Benedict Cumberbatch -- Behind-the-Scenes of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

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Benedict Cumberbatch -- Behind-the-Scenes of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making Smaug himself.

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@MrPjw5 4 жыл бұрын

“Sherlock? Why are you acting like a dragon?” “IT’S FOR A CASE, JOHN!!!”

@juliedeckers1068 4 жыл бұрын

Omg XD

@etienneedrich6724 4 жыл бұрын

I love sherlock too

@Rose28000 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I love this parallel

@spx2834 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHDGWGSGSGDGD THİS İS AWESOME

@avhieabanes8176 4 жыл бұрын

Sherlock!

@instinct922 4 жыл бұрын

On all levels except physical, he is a dragon.

@eatxaxcookiextay 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@chielvb8030 4 жыл бұрын

😂 You just made my day

@instinct922 4 жыл бұрын

@@chielvb8030 This made your whole day? Damn, you must be going through a rough patch.

@FaalDovah 4 жыл бұрын

You have to finish it! "On all levels except physical, he is a dragon...." *Rewr*

@heyheyheyheyheyhey76 4 жыл бұрын

The way he was able to stay professional throughout was amazing. I'd be laughing my ass off at the thought of doing this.

@dakotalee6990 4 жыл бұрын

We're so used to actors seeming cool that we tend to forget they are theater geeks.

@eatxaxcookiextay 4 жыл бұрын

This is what I was thinking!

@emawolf2677 4 жыл бұрын

i kept losing it every time he'd call Smaug a worm :))))

@canaisyoung3601 4 жыл бұрын

@@emawolf2677 Don't you mean "wyrm"?

@Jormyyy 3 жыл бұрын

@@emawolf2677 wyrm* Can still be used as an insult for proud dragons though because it sounds like worm

@melissalindsey5587 3 жыл бұрын

I got you to the 666th like

@thewilltheway 4 жыл бұрын

It hard to believe that Benedict was virtually unknown to the public ten years ago when they cast him for Smaug.

@funny.gon-12 3 жыл бұрын

Not entirely he was hannibal lecter but this was a big milestone later down the line he got to be Khan and dr .strange .

@SJMJ91 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that. He'd already been in Sherlock at that point but you're right - I think this was the blockbuster role that leaped his stardom.

@Flipmode1900 3 жыл бұрын

No he wasn't you tit

@Laoruperteen18 3 жыл бұрын

maybe for people in america, but in england hes VERY popular, hes done theatre, and sherlock, and is on celebrity talk shows very often.

@fede018 3 жыл бұрын

Sherlock didn't air when he auditioned in 2010, you idiots.

@HaidarAli-zr5ob 7 жыл бұрын

new acting level: cumberbatch

@EhlistarsWrath 4 жыл бұрын

Haidar Ali no that’s the Andy Serkis acting level you’re seeing

@comediansactorsandall2502 4 жыл бұрын

Rooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

@mishopapava 4 жыл бұрын

I played this character Behind-the-Scenes of The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipl4oZp8uNu-qJ8.html I played this character Gollum (Smeagol) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ermbqbuZtafRdJc.html Doctor Strange - Video 2018 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nMidmsJm07ncoGQ.html

@msrobyn82 4 жыл бұрын

@@EhlistarsWrath I agree. They are both great but Andy Serkis is a legend when it comes to motion caption. Have you seen Andy in Planet Of The Apes Trilogy? And many many more.

@heyheyheyheyheyhey76 4 жыл бұрын

His professionalism and composure is incredible. Most people would be losing it laughing at the task of doing this.

@virgelflores8455 7 жыл бұрын

he is such a great actor. He's not shy doing that thing in front of all people

@MrVonzine 7 жыл бұрын

Virhel Flores bro! if they offered me 1 million dollar, I'd be doing it naked!

@virgelflores8455 7 жыл бұрын

What?! Oh my gosh men! Haahaha

@coreydoyle4702 7 жыл бұрын

Many women do more for much less. So.. Oh my gosh, people? ;-P On topic, he is indeed a great actor.

@racheljilek964 7 жыл бұрын

+Corey Doyle I think they meant to say "man" :D

@coreydoyle4702 7 жыл бұрын

Rachel Jilek Possibly, I'm just teasing :-)

@VisiSaujadani 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not a psychopath, I’m a high-functioning dragon

@Deinobi 2 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference

@rxrg9820 2 жыл бұрын

u forgot the Sociopath HAHA

@Ghostbusters4life Жыл бұрын

I'm a high functioning sociopathic dragon. With your number. 😊

@bellerain381 7 ай бұрын

Do your research!

