Long before the events of The Hobbit, it is said that Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, bred dragons during the First Age to serve him in wars. The first dragon to be seen in Middle-earth was Glaurung ...

In a find that would be worthy of a place among Smaug’s pile of gold and jewels underneath the Lonely Mountain, a rare book ...

The fire-breathing title dragon in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will scare most viewers but Sherlock star Cumberbatch is thinking sexy thoughts.

Warning: There are some spoilers ahead. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" is out in theaters Friday. We saw the second installment to Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy Tuesday night in 3D and ...

Ultimately, it comes down to Smaug himself also having a form of dragon sickness. Like Thorin, and like Thror before him, he too is made greedy and unreasonable by the gold within the mountain.

The dragon Smaug may be dangerous, but he’s also arrogant and seems to love to hear himself talk. This is precisely why Bilbo manages to survive for so long in his presence. At one point, the ...

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.

Meanwhile, Bilbo, who wasn't captured, works to get them free. With the help of Bard (Luke Evans), the Dwarves arm themselves and set out to confront the Dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch).

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has released two new promo images. The first image - taken from a HarperCollins book jacket - shows Martin Freeman as Bilbo, reflected in a close-up of the ...