Comedy Central

Never Laugh at a Live Dragon

By W. R. Miller on December 12, 2014

On December 11, 2014, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central interviewed none other than Smaug the Tremendous. This is a brilliant piece, with the fire drake showing more emotion than he ever did in The Desolation of Smaug–eye-blinking, tongue-licking, hackle-raising and the like. Considering the enormity of resources involved in bringing the dragon to Hollywood, could […]

Posted in Dragons, News | Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, Comedy Central, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Sherlock, Stephen Colbert, The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Weta Digital, Weta Workshop


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