@HowardWimshurst 4 жыл бұрын

I think peter Jackson is an actual Hobbit

@johnrollyson360 3 жыл бұрын

The feet bruh xD

@epicmoviemoments6005 3 жыл бұрын

hobbits dont have beards

@zatzutwice 3 жыл бұрын

@@epicmoviemoments6005 he is modern hobbit

@HayDayEveryday 3 жыл бұрын

lmaoo

@yadonkno3320 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I was thinking that too

@entoy092523 5 жыл бұрын

Teacher: What do you want to be when you grow up? 7 year old Benedict: A dragon! Teacher: Haha, thats impossible. Benedict now:

@leadcoloredgirl0707 5 жыл бұрын

Hold my beer 😄

@mlangley2229 4 жыл бұрын

Benedict now: Benedict: WHAT'S UP NOW BITCH IN THE SCHOOLS

@RocketDragons 4 жыл бұрын

I can just image his reply, "Pathetic HUUUUUUMAN! Who are YOU to tell MEEEEEEE what I can...or cannot...BECOME?!"

@alingkinai7520 4 жыл бұрын

a wizard dragon.

@saibirina 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing is impossible if you are talented and ready to take risks. I love his voice, great acting skills, but above all his accent!

@michaelcaesar5855 5 жыл бұрын

“My teeth are swords, My claws are like spears, My wings, Are a hurricane!” I really loved the line.

@MLaak86 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Caesar “so it is true, the black arrow found its mark.”

@wallace2655 4 жыл бұрын

And in the books its even better

@ardidaanishwiyono3364 4 жыл бұрын

@@MLaak86 *What did you say?!*

@heyheyheyheyheyhey76 4 жыл бұрын

His professionalism is something else. Fair play to Cumberbatch for being able to do this and not laugh at the same time haha.

@Numenorean921 4 жыл бұрын

because it's from tolkien

@46raulfull 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone: Smaug Peter Jackson, an intellectual: Schmaoug

@savannahholcomb9648 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@randomgacha5681 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@emeralddragon1712 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@spacewolfcub 2 жыл бұрын

11:00 Did he say ADR for Smaugy’s mouth?

@mgtocrateezspeaks3971 Ай бұрын

@@spacewolfcubSmaugy Smaug

@moonshinemjrb6709 4 жыл бұрын

2019. He was an inspector, a doctor, a dragon and now a f*cking wizard

@FoveDesan 4 жыл бұрын

MOONSHINE MJRB wizard?

@muffinmmm7236 4 жыл бұрын

*sorcerer

@Thaction 4 жыл бұрын

FoveDesan he’s doctor strange

@FoveDesan 4 жыл бұрын

@@Thaction oh! right!

@blackmamba6046 4 жыл бұрын

And also a genius who cracked the German Enigma code.

@ragnarokbringer5256 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that he handled this so professionally is crazy. I wouldnt be able to go 20 seconds without laughing

@loretta2539 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt have been able to say a single line let alone do any movement because of how ridiculous it would make me feel and how stupid I must look lol

@iapples38 2 жыл бұрын

Well it's his job and if you don't, the disappointment is probably worse than the embarrassment of doing it

@ddmddmd 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody could ever cast you in anything if you don’t have the minimum required to immerse in a roll. Thank god you didn’t pursue acting as a career you could have been mediocre.

@boverdesenutz8444 2 жыл бұрын

Was gonna say something like this. He really turned into a dragon on that floor bruh.

@imalwaysright1408 2 жыл бұрын

@@ddmddmd thank god for someone not pursuing a career they didn’t like? Aren’t you a special kid 👦

@ittybittytittycommittee6652 7 жыл бұрын

smaug, i've come to bargain

@kruku9929 7 жыл бұрын

Smaug, i come to bargain

@razvanflorea1166 7 жыл бұрын

Smaug...

@razvanflorea1166 7 жыл бұрын

Smaug!

@razvanflorea1166 7 жыл бұрын

Smaug!

@Ondernemingskamer 7 жыл бұрын

That was one of the best parts of the movie! LMFAO!

@lovelyDragon100 4 жыл бұрын

His acting was so great that he inspired the animators for improvement in Smaugs body movement, which wasn't even planned!!

@SJMJ91 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that the final version of Smaug in the 2nd and 3rd film had a different physicality than the character design in the first film sums it up.

@JavierGonzalez-lp3ke 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Just wow. In today's cinematic world, there's "acting", then there's Benedict Cumberbatch doing this as Smaug. There really is no comparison; dude's on a whole other level of 'awesome'

@danielnichols5632 2 жыл бұрын

Zzzzz

@janeilnold5863 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone can voice a dragon. Cumberbatch crawled around on his hands and knees and BECAME a dragon!

@Skull_Introvert 4 жыл бұрын

I can do better...... ....But that VOICE.....

@amjadken 4 жыл бұрын

@starkaskodd Jeremy Irons?

@booplaboop5783 3 жыл бұрын

@@amjadken YESSS where can I hear that If I can!?

@jademaverick8291 3 жыл бұрын

No other place where you can do this and still be thought of as sane.

@hmmxst 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just say how agile this man is

@Mina-zg7oi 6 жыл бұрын

_Bilbo and Smaug.. John and Sherlock.. Everett Ross and Doctor Strange.._ _Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch, its like you really can't separate them. These two will really work together no matter what. _*_Iconic._*

@4yer4 5 жыл бұрын

AHH

@lully1390 5 жыл бұрын

YES and they work so well together!!!

