LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small-town hobbit faces larger-than-life challenges in "The Desolation of Smaug," as director Peter Jackson intensifies the action in the second installment of fantasy film ...

‘Tis the season for elves, but not the toy-making ones in Santa’s workshop, however. Making a big name for themselves this time are the Middle-earth elves who resemble James Bond and Batman all rolled ...

Some little girls want to be actresses when they grow up, but Evangeline Lilly, memorable for her role in TV’s “Lost,” had “dreamed of being an elf.” This self-described “Tolkien­ ­geek” can check ...

The 45-year-old star recently transformed herself back into elf queen Galadriel for the final instalment of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy The Hobbit: The battle of the five armies.

Without his long blond wig and pointy ears, it’s almost impossible to recognise the man who plays the haughty Elven King Thranduil in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy. The same can be said for the Elven ...

Lee Pace, who played Thranduil in the Hobbit trilogy, has shared an anecdote from his time on set that he believes may have involved the work of mischievous elves. The actor explained in a new ...

Cast and crew members pose for photographers at the premiere of the film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" in Los Angeles December 2, 2013. REUTERS/Phil McCarten By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES ...