The Hobbit Trilogy - Orcs
An assortment of orc designs for the Hobbit Trilogy. Of note are the many designs for Azog and Bolg. As the character design briefs for these two evolved, some aspects that were initially applied to Azog were re-appropriated to Bolg, the Beserker Orcs and The Torturer of Dol Guldur. This was due not in small part to the shift from actors in prosthetics to fully digital characters.
Early Azog concept.
Early Azog concept.
Azog beyond thunderdome! This later evolved into the Torturer of Dol Guldur.
Azog battle armour concept.
Azog battle armour design with a handy new prosthetic.
Azog battle armour design with a handy new prosthetic.
Azog helm design. I really liked this helmet concept but alas, was not used in the final film.
Bolg armour concept.
Bolg armour concept.
Bolg armour concept.
Bolg staving off a nasty infection. More or less the final look for the character.
Gundabad Beserker.
Gundabad Beserker.
Gundabad Beserker.
Gundabad Beserker.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Originally designed as Gundabad orcs, these evolved into what would become the orc legion of Dol Guldur.
Hunter orc concept.
Hunter orc concept.
Rocky Horror Azog! Getting some serious Riff Raff vibes in retrospect. Originally proposed as a concept for Azog, this later became one of the warg rider captains, Yazneg.
Rocky Horror Azog! Getting some serious Riff Raff vibes in retrospect. Originally proposed as a concept for Azog, this later became one of the warg rider captains, Yazneg.
Hunter orc concept.
Hunter orc concept.
Hunter orc concept.
Very early warg matriarch design as Azog's trusty mount.
Warg rider concept.
Warg rider concept.
Warg rider concept.
Warg rider concept.
Warg rider concept.