@fartlek. 5 жыл бұрын

Mina They don’t like each other in real life though

@orie._. 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t find a good name :/ ofc they don't

@elielelwy 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t find a good name :/ whaat!? No way! I thought they were good friends

@eef3044 4 жыл бұрын

This is a whole different level of confidence

@vcamv2354 3 жыл бұрын

"The motion capture suit was not necessary". He didn't had to crawl down on the ground and move like a never seen before creature, but he did it anyways for the sake of creating a better perfomance. He didn't felt ashamed to crawl on the ground and act all of that, even if it kinda looks funny, just for the sake of really going deep into the character. This man's a real actor!

@travist6935 5 жыл бұрын

8:32 lmao this guy's freaking terrified of his performance, he's fully convinced he's just seen a real dragon.

@av3ngers17 4 жыл бұрын

lmaooo it looks like he hasn't slept in a few days

@puffdaddy1159 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahha omfgggggg

@heyheyheyheyheyhey76 4 жыл бұрын

I praise Benedict Cumberbatch for his professionalism during all this. It would personally have me all over the place from laughing so much.

@classyjohn1923 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas has seen it. He decided to pack his bags and leave.

@mrsnufflekins3479 4 жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT! LMAO

@ellietructon5822 6 жыл бұрын

This man needs to be given an Oscar

@claudemakelele2856 6 жыл бұрын

Ellie Truc Ton ...I thought he got one already

@idoneakw9996 6 жыл бұрын

Claude Makelele he got a nomination but didn't win unfortunately

@erikpng 5 жыл бұрын

Or a bargain.

@gleenfales 5 жыл бұрын

yOU have to earn you dont just GET

@scabZable 5 жыл бұрын

He needs to be given an oscar for the merit of best interpretation in weird conditions

@jamesdick2580 4 жыл бұрын

i like how for Smaug's voice, it only requires a small change of the pitch of his voice to go from hypnotic to sending a chill down your spine. very well acted.

@jakubrajewski5404 4 жыл бұрын

0:30 me looking for a spider that i lost the track of

@everton1681 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@poppytree1909 4 жыл бұрын

Someone LMFAOOOO BRO 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

@bonjoviwankenobi8533 4 жыл бұрын

ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ

@cjess6265 3 жыл бұрын

Jajajajaja

@veeeevo 3 жыл бұрын

HOLY☠️☠️☠️

@erenthebombjaeger 5 жыл бұрын

.....5 years...it took me 5 whole years to realize Benedict played Smaug....Oml

@goodputin4324 4 жыл бұрын

You fookin' muppet

@gloriasamson417 4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@galakkun6071 4 жыл бұрын

I'm worst. I just found out today... And it's 2019.

@serendipityfilms6769 4 жыл бұрын

@@galakkun6071 me too

@DoctorStrangeYTP 4 жыл бұрын

@@galakkun6071 me too 😂

@TheDoctorMcGuinness1 7 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of performance that makes me want to become an actor he truly is inspiring.

@rebeccagarcia7511 7 жыл бұрын

Arrow same here.

@brodiestephens419 21 күн бұрын

Makes me want to become a dragon.

@olivia.mcdonald 2 жыл бұрын

Actors are really just a different breed. I have no idea how they can be this passionate and genuine while looking this goofy and with everyone watching. Same goes for anyone who acts with or opposite CGI. It’s truly amazing

@blahblahghost 2 жыл бұрын

It's a bit like stepping into a role as a GM for a tabletop game. You know it's just you and four friends sitting around a table with some dice, but what you're hoping for is enough buy-in to the fantasy that when you pretend to be a gargantuan elder wyrm, the players are genuinely frightened. If you sell it well enough, the players will, in their heads, picture the hundred foot long ancient beast toying with their characters before it tries to eat them, instead of just picturing you making faces at them. Cumberbatch is basically asking the production crew to imagine the Smaug he's portraying, and pretend they can see the wings and tail and firey breath. In that regard, I think it helps, the more animated and into it he can be.

@Nero-ox5tw 3 жыл бұрын

It might look weird but Smaug was easily the best part of the trilogy.

@MR-hf6qc 5 жыл бұрын

Watson: Sherlock? Sherlock: Watson, I'm in disguise!

@P.rince.ess_ 5 жыл бұрын

Celina Romualdez Watson: WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THE FLOOR? Sherlock: I’m under cover! Watson: No you’re not! Sherlock: WELL I’M NOT NOW!!!

@BabyItsSunny 5 жыл бұрын

Love that episode!

@theeclipsesisters69 4 жыл бұрын

Celina Romualdez I’m so upset that series is over.....

@sabinew239 4 жыл бұрын

What was that Irene Adler said about a disguise being a self-portrait?

