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 plays his second major villain of the year (or third, depending on your feelings about Julian Assange) in Peter Jackson's darker, pacier Hobbit sequel, The Desolation of Smaug.

Having survived the first part of their unsettling journey, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his companions (Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage) continue east. More dangers await them, including the ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A small-town hobbit faces larger-than-life challenges in "The Desolation of Smaug," as director Peter Jackson intensifies the action in the second installment of ...