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.

The release of Peter Jackson's second Hobbit chapter The Desolation of Smaug was always going to be feverishly anticipated, but for fans counting the days until the third series of Sherlock finally ...

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Benedict Cumberbatch (L) and writer/producer/director Peter Jackson. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Many of the actors from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug attended the film’s Los Angeles premiere on ...

Andy Serkis has said that Benedict Cumberbatch will be "extraordinary" in The Hobbit. The Rise of the Planet of the Apes star explained that the design of the dragon Smaug is a closely guarded secret, ...

Benedict Cumberbatch‘s impressive 23-year career has taken the English-born star to big franchises, brilliant standalone films, and first-rate TV series. Over the last two decades, Cumberbatch has ...