@theeclipsesisters69 4 жыл бұрын

Sabine W I have no idea. I don’t remember

@YarbroK 5 жыл бұрын

Therapist “Alright, tell me where all your nightmares begin” Guy *stares off in the distance* 8:33

@dathaniel9403 4 жыл бұрын

"Benedict Dragonback isn't real, he can't hurt you"

@philosophicalmonkachu7711 4 жыл бұрын

That eye expression with cutting board

@timothyjacksondrake4454 3 жыл бұрын

It's almost like he's seen a 200 foot long dragon.

@StirrCrazy90 3 жыл бұрын

Mummy, I don't want to be on Middle-Earth anymore...

@ellie2041 4 жыл бұрын

It’s so weird lol your eyes are seeing this grown man with odd head gear and a gray body suit jumping and crawling around plus white dots all over his face, but your ears hear the voice and your literally see Smaug in a mental imagery sense and it’s terrifying! I honestly believe he was born for this role if that’s a real thing. It literally feels like Smaug is trapped in a human body!

@tanziwhiteeagle5310 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone: Smog Peter Jackson: Schmaug Benedict Cumberbatch: Smauggy Smaug

@cadenpresley3674 6 жыл бұрын

We need more Cumberbatch in movies. Good movies. He's so dedicated and passionate about the roles he plays. And he is such a fantastic actor. We need to see him more in movies.

@fimmt684 5 жыл бұрын

Caden Presley completely correct

@saraha180 5 жыл бұрын

Benedict Cumerbatch ought play every role in every film from now until eternity. The world shall pool its moneys to bring forth a technology of immortality for the great Cumberbatch, in hope that his influence on our lives and imaginations might never perish.

@jongreenleaf1000 5 жыл бұрын

Think its retarded they based a dragon off a human no wonder the dragon sucks

@jongreenleaf1000 5 жыл бұрын

Not that it even is a dragon lazy animators

@Arianamarie420 5 жыл бұрын

Jon Greenleaf what roles have you played. Animated? Anything...

@a.a.2752 7 жыл бұрын

ok i actually looked this up because i thought it would be funny to watch benedict cumberbatch crawling around in a leotard while snarling and laughing menacingly but i have ended up with a new appreciation for what a hardworking dedicated actor he is

@danielm_fotos 5 жыл бұрын

Seriously I wasn't expecting how well he did really impressive!

@seansilence2697 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like, you kinda forget that he's even dressed like that. That's how you know he's a fantastic actor. He draws you in regardless of how he's dressed.

@gomongio Жыл бұрын

Funny?! I honestly prefer watching this video instead of the movie when I want to see this scene. Here you can truly appreciate the talent and artistry of Benedict. He doesn't need a digital makeup to become a dragon, he is a menacing dragon on his own, and he owns it here!

@Wolfgodmak 3 жыл бұрын

So this is what Dr. Strange does when he travels through dimensions.

@okaminess 3 жыл бұрын

This is the beauty of a classically trained actor who is dedicated to his audience. Benedict's artistry belongs to the world. Peace. Stay safe during the pandemic, everyone. Enjoy your lives indoors and get as many views in of BC as you'd like! :)

@yiurock4084 2 жыл бұрын

Ok sheep

@krochelle2619 Жыл бұрын

Yes 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽‼️

@sadesemolu 7 жыл бұрын

"My wings are a hurricane!" Wow, just got chills from that.

@chantelleturnbull5961 7 жыл бұрын

MrLittleSam I liked the part where he was like "I have sushi and all that kind of stuff like goats and dwarfs 😂

@samlittle786 7 жыл бұрын

Ketchup is good

@TritaniumYT 7 жыл бұрын

MrLittleSam My pengwings are a hurricane

@davecrupel2817 7 жыл бұрын

MrLittleSam MY TEETH are swordsa! *STOMP* My CLAWS are SSPEEAARRS! *STOMP* MY WINGS.... *STOMP ARE A HURRICANE!!!!*

@theengiwizard1576 6 жыл бұрын

I think 17:14 was REALLY chilling. Like, before this, I wouldn't have believed you if you told me that anybody on this earth could make "Barrel Rider" send chills up and down my spine

@MikeFelix1805 7 жыл бұрын

SMAUG I´VE COME TO BARGAIN

@iamashooter 7 жыл бұрын

SMAUG I'VE COME TO BARGAIN

@euclasew 7 жыл бұрын

MAUG I'VE COME TO BARGAIN

@pryanplanco 7 жыл бұрын

SMAUG I'VE COME TO BARGAIN

@petrofski88 7 жыл бұрын

SMAUG I'VE COME TO BARGAIN.... AGAIN

@ledude3014 7 жыл бұрын

SMAUG I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THIS, BUT I WANT TO BARGAIN

@arieltd78 4 жыл бұрын

The academy should recognize motion capture acting....what Benedict did with Smaug was amazing.

@TokyoBlue587 2 жыл бұрын

And what Andy Serkis did for Gollum!

@arieltd78 2 жыл бұрын

@@TokyoBlue587 ABSOLUTELY AGREE...!!! FREAKIN AMAZING...!!! Also what he did with Caesar in Planet of the Apes...

