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 ...

Having survived the first part of their unsettling journey, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his companions (Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage) continue east. More dangers await them, including the ...