In the book by J.R.R. Tolkien and in the third Hobbit film, Bard kills Smaug by firing his final black arrow into the one spot on Smaug not covered in protective scales. The novel and the movie ...

But with Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, the three films are all based on one book.The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ends just as the dragon Smaug is about to attack Lake-town.

The Hobbit movies are filled with characters who aren't present in the original book. Here are all of them and why Peter Jackson included them.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey wasn't loved by everyone, but it did still go on to earn over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Does similar success lie in store for Peter Jackson's The ...

It doesn't open until December 13, but that won't stop the great merchandising machine from churning out products for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Check out these new tie-in book covers ...

In Smaug, the characters step from the book’s pages and leap vividly out of the 3-D screen — at 48 frames per second, in some theaters, a technique less distracting than it was the first time.

Screen Junkies has released a new Honest Trailer, this time telling the truth about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second film in the second Middle-earth trilogy. The trailer points out ...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Film Review, a movie directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch, ...

Book Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles: Art & Design by Weta Published: Apr. 08, 2014, 11:30 a.m. Weta's Chronicles book series explores the creation of Peter Jackson's ...

"The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" red carpet premiere 00:55. ... In 'Smaug,' the characters step from the book’s pages and leap vividly out of the 3-D screen." Michael O'Sullivan, ...

3. The dragon's mouth was a different kind of challenge. When Andy Serkis did motion-capture to play Gollum in the first Hobbit movie, it was for a character with a humanoid face. With Smaug and ...

When people complain about the nearly three-hour length of the first installment of “The Hobbit” film trilogy because the source book is a slim 300 pages, they’re forgetting that much of the ...