@neon6944 4 жыл бұрын

I just want a version of the hobbit where they just insert Benedict in the mocap gear into the smaug scenes. Please, Peter Jackson. It’s all I ask.

@neon6944 4 жыл бұрын

starkaskodd I’d forgive him for Battle of the Five Armies

@brownie3454 3 жыл бұрын

the Jackson cut is real!

@heatherjustcreate 7 жыл бұрын

Gosh he is such an incredible actor.

@jpc3874 6 жыл бұрын

He's a fucking weirdo is what he is.

@kaydavis3449 6 жыл бұрын

My Anus lmao.

@mohammadhasan3930 5 жыл бұрын

HeatherJustCreate

@Jaspion88 5 жыл бұрын

So great, they used none of the MoCap data and animated the dragon manually. They only kept some of the voice recordings. Source: www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/wetas-animation-supervisor-talks-about-building-the-cgi-of-the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug/

@1wibble230 5 жыл бұрын

+Jaspion88 Did you even bother to watch the whole vid before replying?

@BartenderX 7 жыл бұрын

yeaaaaa....and they say being an actor is easy...Lol I be way to embarrassed to even try that! lmao excellent work!

@petraquartz8666 7 жыл бұрын

"I am going to be paid at least high hextuple digits to look ridiculous and talk, it is so difficult."

@0giraffe0 7 жыл бұрын

A punny guy. he did that prior to being a household name, I doubt he got paid that much. It was exposure more than anything. And since you think it's no big deal, go ahead and become an actor and let us judge your performance.

@petraquartz8666 7 жыл бұрын

Become an actor? Why would I do that?

@petraquartz8666 7 жыл бұрын

And I didn't say it was no big deal, don't be a dolt.

@0giraffe0 7 жыл бұрын

A punny guy. a dolt? I told you to become an actor, I didn't say you wanted to become one. Wow, you are some kind of dumb. Way to ignore everything else I mentioned too. This guy...

@pthomas923 4 жыл бұрын

14:14 my man Peter in here doing his taxes

@bonjoviwankenobi8533 4 жыл бұрын

The only word that comes to me when I look at him is 'dad'

@scenicpseudo3012 4 жыл бұрын

John: Sherlock, could you please explain me what are you doing on the floor ? Sherlock : that's just...a sort of... happened

@avocadotoast7367 5 жыл бұрын

Is funny because he could have played a perfect High Elf

@Jesslyn204 4 жыл бұрын

Lugnith it would be awesome if he did both Smaug and a high elf

@MediumRareOpinions 4 жыл бұрын

If they ever delve back into the world again he'd be perfect to play Sauron again in his "lord of gifts", persona with which he fooled the elves. Perfect Cheekbones for the role.

@Kat-gp6gj 4 жыл бұрын

@@MediumRareOpinions Hell, maybe he'll be Annatar in the new Amazon series

@daveyrobinson3779 4 жыл бұрын

I've always thought that about him! He's got that Altmer look to perfection!

@jaymoose9313 4 жыл бұрын

That would be so awesome to see him as a elf

@LuckySmurf 7 жыл бұрын

0:30 That's me when I'm looking for the bug that I've lost sight of.

@hakimee_ 7 жыл бұрын

same 😂😂😂

@carlyfree8699 7 жыл бұрын

bro, I watch it and imagine that he was looking for a bug lol Perfect

@Caro-dv7gx 7 жыл бұрын

AngrySmurf. haha

@Kaito-xb3en 7 жыл бұрын

LMAO U R FUNNY

@scarletdouglasholmes5122 7 жыл бұрын

AngrySmurf someone pin this comment

@Guest01121 3 жыл бұрын

John: “Here Sherlock, take this file.” Sherlock: “What why?” John: “Because you turn into a dragon when you don’t have a case.” *Sherlock takes file* John: “Better?” *Sherlock back to normal* Sherlock: “Better.”

@UniversalLuv444 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@caryllmatilac2614 4 жыл бұрын

He could also play a really really intimidating high elf king.

@thribs 3 жыл бұрын

He did voice the Necromancer

@missl3cter 5 жыл бұрын

“I AM FIRE, I AM DEATH.” “You are a drama queen!”

@metanoiavision4365 4 жыл бұрын

E.H Lester freakin hilarious 😂 man, great comeback! As George from Seinfield would have said about 8 hours after thinking about it all day, ‘That’s what I should have said!!’

@metanoiavision4365 4 жыл бұрын

E.H Lester freakin hilarious 😂 man, great comeback! As George from Seinfield would have said about 8 hours after thinking about it all day, ‘That’s what I should have said!!’

@lucresiaoyarce5578 3 жыл бұрын

Thats whats called acting

@theraque1 3 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer the original line "My breath? Death!"

@missl3cter 3 жыл бұрын

@@lucresiaoyarce5578 whoa, really?? I had no idea!

