Has Smaug found his voice?

Tom Waits as the voice of Smaug the Dragon in “The Hobbit”?

I say YES, PLEASE. It’s just speculation right now, but looks very possible, and sounds too good to be true.

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5 Responses to “Has Smaug found his voice?”

  1. Mark T. Ingham Says:
    December 6th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    Waits would be an excellent choice! Aided by a steady supply of whiskey, cigarettes, and some added wallop from the sound designers, I can see him lending Smaug some great resonance. I wonder if they’ll have whoever voices Smaug use a more precise inflection — like a Shakespearean-trained actor. I could hear someone like Jeremy Irons as Smaug, but that’s probably the cliché choice. If Waits is the man, it sounds like del Toro and Jackson are after something quite unique.

  2. Peter T Chattaway Says:
    December 6th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Jeremy Irons’ eligibility for this role is probably forever compromised by the fact that he starred in that Dungeons & Dragons movie that was released one year before the first Lord of the Rings movie came out — which was an obvious attempt on the filmmakers’ part to cash in on the anticipation for Jackson’s upcoming trilogy.

  3. Michael Knepher Says:
    December 6th, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    I’m thinking that Tom as the Great Goblin would be something to see, as well.

  4. Joel K Says:
    December 7th, 2009 at 6:27 am

    Quick, Bilbo! Get behind the mule!!

  5. Nicholas Says:
    December 7th, 2009 at 9:23 am

    If they could get him to contribute some songs to the soundtrack, even better!

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