After reporting today that Luke Evans will play Bard in the Peter Jackson-directed The Hobbit and wondering who'll voice the dragon Smaug, we can now tell you that it will be Benedict Cumberbatch. He'll portray Smaug via motion capture. He is already on the picture, providing the voice of the character Necromancer.
电影《指环王前传：霍比特人》已经敲定由英国演员卢克·伊万斯饰演Bard的角色，而为巨龙史矛革（Smaug）配音的不是别人，就是英剧《神探夏洛克》中的福尔摩斯扮演者Benedict Cumberbatch，此前扮演华生医生的Martin Freeman曾透露说Benedict将随他加入霍比特人剧组（戳此看前情回顾：“福尔摩斯”与华生“两不相离” 同加入《霍比特人》剧组>>）现在Benedict已经在剧组了，为亡灵法师配音。

This comes as Cumberbatch is getting buzz for his supporting performances in the Steven Spielberg-directed War Horse. And Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, in which he stars opposite Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy and Colin Firth. After drawing raves for his performance in Danny Boyle's stage production of Frankenstein, Cumberbatch was just set to star in the five-part miniseries Parade’s End. Cumberbatch continues his role as Sherlock Holmes on the BBC/PBS series.
最近Benedict在斯皮尔伯格的电影《战马》中饰演的角色正备受关注，电影Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy中他也与Gary Oldman、Tom Hardy以及Colin Firth有对手戏；舞台剧《弗兰肯斯坦》中Benedict的表演更是大受好评，随后他就接拍了迷你剧《行进的目的》，同时也在继续《神探夏洛克》第二季的拍摄工作。