Digging Deep: Martin Freeman on Acting with Smaug

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Reporter Kate Rogers sat down with the Expert Treasure Hunter Bilbo Baggins himself, Martin Freeman, to talk about what it’s like to imagine you’re in the room with creature as glorious as Smaug the Magnificent. According to Freeman it requires an actor to dig deep to conjure up images of a creature so grand and terrifying.  Freeman talks about the wide-reaching appeal of The Hobbit and the difficulties of acting against someone who exists purely in his imagination.

Check out her interview on YouTube at Martin Freeman “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug” Interview #1.

 

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Part-time hobbit, full-time Tolkien fanatic, James became a fan after the release of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and within years he had devoured all things Tolkien and embraced his hobbit life. While not fond of adventures, he is enjoying his Unexpected Journey as a father, freelance table-top role-playing game author and Legendarium Media contributor.

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