@tyrantboss9982 6 жыл бұрын

Acting students need to study this video

@funoff3207 4 жыл бұрын

Learn how to be self indulgent time waster

@ethansmedley724 4 жыл бұрын

@@funoff3207 If it means both the actor and audience get to enjoy it, I'm down lol

@adriannespring8598 4 жыл бұрын

Truth.

@extraerika7419 4 жыл бұрын

Tyrant Boss i am right now haha !

@funoff3207 4 жыл бұрын

@@ethansmedley724 Dunno if the audience benefited from motion capture they didn't and couldn't even use and a vocal performance done elsewhere that was extensively altered digitally

@1classikai 4 жыл бұрын

He’s like a kid playing pretend Really, really intensely playing pretend

@gloomsouls 3 жыл бұрын

That's how you act, the best actors have the most imagination.

@capsicle68 3 жыл бұрын

technically, he IS a kid playing pretend

@pjbfny 2 жыл бұрын

so, like a kid, playing pretend :D

@arelysjournal 3 жыл бұрын

benedict getting fed juice just cracks me up

@thomascampbell350 7 жыл бұрын

I need him to do a children's book audio

@MoonOffSpringC 7 жыл бұрын

You should check out his storytelling scene in James Corden's show lol. "Benedict Cumberbatch Tales of the elections"

@blima589 7 жыл бұрын

Madyson Reed check it out on KZfaq, he's read some books and there are audios

@jessvision8817 7 жыл бұрын

He narrated some Sherlock Holmes stories, they're on youtube :)

@Kitty-nh7so 7 жыл бұрын

Madyson Reed I just need him 😂😂😂😂

@snarebear9635 7 жыл бұрын

as long as they don't ask him to say "Penguin"

@dikaprasetyo3587 7 жыл бұрын

take a look at the crew's face at 8:32 LOL

@CosmicTeapot 7 жыл бұрын

this man has seen some shit

@YumeOwArt 7 жыл бұрын

XDD

@Stroopwafe1 7 жыл бұрын

He probably wasn't expecting the level of acting Benedict puts into his roles. He maybe just thought: "Ah, just a voice actor, nothing special OH HOLY JESUS WHAT IS HE DOING?!?!"

@dikaprasetyo3587 7 жыл бұрын

***** exactly lol

@ourcorrectopinions6824 7 жыл бұрын

Can't stop laughing. Man looks terrified.

@emma3647 4 жыл бұрын

Benedict brought this childhood character to life for me in a way that is just unbelievable. I was 8 years old again, buried under the covers with a flashlight terrified from the moment Smaug’s voice began. THANK YOU for immersing yourself so fully.

@ymarinajung 3 жыл бұрын

Actors are literally just theatre kids that made it

@thandiemlambo4940 7 жыл бұрын

his voice can melt metal...

@twslug 6 жыл бұрын

Thandie Mlambo i’m weaker than metal

@adamaneve22 5 жыл бұрын

Thandie Mlambo Ummmm.... No!

@BlueStar4040 5 жыл бұрын

Why do you think so?

@catarinagarces3340 6 жыл бұрын

If Strange had done this in front of Dormammu, he would not need to bargain.

@erikpng 5 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

@zaprtookno 5 жыл бұрын

Catarina Garcês qq

@Lmao-hk3cf 5 жыл бұрын

Sofa Loaf WHAAAAAAAAT REALLY WHY DIDNT I KNOW

@MentalArc 5 жыл бұрын

@@swwrenn for real?

@pandagal9805 5 жыл бұрын

Shut up 😆😆

@gessicarocha2219 4 жыл бұрын

Cumberbatch can basically play any character he gets offered. What an actor!

@adonian 4 жыл бұрын

He’s so good at this. He was Smaug. His drooling anger WOW.

@impishDullahan 7 жыл бұрын

Takes a sexy lizard to play a sexy lizard. Now we just need Caldwell Tanner as a dragon.

@user-gz8uf6mb2n 6 жыл бұрын

The Impish Dullahan Dont you fucking dare.

@ms.fiction 5 жыл бұрын

SEXY LIZARD E9R93IQROWPRKQ

@wallahhabibiiii 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@BettylovesDW 7 жыл бұрын

Martin and Benedict, always together, no matter where XD

@whittered 6 жыл бұрын

BettyPond yeah even in marvel

@pzslice2670 5 жыл бұрын

whittered How?

@pzslice2670 5 жыл бұрын

whittered Who is Martin in Marvel?

@whittered 5 жыл бұрын

Slice of Pizza have you watched black panther? there he was, being one of the FBI agent

@mav_eliz1795 4 жыл бұрын

He's like, "Just to be behind the scenes, they said. No one will actually see this, they said."

@dwaekkisinsanity5233 3 жыл бұрын

It's so interesting because I can perfectly see Sherlock doing the same thing as in 0:17 “Do you smell that Jawn?! M U R D E R”

@rareskeletor5405 7 жыл бұрын

How to be a movie director: - No shoes/socks *Check* - Shirt that is half open *Check* - White coffee mug *Check* - Messy facial hair *Check*

@vladi9435 7 жыл бұрын

How can you do that without laughing.

