While An Unexpected Journey had plenty of bucolic charm, it did, for a Middle-earth film, feel oddly inconsequential. The Desolation Of Smaug remedies that. Moody, urgent and, for want of a better ...

A heavyset man of gross demeanor lurches out of an inn, gnawing a meat bone, and a chuckle of surprise runs through the audience. Peter Jackson, the directorial lord of The Lord of the Rings, the man ...

LONDON — “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” leads the contest for the Jameson Empire Awards, which are voted for by readers of Empire magazine. The pic had seven nominations, followed by “The ...

trilogy has grossed nearly $900 million worldwide. Ian McKellen is back as Gandalf the Grey, along with Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the ...

The four-time Oscar winner describes creating a CG dragon that was "twice as big as a 747," saying Peter Jackson "wanted his physical size to dominate." By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “He’s huge, ...

The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo ...

While The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has yet to arrive in theaters, Entertainment Weekly already has the first look at the sequel. Earlier today, EW.com released the first image for The Hobbit: the ...

Despite facing stiff competition from some new releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continued to rule the box office on Christmas Day. For Wednesday, December 25, 2013, The Hobbit: The ...

"Bilbo, Gandalf and a motley crew of dwarves continue their quest to retake the dwarf kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug in Part Two of the 'Hobbit' trilogy. Facing danger at every turn from orcs ...