of nprs top 100 science fiction and fantasy books of all time. Watch benedict cumberbatch s phenomenal smaug audition. Neil gaiman, christopher lee, james mcavoy, natalie dormer, david harewood, sophie okonedo, benedict cumberbatch, anthony head, bbc worldwide ltd.
Benedict cumberbatch sings bbc neil gaiman neverwhere. In this radio version of neil gaimans seminal fantasy novel neverwhere. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch cbe born 19 july 1976 is an english actor. Desolation of smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making smaug himself. If you like this weird data make sure to check out my other stuff. Sherlocks benedict cumberbatch and xmens james mcavoy are joined by game of thrones and former. Npr extra actor benedict cumberbatch who inhabits the title role in the bbc series sherlock about a modern and techsavvy sherlock. Benedict cumberbatch donned a motion capture suit to play the dragon smaug in the second chapter of peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy. From tv show to novel to radio adaptation, neil gaiman on how neverwhere came to radio.
A bbc radio fullcast dramatisation audible audiobook. The five best benedict cumberbatch movies of his career. Bbc radio 4 extra neil gaiman neverwhere, the angel. Audio books for kidsbooks for boysmy booksbook 1this bookjim dalebest. Peter jackson and crew did a stunning job of bringing the hobbit to life. The desolation of smaug 20 benedict cumberbatch as smaug, necromancer. It makes sense, benedict cumberbatch is an excellent actor, and doctor strange is about him finding his way after an accident. Benedict cumberbatch doing mocap for smaug in the hobbit benedict cumberbatch as smaug hahaha i actually think he looks scarier than smaug. Deadline can now tell you that it will be benedict cumberbatch. 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. Benedict cumberbatchs most popular book is the metamorphosis. Behind the scenes of the hobbit with benedict cumberbatch. 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.
Benedict cumberbatch to star in a neverwhere movie. The desolation of smaug, where he tells us about smoothing out the kinks with director peter jackson and working or not. Sherlocksmaug hobbitholmes or sumthin johnlock, narnia, fangirl, mrs hudson. However, i wouldnt class it as such, if anything it reminded me of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Benedict cumberbatch and the cast of neverwhere first photo and air date. After wowing audiences and critics last year with his.
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. The desolation of smaug benedict cumberbatch is a massive let down emily hewett thursday 12 dec 20 12. Oct 31, 2014 benedict cumberbatch s audition tape for the part of smaug in the hobbit makes it clear why he scored the role. The number one new york times bestselling authors wildly successful first novel featuring his new. Benedict cumberbatch and the cast of neverwhere first. Some of benedict cumberbatchs most famous roles like khan in star trek. Cora reed listen to james mcavoy and benedict cumberbatch perform neil gaimans neverwhere the bbc has released the threehour audio recording, streaming. Actor benedict cumberbatch on the indignity of the motioncapture technology. He became popular for portraying a modern sherlock. In the hobbit sequel, cumberbatch plays the role of the perilous dragon, smaug. En 2018, il enregistre pour penguin books louvrage the order of time du. Benedict cumberbatch and jonny lee miller trainspotting, 1996 alternated the leading roles of dr. Benedict cumberbatch cant say penguins the graham norton show on bbc america duration. This audio clip autostarts so were putting it after the jump.