@Xplozhun85 7 жыл бұрын

Val vaares professional actors dude XD

@YvieT81 2 жыл бұрын

It’s so amazing how they were to motion capture his facial features onto this dragon to the point that when you see him act you’re like “yup I recognise Smaug’s face in that!”

@hunterelrod3092 4 жыл бұрын

I could never even get on my hands and knees in front of friends, and this guy walls around like a lizard casually in front of multiple people. He deserves an award

@averym1862 6 жыл бұрын

After Rickman died Benedict's voice is the only voice that should be called "the voice "

@different_stuff 5 жыл бұрын

no. these 2 voices are of the same kind of voices. but there are too man types of voices to like in this world.

@ptanyuh 5 жыл бұрын

And Hitch... Silk to my ears.

@MsMaggie1001 5 жыл бұрын

YES

@Troublesome_96 5 жыл бұрын

A McKean James Earl Jones?

@EasyPianoMusic 5 жыл бұрын

AspiringChewbz EXACTLY

@theredbrother6520 7 жыл бұрын

Well... that was Strange.

@wenzelrebsdorf8073 7 жыл бұрын

TheRedMarioBrother... doctor Strange.. ba dam.. tzz

@MrViking69 7 жыл бұрын

*Mr Doctor

@sebastiankohleroberg2980 7 жыл бұрын

TheRedMarioBrother well... that was Alan Turing

@terminalfrost3645 7 жыл бұрын

who am i to judge?

@shiningflower100 7 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Köhler Öberg STOP MA FEELS

@GuineaGirl 3 жыл бұрын

This is truly a new level of acting. Insane confidence to choose to do this motion capture performance and insane skill to not break down laughing. Benedict is Awesome!

@zarahandrahilde9554 4 жыл бұрын

holy crap i had no idea cumberbatch had this level of intensity in his voice. Hoooooly Craaaaaap

@amberphoenixgirl 7 жыл бұрын

i cant believe this it's breathtaking, i can't believe that anyone can say he is a bad actor. He transforms in the space of a few seconds from a goofball to a sociopath to a code-breaking mathematician, and the way he shows his character through body movements and puts so much passion into a voice role even when he doesn't have to, it's incredible. I'm inspired.

@4yer4 5 жыл бұрын

!!!!!!

@MagicNote 5 жыл бұрын

PREACH

@Sketchanie_Art 7 жыл бұрын

That fucking chuckle sent shivers down my spine.

@Enderman121_ 3 жыл бұрын

Mum: “go play with the kid next door” The kid next door:*

@musicalocelot470 3 жыл бұрын

And this is just one of the reasons Benedict Cumberbatch is an amazing actor.

@raynahopp2242 6 жыл бұрын

What's really remarkable to me is that he technically didn't have to do any of this. He could have just done the voice, but no. He decided "I'd rather give it my all and crawl around on the floor wearing a nearly skintight suit, covered in white dots.

@samsignorelli 5 жыл бұрын

Similar to why Mark Hamill tended to stand up and move around while voicing the Joker. Andrea Romano said you could video Mark performing the role and use his motions for the animation.

@EileanoirDaly 5 жыл бұрын

The dots cover his face & capture his micro expressions & help with Smaug's face. His facial movements are as rich as his voice.

@BB1951 7 жыл бұрын

I'd give Cumberbatch the Oscar (r) for mocap acting if there were such a thing.

@mjj0829 6 жыл бұрын

Blathering Bear good point. There should be one!

@butters5373 6 жыл бұрын

Blathering Bear Andy Serkis would win every time

@RenaissanceM 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I was half as enthusiastic about my work as Benedict Cumberbatch is while playing Smaug...

@mixall1640 4 жыл бұрын

His voice gave me the chills😄😍

@jammiedodgers13 7 жыл бұрын

I love how Benedict's like "Look, this is what I'm going to do." Crew: "..uuhhh....that's not really what we were planni.." "Great, let's get started then!" :P Awesome performance

@menax7910 5 жыл бұрын

Jammie Dodger I saw the whole vid and I didnt understand what u meant

@hasanpo5098 4 жыл бұрын

Acting level : 100/100

@hardryv3719 4 жыл бұрын

In a few short years, Benedict has become one of my all time favorite actors... what a talent.

@Kim-ss5bb 4 жыл бұрын

Smaug is the scariest dragon ever, Amazing acting by Benedict his voice is unreal, Can't imagine anyone else doing this part

@lotus4972 7 жыл бұрын

7:08 Smaug's not a psychopath, he's a high-functioning sociopath. *Do* your research.

@twslug 6 жыл бұрын

“and we found the case in the hands of our favorite psychopath” oh so shut up anderson i’m not a psychopath, i’m a high functioning sociopath do your research” i love my two bickering children

@vandanakalithkar5757 6 жыл бұрын

Lucas Layton it’s a Sherlock reference

@evesning 5 жыл бұрын

Precisely what I thought.

