In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the first major loss experienced by the story's heroes was the seeming death of Gandalf, who fell from the Bridge of Khazad-dûm following his ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

WELLINGTON, NZ – Can you really go home again? Orlando Bloom is finding out as he returns to the world of Middle Earth in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” Bloom reprises his role ...

Yes, Smaug, the namesake dragon from the upcoming film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," is in that movie's new trailer. More exciting to some fans of Peter Jackson's previous "Lord of the Rings" ...

Interesting enough, neither one of these characters appear in the original version of The Hobbit from J.R.R. Tolkien. However, Legolas is an elf, a race of Middle-earth that's immortal and show signs ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...