In Middle-earth, the Lonely Mountain, once a thriving dwarven kingdom called Erebor, was taken over by the dragon Smaug, who hoarded its immense treasure. Thorin Oakenshield, the rightful heir, grew ...

During the 2004 Oscar season, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King pulled off a rare clean sweep of every Academy Award it was nominated for, including Best Picture and Best Director for ...

Richard Armitage came to the set of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” primed for combat. The last installment of Jackson’s three-part adaptation of Tolkien’s novel features ...

One area where The Hobbit films did not disappoint is the cast. Martin Freeman, one of the stars of the original version of The Office, was well-chosen to play a young Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit at the ...