@xhyenabite 5 жыл бұрын

Hermione Granger Yes

@patrii9100 5 жыл бұрын

with your number *smiles*

@winchescumberholland5370 5 жыл бұрын

See this is why I can't be an actor. I'd die laughing if I had to do this. 😂😂

@V8istMacht. 5 жыл бұрын

And because you're not able to perform this

@Abc86aik 5 жыл бұрын

@@V8istMacht. are you ok?

@iwto_ampere5821 5 жыл бұрын

Die of shame you mean

@johnchristian8685 5 жыл бұрын

What's shameful about this?

@Bee-xs4jv 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnchristian8685 it's not about that shame when you did something wrong. Is that shame that you know what you are going to do is ok and worth it but you're afraid at what people might think about throughout

@kalorakalora Жыл бұрын

7:47 - he became Smaug so much that he started drooling while delivering his epic villain speech. It's great - this wasn't even acting. This was literal embodiment of the character, of Smaug. Cumberbatch actually became Smaug in these scenes. He was Smaug. Awesome stuff

@lillifeldeborn9591 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an amateur theater player and I learned a lot about acting. And Benedict's acting impresses me so much. He completely _becomes_ the dragon. The more far the character of the role is away from you own character, the harder it is to play it, obviously. And a human playing a dragon, which is a completely different creature... He does it sooo well.

@pia8302 7 жыл бұрын

7:10 I'M NOT A PSYCHOPATH

@angelinar7864 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a high functioning sociopath, do your research.

@haazimmalik1133 7 жыл бұрын

+Angel Grassi-Hoying lol

@midnightreverie_ 7 жыл бұрын

+Angel Grassi-Hoying haha lmao

@khir6297 7 жыл бұрын

Smaug I, ve come to bargain

@cloudtail1327 7 жыл бұрын

nacho housekeeper I'M A HIGHLY FUNCTIONING SOCIOPATH

@sarahhalasz2258 7 жыл бұрын

He's so freaking talented

@alanparana6899 3 жыл бұрын

The “snap board” guy’s face at 8:30 XD my thoughts exactly my guy! Hahahaha

@jim2245 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is character dedication, always been impressed with Benedicts rise to a challenge.

@CannibalLecter 5 жыл бұрын

Cucumber Sandwichbatch is a phenomenal actor.

@Frei_Raum 3 жыл бұрын

I only say one word: pengwang.

@kassandraalvarez7361 3 жыл бұрын

Hm? I thought his name was Beezlebub Calldispatch?

@mrspuff. 2 жыл бұрын

lmao

@glarcier4398 5 жыл бұрын

8:33 dude looks like hes traumatized already

@beeebear3920 3 жыл бұрын

LMAOO

@tdjkhazard4522 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Im pissing

@melo3427 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@glowy_subject3050 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao I clicked the time stamp the moment I was watching that second

@Bitchesgivehigh5s 3 жыл бұрын

If he just stood behind a screen, we wouldnt of got the performance we did. Just like Mark Hamill does his voice acting, he gets into it. Be the character. You may look like a derp. But you sell the character 110%.

@shockwavesteve 4 жыл бұрын

6:23 6 year old me playing with legos in my room being quiet to not disturb anyone

@MaddieM52 6 жыл бұрын

That dragon sound he makes on his own is just amazing

@zichithefox4781 4 жыл бұрын

As someone wanting to be a voice actor, I'm jealous and wish I knew how to do that.

@wildflower3378 5 жыл бұрын

Smaug’s not a psychopath, he’s a high functioning sociopath. Do your research Edit: ok wow I know I uploaded this a year ago but it’s just a Sherlock reference don’t talk out loud you’ll lower the IQ of the whole street

@doodachacha8334 5 жыл бұрын

oh dear smh

@weavercs4014 4 жыл бұрын

@@doodachacha8334 fun at parties isn't he? 😂

@stevenc.1470 4 жыл бұрын

Adam Flexen People who say that are the one’s who usually dont go to parties...he made a pretty good joke. Do your research.

@weavercs4014 4 жыл бұрын

@@stevenc.1470 Flower was being smart when it was unnecessary, as well as it being obvious that Smaug isn't a psycho as well. I love parties so don't try to be cool

@weavercs4014 4 жыл бұрын

@UC50Jzd47Ixh0wKzfuMsiciQ In my experience only children use the ad hominem "kid" but nice attempt there. Your comments are totally irrelevant since my first comment was a joke anyway and you decide to waltz in as a keyboard warrior. Good job

@remilperez5318 4 жыл бұрын

Cumberbatch really made Smaug shine through as a character. It's a shame that in the movie his death was so anticlimactic.

@phillipwalling7470 2 жыл бұрын

Well, his death is exactly how it happens in the book.

@jens2049 2 жыл бұрын

It isnt? Thats how it was supposed to go

@mish375 Жыл бұрын

Tolkien definitely subverted expectations with Smaug's death. Smaug is brought down by his pride quite quickly by Bard, but that's not where it ends. The last part of the book isn't about fighting a dragon but greed. It's about how our greed can tempt or destroy us.