{"id":21162,"date":"2012-03-02T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T13:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=21162"},"modified":"2012-03-02T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T13:35:50","slug":"filming-the-hobbit-was-like-playing-a-game-says-benedict-cumberbatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/filming-the-hobbit-was-like-playing-a-game-says-benedict-cumberbatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Filming The Hobbit “was like playing a game” says Benedict Cumberbatch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in BBC's Sherlock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sherlock<\/em>\u00a0and Star Trek 2<\/a><\/em> star and one-man anagram Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a>, spoke to MTV<\/a> about his work on The Hobbit<\/a><\/em>, and the process of recording and mo-capping the film’s villain, the dragon Smaug.<\/p>\n

“I was very lucky [to work] with Pete [Jackson],” said Cumberbatch. “As far as the experience, what an extraordinary one it was because at the time I was in my work; I was in isolation with him and this incredible tag team.<\/p>\n

“And at the very cool place with that technology doing mo-cap for two characters, Smaug the dragon and another character, which will remain nameless, and it was an awful lot of fun.<\/p>\n

“It’s a sort of wonderful ongoing process, I spent a lot of time recording voice as well as doing movements. So, it was sort of freeing; it was fun. It was like playing a game. It’s going to be an amazing film; it’s going to be a real treat.”<\/p>\n

Filming\u00a0The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/em>, which hits cinemas 14 December 2012, also renewed Cumberbatch’s appreciation for The<\/em> Lord Of The Rings<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n

“I watched The Lord Of The Rings<\/a><\/em> again before I started working,” he admitted, “and the way those films grow in depth of craft on every level are extraordinary. Their mark is for that.”<\/p>\n

Finally the actor revealed how surreal the experience was of working with his Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman<\/a>, who plays the central role of Bilbo Baggins.<\/p>\n

“It was great,” Cumberbatch enthuses. “I got to hang out with him, and I kept a straight face for a bit and then I started giggling because I know Martin, I don’t know Bilbo. For Martin to be sitting there playing Bilbo is amazing. He’s going to be amazing, he’s going to be fantastic in this film.”<\/p>\n