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 ...

"Tell me, thief, how do you choose to die?" Those words are just as chilling when they're coming from a Lego version of Smaug the Tyrannical, as featured in our exclusive cutscene from "Lego The ...

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.

That is where Benedict Cumberbatch comes in as he voices the mighty Smaug himself. A prequel to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, this series follows Bilbo Baggins as he works with Thorin ...