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This week, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits theaters, introducing us to Peter Jackson’s vision of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous dragon. But in a media landscape overstuffed with dragons, why do ...

Over the years there has been tremendous curiosity about precisely how Forbes’ crack team of fictional reporters calculates the value of imaginary fortunes for our annual Fictional 15 ranking of the ...

After The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had its world premiere in New Zealand, spoilers started to leak out that the dragon Smaug made an appearance in the movie. Director Peter Jackson himself ...

Five films are nominated for an Academy Award in the “Visual Effects” category this year, and they each offer a nice look at the amazing tricks filmmakers and their effects teams can pull off on the ...

Benedict Cumberbatch did motion-capture and voiceover work for Smaug The dragon%27s mouth proved a challenge Design showed both European and Asian influences He's the biggest star of the movie so ...

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 ...