The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

Fran Walsh (screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 December 2013 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Plot Keywords:

Hobbit | Prequel And Sequel | Prequel | Sequel | Second Part

Status:

Post-production | See complete list of 25,800 in-production titles »

Status Updated:

12 January 2013

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Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Smaug / The Necromancer
Cate Blanchett	...	Galadriel
Luke Evans	...	Bard the Bowman
Martin Freeman	...	Bilbo Baggins
Hugo Weaving	...	Elrond
Richard Armitage	...	Thorin Oakenshield
Ian McKellen	...	Gandalf
Manu Bennett	...	Azog
Elijah Wood	...	Frodo Baggins
Evangeline Lilly	...	Tauriel
Lee Pace	...	Thranduil
Aidan Turner	...	Kili
Christopher Lee	...	Saruman
Andy Serkis	...	Gollum
Billy Connolly	...	Dain Ironfoot
Stephen Fry	...	Master of Laketown
Ian Holm	...	Old Bilbo
Graham McTavish	...	Dwalin
Dean O'Gorman	...	Fili
James Nesbitt	...	Bofur
Ken Stott	...	Balin
Sylvester McCoy	...	Radagast the Brown
Conan Stevens	...	Bolg
William Kircher	...	Bifur
Peter Hambleton	...	Gloin
Stephen Hunter	...	Bombur
Mikael Persbrandt	...	Beorn
Adam Brown	...	Ori
Jed Brophy	...	Nori
John Callen	...	Oin
Mark Hadlow	...	Dori
Craig Hall	...	Galion (rumored)
Ryan Gage	...	Alfrid
John Bell	...	Bain
Jeffrey Thomas	...	Thror
Terry Notary	...	Goblin
John Rawls	...	Yazneg
Michael Mizrahi	...	Thrain
Robin Kerr	...	Elros
Ray Henwood	...	Net Mender

Directed by
Peter Jackson

Writing credits
Fran Walsh		(screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens		(screenplay) &
Peter Jackson		(screenplay) &
Guillermo del Toro		(screenplay)
J.R.R. Tolkien		(novel "The Hobbit")

Produced by
Philippa Boyens	....	co-producer
Carolynne Cunningham	....	producer
Callum Greene	....	executive producer
Peter Jackson	....	producer
Ken Kamins	....	executive producer
Fran Walsh	....	producer
Zane Weiner	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Andrew Lesnie

Film Editing by
Jabez Olssen

Casting by
Victoria Burrows
Amy Hubbard
John Hubbard
Liz Mullane
Miranda Rivers

Production Design by
Dan Hennah

Set Decoration by
Ra Vincent

Costume Design by
Bob Buck
Ann Maskrey
Richard Taylor

Makeup Department
Natalie Abizadeh	....	prosthetics assistant
Georgia Allen	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Steven E. Anderson	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Patrick Baxter	....	prosthetic lab technician
Ricci-Lee Berry	....	makeup artist
Don Brooker	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Anna de Witt	....	hair stylist
Anna de Witt	....	makeup artist
Sonia Dolan	....	assistant makeup artist
Nacho Díaz	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Rick Findlater	....	key makeup and hair supervisor
Ryk Fortuna	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Katy Fray	....	lead prosthetic makeup artist
Nancy Hennah	....	hair stylist
Nancy Hennah	....	makeup artist
Kerrin Jackson	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Marie Kealy	....	prosthetic artist
Peter King	....	makeup and hair designer
Michael Krehl	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Mark Landon	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Tami Lane	....	prosthetics supervisor
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	makeup artist and hair stylist
Catherine Maguire	....	hair stylist
Catherine Maguire	....	makeup artist
Zoe Marsden	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Renee McCarthy	....	assistant makeup artist
Jaime Leigh McIntosh	....	hair and makeup artist
Polly McKay	....	prosthetic artist
Flora Moody	....	hair stylist
Flora Moody	....	makeup artist
Hayley Ness	....	additional makeup artist
Rachelle O'Donnell	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Michele Perry	....	additional hair and makeup
Daniel Phillips	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Jess Reedy	....	senior prosthetic makeup artist
Dara Wakely	....	additional hair and makeup
Sonia Dolan	....	daily makeup assistant (uncredited)

