Pictures and MGM.Mark Pokorny ... (MORE: Why Pixar’s Brave Is a Failure of Female Empowerment) I did not read The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings trilogy as a child, and I have always ...

The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films are renowned for their rich characters and epic storytelling. Among the many heroes, the female characters stand out for their strength, wisdom, and courage.

Interestingly, there's also glimpses of Galadriel amongst EW's pictures. She has been recruited from the pages of Lord Of The Rings and encorporated into The Hobbit's storyline. Any excuse to ...

In 2007, work by Matthew Tocheri, an anthropologist at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and colleagues found the female Hobbit's wrist bones matched, in shape and ...

Peter Jackson’s sequel to “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” introduces Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) — a female warrior elf not in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel — and brings back “Lord of ...