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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has released a new production video blog online, focusing on how Peter Jackson and crew filmed the more dragon-centric scenes.

Interestingly enough, it transpires that Jackson was still unsure of how his final design for Smaug would look, even when principle photography was underway on the film!

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Fortunately, he managed to settle on an aesthetic that looks suitably menacing. From the brief glimpses of Smaug we’ve seen so far, he looks a villain to be reckoned with…

Take a look at the new blog, below…

Nice to see Benedict Cumberbatch make an appearance, and the sequence in which Martin Freeman has to react to his voice alone is a bit of a treat!

Directed by Jackson and co-starring Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom and Richard Armitage, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug will open on 13 December 2013.

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