Production Management
Belindalee Hope	....	production manager: second unit
Zane Weiner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danielle Blake	....	second second assistant director
Guy Campbell	....	key second assistant director
Emma Cross	....	second assistant director
Carolynne Cunningham	....	first assistant director
Bryon Darling	....	second assistant director: off set
Bruno Du Bois	....	second second assistant director
Teuila Field	....	third assistant director: second unit
Kendall Finlayson	....	third assistant director: off set
Richard Matthews	....	second assistant director: second unit
Andy Serkis	....	second unit director
Rod Smith	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Liz Tan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Joshua Watkins	....	additional second assistant director
David Fraser Young	....	third assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Bob Asquith	....	set finishing manager
Simon Barker	....	carpenter
Joshua Barraud	....	assistant art director
Garry Buckley	....	conceptual model maker
Honoré Buisson	....	figurative sculptor
Hazel Spencer Chapman	....	props painter (as Spencer Chapman Hazel)
Justin Chappell	....	standby carpenter: main unit
Vanessa Cole	....	senior set decorating buyer
Michael Corcoran	....	greens landscaper
Darryn Grass Davies	....	greensman
W. Therese Eberhard	....	props painting forman
Carl Hobman	....	props
John Howe	....	conceptual designer
Roland Hunter	....	foreman: set finishing
Roland Hunter	....	scenic artist foreman
Trevor Kiely	....	carpenter
David Kolff	....	leadman
Alan Lee	....	conceptual designer
Simon Lowe	....	key greens
Nadia M.	....	conceptual designer
Ben Mauro	....	conceptual designer: Weta workshop
Margo Kaczynska McKenzie	....	scenic artist
Maxx McKenzie	....	carver
Amy Miller	....	art department assistant
Dominika Nasilowski	....	set finisher
Eduardo Pena	....	concept designer
Matthew Rodgers	....	concept designer: Weta Workshop
Michael Smale	....	assistant art director
Melissa Spicer	....	assistant property master
Julian Steincke	....	painter
Mark Stephen	....	set designer
Paul Taylor	....	carpenter
Phillip Telford	....	laborer
Richard Thurston	....	lead standby armor & weapons
Jack Tippler	....	art department assistant
Paul Tobin	....	concept artist: Weta Workshop
Gavin Urquhart	....	set designer
Frank Victoria	....	concept artist
Matt Ward	....	set finisher
Kris Whitehead	....	carpenter
Richard Wiles	....	set designer
Megan Wilson	....	head of engineering

Sound Department
Ray Beentjes	....	dialogue editor
Corrin Ellingford	....	boom operator
David Farmer	....	sound designer
Buster Flaws	....	assistant dialogue editor
Melanie Graham	....	sound effects editor
Chris Hiles	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Tony Johnson	....	production sound mixer
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Sam Spicer	....	boom operator: second unit
Justin Webster	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Karl Chisholm	....	special effects senior technician
Eric Cotton	....	animatronics
Brian Duff	....	special effects technician
Oliver Gee	....	special effects technician
Chris Hampton	....	special effects makeup
John Harding	....	special effects costumes: Weta Workshop
Mark Keetch	....	animatronic designer: Weta Workshop
Nick Krützfeldt	....	special effects technician
Phil McLaren	....	special effects on-set coordinator
Lizanne Proctor	....	prosthetic technician
Carlos Slater	....	propshop technician
Paul Verrall	....	special effects on-set coordinator: second unit

