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 ...

So close is the release of Peter Jackson's Hobbit sequel that we can almost smell Smaug's fiery dragon breath. "The Desolation of Smaug' shows Peter Jackson in an especially overabundant mood, ...

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 ...

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 169 minute run time of the first Hobbit film did, in fact, feel much much longer than the 161 minutes of Desolation of Smaug. The amount of time Jackson spent in An Unexpected Journey to establish ...

Interesting enough, neither one of these characters appear in the original version of The Hobbit from J.R.R. Tolkien. However, Legolas is an elf, a race of Middle-earth that's immortal and show signs ...

Has it really been 12 months since the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? Time flies, because today marks the release of Peter Jackson's sequel Desolation of Smaug with Benedict Cumberbatch ...

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” ended with a brief glimpse of the Lonely Mountain in the distance, a shining beacon of hope for the company. “The Desolation of Smaug” begins with a brief flashback ...

"Middle-earth is a fantastical world of imagined landscapes and many incredible digital creatures. We completed almost 2000 VFX shots for the film, encompassing hero digital performance work, large ...