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Watch: Orlando Bloom expertly rehearse Hobbit fight scene

Legolas star shows of his skills in exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Desolation of Smaug.

Orlando Bloom shows off his expert fighting skills in this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ set.  Watch above.

Taking direction from 'Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings' helmsman Peter Jackson, Bloom's elf warrior Legolas rehearses an Orc fight from the Bard's house scene of the movie.

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In a series of choreographed moves, he dances through stabbing them all to death with a pair of daggers.

At the end Bloom seems happy with his work; “we should have shot that!” he beams.

The footage is featured on the forthcoming DVD release of 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', due out across the land on April 7.