Visual Effects by
Shaun Friedberg 'Pyrokinesis'	....	animation technical director: Weta Digital (as Shaun Friedberg)
Seb Abante	....	reference photographer: Weta Digital
Marco Abbruzzese	....	rotoscope artist - Weta Digital
Michael Aerni	....	senior animator: Weta Digital
Mark Edward Allen	....	model groomer: Weta Digital
Ryan Arcus	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Kyle Ashley	....	previz artist
Nicola Atkinson	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Derrick Auyoung	....	senior animation technical director: Weta Digital
Dan Ayling	....	camera technical director
Jörg Baier	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Sonia Bass	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Brittany Bell	....	visual effects artist
Gregory Bellis	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Kathryn Jane Black	....	visual effects artist (as Kat Black)
Sebastian Bommersheim	....	senior digital paint artist: Weta Digital
Adam Bradley	....	senior digital paint artist: Weta Digital
Ryan Brooks	....	rotoscope artist
Andy Burmeister	....	senior camera technical director: Weta Digital
Alex Burt	....	lead animator: Weta Digital
Julian R. Butler	....	lead character setup
Sam Buys	....	digital asset manager: Weta Digital
Robin Stuart Cape	....	rotoscope artist: Weta Digital
Arthur Chan	....	rotoscope artist
Johnny Chan	....	rotoscope technical director
Leslie Chan	....	digital effects artist
Jason K.S. Cheung	....	production engineer: Weta Digital
Jasper Chung	....	rotoscope artist
Julia Jooyeon Chung	....	previs artist
Marty Chung	....	rotoscope artist
Louis Cox	....	camera technical director
Ryan Cronin	....	animator: Weta Digital
Aaron Cubis	....	visual effects editor: Weta Digital Ltd
Georgia Dumergue	....	visual effects artist
Shawn Dunn	....	head of layout/animation technologies: Weta Digital
Kane Elferink	....	lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Kevin Estey	....	senior previz artist
Gianpietro Fabre	....	previs artist: Weta Digital
Luca Fascione	....	rendering research lead
Oliver Ferguson	....	visual effects technical director: Weta Digital
Jason Fleming	....	senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Migael Franken	....	rotoscope artist
Nick Fredin	....	previs animator
Jason Galeon	....	lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Geoffroy Givry	....	digital compositor: visual effects: Weta Digital
Melissa Goddard	....	stereo compositor
Marcus Goodwin	....	visual effects production manager: weta digital
Signy Bjorg Gudlaugsdottir	....	digital modeler: Weta Digital
Bryant Hardwick	....	look development
Bryant Hardwick	....	texture artist
Toby Haruno	....	senior character animator: Weta Digital
Kelly Haysom	....	digital paint artist: Weta Digital Ltd
Nicole Hekel	....	digital artist
Quentin Hema	....	digital paint supervisor: weta digital
Rachel Herbert	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Afif Heukeshoven	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Dean Hewison	....	digital asset coordinator: Weta Digital
Teresa Hooper	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Sandy Houston	....	rotoscoping supervisor
Victor Huang	....	previsualization animator: Weta Digital
Megan Hutchison	....	paint and rotoscope artist: Weta Digital
Myles Jackson	....	software developer
Kristine-Joeann Jasper	....	texture artist: weta digital
Carolina Jiménez	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Joshua Kamau	....	rotoscope artist
John Kitching	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Alex Kramer	....	senior camera technical director: Weta Digital
Jerry Kung	....	previsualization animator: Weta Digital
