The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!

After the massive success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Hollywood understandably wanted to find another way to cash in on the works of JRR Tolkien. That came in the form of The Hobbit trilogy, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. The only problem? While The Lord of the Rings trilogy was based on a trilogy of books, The Hobbit trilogy was based off a single one. So yeah-- there’s a lot of filler.

The Desolation of Smaug definitely raises some questions. Like why do these dwarves keep getting captured every few minutes? Is Bilbo really going to have to use the ring every time to help them escape? Why does he keep removing it in key action scenes? Why is Legolas here? How did they think they’d be able to take down a dragon using heat? Why does this movie just kind of end?

To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

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[kevinrwhooley]

If he ever does Alita Battle Angel, he should give Alita normal sized eyes.

[Chayce]

The fact that these haven’t lost their charm and have only gotten better is amazing

[eddwallis]

“River of Questionable Physics” is a new high for Ryan, absolute gold.

[SharpDesign]

"If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved."
~Gandalf

[petergyt]

The River of Questionable Physics will get you there.

[nthequation]

I thought he was going to say "Holes that are hard to find are TIGHT!!!"

[VikingerOnYT]

"He's a plot-orc" Brooo 😂😂😂

[raydunakin]

The way that Bilbo found the Arkenstone (sp?) was one of the most ridiculously "super easy, barely an inconvenience" moments in this trilogy. In a huge cave piled with truckload upon truckload of golden objects, the stone is just sitting there in the open. What would they have done if it was buried under 20-30 feet of gold coins??

[LeafClovers]

"The of questionable physics" needs to be in every action movie Pitch Meeting from now on.

[SuperR]

Randomly refreshing youtube and seeing a new pitch meeting "posted 6 minutes ago" is tight!

[Rougarou]

The Desolation of Smaug, or How Watson Convinces Sherlock to Leave the Flat.

[NotQuiteFirst]

I'm not subscribed to Screen Rant, but the YouTube algorithm just knows I always watch Pitch Meetings

[wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv]

"No, the dragon flies off towards LakeTown"
"Why?"
"Well, Stephen Colbert is doing a cameo there"

[devanhinskey]

Smaug was literally the best thing about this movie.

[micahbiesinger]

“...and I almost went on a date one time.”

The world is glad you didn’t, writer. How else would we get such treasures?

[ossianback]

"Plot Orc" needs to be a page on TV Tropes

[lilahmckee]

"HE'S FROM THE LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES"
every instance of fan service ever. XD

[Gamer-xzsg]

Hobbit pitch meetings in a nutshell: He'S fRoM tHe LoRd Of ThE rInGs MoViEs

[sterling]

I quite like Evangeline Lilly. But, gods, the "romance" with Tauriel and Kili is actively painful to watch.

[raydunakin]

"I should know, I spend most of my time on the internet and I almost went on a date one time." LOL!!!