The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Quick Answers

1. It releases in the UK on 13th December 2013.


2. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema and WingNut Films. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.


3. The production budget for this film is $200,000,000 which is $20million more than the production budget for the previous film.


4. The film has three nationalities, the countries involved were New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States.


5. This is a high budget studio production.


6. It is connected to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and it is a sequel to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. This film will also be continued with The Hobbit: There and Back Again.


7. It is directed by Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong(2005).


8. Star names of the cast include: Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins; Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey; Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and the Necromancer , the antagonist.


9. The film is about some dwarves who are on a quest to reclaim their homeland from the antagonist, Smaug. The protagonist Bilbo Baggins possesses a mysterious ring.


10. This film will appeal to the fans of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and also appeal to a family audience.