Sabine Laimer	....	digital compositor: weta digital
Juan Pablo Lampe	....	digital compositor: visual effects: Weta Digital
Marc Landrain	....	camera technical director
Yann Larochette	....	digital compositor
Mathias Larserud	....	shader writer: Weta Digital
Sun Jin Lee	....	environment artist
Iva Lenard	....	senior reference photographer
Joe Letteri	....	visual effects supervisor
Eung Ho Lo	....	digital modeller: Weta Digital
Owen Longstaff	....	compositor: WETA Digital
Paul Maples	....	motion control operator
Neil Mayo	....	editorial team: WETA Digital
Jeremy McKenzie	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital (as Jeremy Ball)
Louise McNicholl	....	layout department manager: Weta Digital
Gagan Mehta	....	lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Marco Menco	....	modeller: Weta Digital
Miklós Mesterházy	....	lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Amy Miller	....	art department coordinator: Weta Digital
Seth F. Miller	....	digital paint artist: Weta Digital
Steven Morgan-Hastie	....	rotoscope artist: Weta Digital
Matt Mueller	....	senior reference photographer
Ben Nightingale	....	senior texture artist/look dev: Weta digital
Kenichi Nishida	....	modeller: Weta Digital
Amanda Pamela	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Ignacio B. Peña	....	previsualization animator: Weta Digital
Christian Poullay	....	camera technical director
Ula Rademeyer	....	lead texture artist: Weta Digital
Kade Ramsey	....	rotoscope artist: Weta Digital
Troy Ramsey	....	senior paint artist: Weta digital
Mark Richardson	....	digital compositor: visual effects: Weta Digital
Ryan Rogers	....	lead lighting technical director
Jesús Ruiz Torres	....	motion editor/animator
Garry Runke	....	visual effects artist
Kristina Russo	....	digital artist: Weta Digital
Eric Saindon	....	visual effects supervisor
Alessandro Saponi	....	lead lighter
Horst Sarubin	....	camera technical director
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	director of visual effects
Andreas Schuster	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Amir Shachar	....	shader development: Weta Digital
Brett Skinner	....	senior texture and look dev artist
Matt Sloan	....	visual effects
Lori Smallwood	....	senior animation technical director
Marc Smith	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Perry Hyunwoo Sohn	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Gerrard Southam	....	previsualisation artist
Jonas Sperl	....	layout technical director: Weta Digital
Matteo Stirati	....	modeller: Weta Digital
Reynold Tagore	....	texture artist
Sompong Teekasathien	....	digital modeller: Weta Digital
Jon Thorsen	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Douglas Peter Viljoen	....	visual effects artist: Weta Digital
Andreja Vuckovic	....	digital modeller: Weta Digital
Reed Wade	....	production engineer
Brenda R. Wallace	....	production engineer
Matt Weaver	....	previs artist
Diana Marie Wells	....	digital artist
Mark Cameron Williams	....	effects technical director
James Willingham III	....	previsualization animator
Stephen Wilson	....	compositor: weta digital
Clare Woodford-Robinson	....	digital modeler: Weta Digital
Piotr Fox Wysocki	....	senior texture r&d and look dev artist
Casey Yahnke	....	senior digital paint artist: Weta Digital
Kelvin Yee	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Rayeon Yeem	....	senior digital paint artist: Weta Digital
Chris Zammit	....	senior texture artist/look dev: Weta digital
Marzena Zareba	....	on-set vfx, vfx data wrangler: Weta Digital
Matthias Zeller	....	lead creature technical director: WETA Digital

