To create the dragon in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," having Benedict "in a mocap suit … seemed to help get him immersed and home in on the character." By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “Our ...

Benedict Cumberbatch has never done an animated family film before like “The Grinch,” but he knows a thing or two about lending his voice to angry old monsters living secluded in a mountain. In a new ...

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Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. One of the more impressive aspects of director ...

What will Smaug the dragon actually look like in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug? We might not know until the movie arrives on December 13. But in the meantime, it might be even better to know ...

In returning to Middle-Earth for the second “Hobbit” adventure, “The Desolation of Smaug,” Oscar-nominated sound editors Brent Burge and Chris Ward were given a gift with the very hot Benedict ...

It took some technical wizardry and a spell-binding physical performance to transform actor Benedict Cumberbatch into the titular dragon in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” Director Peter ...

In only 51 more days we'll finally get to experience the fight against Smaug the Dragon in all its glory on the big screen. According to early buzz (and based on the title alone), Smaug will get his ...