by Sauron222 on Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:26 am
This is by far the most important factor to me, I grew up with the original animated version of The Hobbit and still find to this day that the voice of Smaug is surpassed by none.
I have faith in Del Toro that he will find a proper voice for the Great Dark Nemesis,choosing the right voice however is easier said than done. I hope he chooses someone with not only a great baritone voice but a sinister aspect as well.
Avery Brooks (Ds9) has a nice mellow baritone with the ability to make it sinister when his character gets riled
Tony Todd(Candy Man,Minotaur) really nice baritone and definitely a sinister aspect with it,also authoritative and can definatley make the Great Dragon Smaug proud if done correctly.
If Andrew Divoff were permitted to refine his Gin from Wishmaster and make it deeper that might work...maybe.
now those are just thoughts and by no means definite s for me, I would love to see how the all powerful actor Christopher Lee would handle the Great dragon, and John Rhys Davies would bring a very interesting voice to the character indeed.
It is too bad some other obvious voices are not allowed to work for anyone because of contracts they have signed to stay with the one studio.
But you never know who will be up for Smaug. So long as Del Toro makes Smaug as sinister as he is Majestic The voice should easily fall into place.
And he has gotta do the whole"well thief I smell you ,feel your air, and I hear your breath ..." bit plus the chuckle well we got it made.
feel free to respond and lemme know what you think and who would you choose or consider for the voice of SMAUG.