Stunts
Cory Beeston	....	stunt double: Narzug
Mustafa Beyter	....	stunt performer
Glenn Boswell	....	stunt coordinator
Sean Button	....	stunt double: Kili
Vanessa Cater	....	stunt performer
Scott Chiplin	....	stunt double: Bifur
Scott Chiplin	....	stunt performer
Glenn Chow	....	stunt performer
Andrew Cottle	....	utility stunts
Tom Cotton	....	stunt double: Alfrid
Augie Davis	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Mana Hira Davis	....	stunt double: Thorin Oakenshield
Steven A. Davis	....	stunt double: King Thranduil
Peter Dillon	....	stunt double: Balin
Morgan Evans	....	stunt double: Legolas
Michael M. Foster	....	stunt performer
Winham Hammond	....	stunt double: Dwalin
Isaac Hamon	....	stunt double: Oin
Jeremy Hollis	....	stunt double: Dori
Michael Homick	....	stunt double: Beorn
Michael Homick	....	stunt double: Bolg
Michael Homick	....	stunt double: Gandalf
Ingrid Kleinig	....	stunt double: Evangeline Lilly
Jace Lee	....	stunt performer
Tony Marsh	....	stunt double: Gloin
Jonny McBride	....	stunt double: Dain Ironfoot
Tim McLachlan	....	stunt performer
Steven McMichael	....	fight choreographer
Steven McMichael	....	stunt double: Elrond
Hiroo Minami	....	stunt performer
David J. Muzzerall	....	stunt double: Ori
Petra Novotná	....	stunt riding double
Philip Partridge	....	stunt performer
Nooroa Poa	....	stunt rigger
Steve Reinsfield	....	utility stunts
Vincent Roxburgh	....	stunt double: Bofur
Nicholas Schodel	....	stunt performer
Paul Shapcott	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Paul Shapcott	....	stunt fight coordinator
Brett Sheerin	....	stunt double: Bilbo Baggins
Ben Siemer	....	stunt performer
Allan Smith	....	stunt double: Legolas
Allan Smith	....	stunt double: Nori
Bronson Steel	....	stunt double: Bombur
David Stella	....	stunt double: Braga
David Stella	....	stunt double: Master of Laketown
Karen Thompson	....	stunt performer
Mark Trotter	....	stunt double: Bain
Bernadette Van Gyen	....	stunt assistant
James Waterhouse-Brown	....	stunt double: Fili
Chris Weir	....	stunt performer
Tim Wong	....	assistant fight coordinator
Tim Wong	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Tim Wong	....	stunt double: Radagast
Robert Young	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Bailey	....	second assistant camera
Ian Barwick	....	rigging gaffer: UK
Laetitia Belen	....	third assistant camera
David Brown	....	key rigging gaffer
Nat Brunt	....	third assistant camera
Gareth Daley	....	3d camera supervisor
Colin Deane	....	first assistant camera
Ants Farrell	....	best boy
Darren Foster	....	video assist
Lachlan French	....	video assist assistant
Simon Harding	....	Steadicam operator
Simon Harding	....	camera operator
George Hennah	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Isaac Heron	....	lighting technician
Brenden Holster	....	first assistant camera
James Kennedy	....	lighting technician
Andreas Mahn	....	mocap reference camera operator
Rob Marsh	....	camera operator
Peter McCaffrey	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Peter McCaffrey	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Dean McCarroll	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Garth Michael	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Joseph Michael	....	second assistant camera
Dusty Millar	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Reuben Morrison	....	lighting console programmer
Nigel Nally	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jason Naran	....	video operator: second unit
Luis Olivares	....	hd video assist operator
Simon Oliver	....	lighting technician
Nathaniel Peirson	....	rigging electrician
Toloa Petaia	....	video assist
Noor Razzak	....	additional grip: second unit
James Rua	....	stereographer: second unit
David Sargison	....	lighting technician
Horst Sarubin	....	motion control camera operator
Rohan Satyanand	....	video assist
Lee Scott	....	lighting technician
Amber Marie Smith	....	data wrangler
Philip A.T. Smith	....	lead stereographer: second unit
Caleb Staines	....	camera engineer: second unit
James Starr	....	video assistant: UK
Michael Vivian	....	a dolly grip
Angus Ward	....	additional stereographer
Grant Wilson	....	off-set best boy
Daimon Wright	....	grip

