Leonard Nimoy to voice Smaug in The Hobbit

[NickyJ]

[Note: I guess this could have been put in the Stephen Fry topic, but I felt that since it was a different person, it warranted a different topic.]

Source: the-hobbit-movie.com To those of you who can't recognize the name, a reminder:

Spoiler :

This really catches my interest. When speaking to Bilbo, will Smaug talk about logic?

 

[Ajidica]

I don't the Nimoy has quite the voice for Smaug. Smaug always sounded to me like he would have a more 'upper class English' voice with an evil twist. Possibly a hint of Russian? Nimoy doesn't come across as manipulative as Smaug.

 

[CivCube]

Cool, cool news. I can't wait to hear Smaug recommend Archery.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Odd. His role as Master Xehanort was supposed to be his very last!

He pulled the role off well though. Maybe he'll do good in this one?

Guess he's a case of a true performer; he can't actually retire. He has to come back eventually.

 

[Huayna Capac357]

Even if this is really successful, he'll always be remembered by me for reading me those tech quotes.

 

[GoodGame]

Cool, cool news. I can't wait to hear Smaug recommend Archery.

I was thinking Smaug would talk about animal husbandry by quoting the Old Testament.



But you know, he did sing about Bilbo once....


Link to video.

 

[Lillefix]

I was thinking Smaug would talk about animal husbandry by quoting the Old Testament.



But you know, he did sing about Bilbo once....


Link to video.

I saw that yesterday and thought why isn't leonard nemoy in the hobbit.

 

[ParkCungHee]

Someone on this movie is a fan of Rankin and Bass!

 

[NickyJ]

But you know, he did sing about Bilbo once....


Link to video.

Gahh! My eyes! They're burning!

 

[Racsoviale]

when this movie come out, I demand they put that video after the credits in!

 

[NickyJ]

when this movie come out, I demand they put that video after the credits in!

I hope not. It would almost be enough for me to boycott the movie.

 

[Lillefix]

Agree. They should rather put it first.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I hope he gets to say "beep... beep... beep.."

 

[PeteAtoms]

No Sean Connery?

 

[Puck Nutty]

No Sean Connery?

He has already played a dragon. Besides, casting him (or James Earl Jones) as Smaug would be almost cliche.

 

[Ajidica]

I could see Christopher Lee doing a good job as the voice of Smaug, but he is getting old and he is already doing Saruman depending on what book rights PJ actualy has. (I don't think he has access to the Unfinished Tales which describe Sarumans fall. Without those rights Saruman becomes a cameo character.)

 

[Serutan]

Good Lord, are you telling me they're putting Saruman in The Hobbit!?!

As for Nimoy, if you saw him in the 'Mirror, Mirror' episode of Star Trek, you
know he can do evil/menacing.

 

[bombshoo]

I like this. I'm excited for this.

 

[Plotinus]

Good Lord, are you telling me they're putting Saruman in The Hobbit!?!

They wanted to - remember that the two films are meant to include material between the books, so don't stick to just the story of The Hobbit - but he doesn't want to fly anywhere any more, so I believe it proved impossible. Unless they let him film some scenes in England, I don't know.

 

[Racsoviale]

but he doesn't want to fly anywhere any more, so I believe it proved impossible. Unless they let him film some scenes in England, I don't know.

He could take a boat