Animation Department
Moragot Bodharamik	....	previs animator
Kevin Estey	....	lead animator
Ben Folkman	....	previsualization animator: Weta Digital
Aaron Gilman	....	animator
Elizabeth Gray	....	animator: Weta Digital
Adrian Lim	....	animator: Weta Digital
Andrew Park	....	animator

Casting Department
Simon Cox	....	casting assistant
Toby Guidry	....	casting associate
Matthew Maisto	....	casting associate: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul Booth	....	extras costume supervisor
Hamish Brown	....	art finisher
Tom Caddy	....	breakdown supervisor
Daniel Calvert	....	art finisher
Paula Collier	....	costume textile artist
Anna Deacon	....	costume pattern cutter
Sally Gray	....	set costumer
Kate Hawley	....	additional costume designer
Hayley May	....	milliner
Ben Price	....	costume props supervisor
Jenny Rushton	....	key set costumer
Rose-Marie Salmon	....	art finisher
Amy Wright	....	breakdown supervisor
Amy Wright	....	key breakdown artist

Editorial Department
Dan Best	....	first assistant editor
Clare Brody	....	data wrangler: Park Road Post Production
Joyce Kamille Cristal	....	data wrangler: Park Road Post Production
Greg Daniels	....	second assistant editor
Daniel Eady	....	3D digital dailies
Rob Gordon	....	senior on-line editor
Julian Karehana	....	second assistant editor
Victor Naveira	....	stereoscopic artist
Alexandra Sumner	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Howard Shore	....	conductor
Howard Shore	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Aaron Dickson	....	transport office assistant
Glenn Shaw	....	transport manager
Raewyn Wallace	....	assistant transport coordinator

Other crew
Sarah Allman	....	location assistant: second unit
Rick Baer	....	accountant
Danielle Baneham	....	production assistant
Julie-Anne Bayliss	....	production assistant
Katherine E. Beyda	....	production executive
Dion Boothby	....	lead armourer
Shane Boulton	....	stand-in: Legolas
Andy Buckley	....	health and safety coordinator
Roisin Carty	....	supervising dialect coach
David Comer	....	location scout
Jared Connon	....	supervising location manager
Bonny Crayford	....	production assistant
John Cubelic	....	assistant to executive producer
Nour Dardari	....	chief financial controller
Natalie Doherty	....	assistant paymaster
Kevin Estey	....	motion capture performer
Katie Frost	....	production assistant
Rachel Gilkison	....	production secretary
Mathew Gordon	....	location manager
Amy Gurr	....	assistant accountant
Jonathan Harding	....	assistant accountant
Johnny Hawkins	....	key armour and weapons standby
Barratt Henry	....	production assistant
Cale Hetariki	....	travel coordinator
Tim Hope	....	travel & accomodation
Shelley Hopkins	....	assistant accountant
Dean Knowsley	....	stand-in
Jon Kuyper	....	production executive
Dale Martin	....	production assistant
Danielle Mason	....	picture double: Galadriel
Leith McPherson	....	dialect coach
Sebastian Meek	....	assistant: Peter Jackson
Randy Miller	....	exotic animal supplier
Jack Nicol	....	production assistant
Sharon Ninness	....	location coordinator
Simon Noakes	....	key unit assistant
Terry Notary	....	movement choreographer
Petra Novotná	....	horse wrangler
Akshay Parbhu	....	IT support
Paul Randall	....	scale double: Gandalf
Barnaby Riggs	....	production assistant
Stephanie Scott	....	assistant to Jon Kuyper
Kiran Shah	....	scale double: Bilbo Baggins
Teresa Shand	....	production coordinator
Rachel Stewart	....	assistant location coordinator
Paul Stieglbauer	....	craft service manager
Hannah Touhy	....	production assistant
Brenna Townshend	....	cast liaison
Tom Treasure	....	production assistant
Nick Trugly	....	IT systems manager
Karla Wallace	....	production coordinator: second unit
Fiona Walsh	....	prosthetics technician
Jessica Walsh	....	location assistant
Jonathan Weber	....	assistant to executive producer
Josh Wood	....	production executive: New Line Cinema
Laurie Wright	....	assistant: Andy Serkis, second unit
Justin Young	....	IT support

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• New Line Cinema
• WingNut Films

Distributors

• Forum Hungary (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Weta Digital
• Weta Workshop

Other Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  funding
• New Line Cinema  funding
• Pinewood Shepperton  sound stages
• Siam Costumes International  costumer
• Stone Street Studios  sound stages

Also Known As:

"The Hobbit Part 2" - USA (long title)
"There and Back Again Part 2" - USA (informal title)

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Atmos)

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and this film, its sequel, wrapped on July 6, 2012 after 266 days of principle photography.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Graham Norton Show: Robin Williams/Jennifer Saunders/Elijah Wood/JLS (#10.5)" (2011)