Thranduil's Killer Elk New Line Cinema Peter Jackson's fear that The Hobbit would not be as epic as The Lord of the Rings spiralled into a gross overuse of CGI to generate forced dramatic moments.

Lee Pace majestically rode an Irish Elk into our hearts as Thranduil in The Hobbit. He was also one of the actors who auditioned to play Star-Lord in Guardians Of The Galaxy. According to The Wrap ...

The dark, dreary, and dangerous forest of Mirkwood and its enigmatic leader, Thranduil the Elvenking (), play a pivotal role in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit book and a significantly larger one ...

But sometimes, as acclaimed actor Lee Pace discovered in "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies," nothing beats practical effects -- like riding an elk. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

Lee Pace starred as the Silvan Elf, Thranduil, in The Hobbit movies, Warner Bros.' second Lord of the Rings trilogy. Pace's debut as Thranduil was in the first Hobbit movie, 2012's The Hobbit: An ...

Like many of Weta's Hobbit/Lord of the Rings pieces, The Woodland King is designed at 1:6 scale. But given the enormous size of Thranduil's throne, the piece still clocks in at a whopping 41.33 ...

The actor joins TODAY to talk about reprising his role as Thranduil, the king of the elves, in the new film, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” which hits theaters on Dec. 17.

Every time Lee Pace begins a dramatic speech as his stoic Thranduil, his steed starts moving dramatically off his mark. "It would never fail," the good-natured Pace laments. Watch for yourself.

T he dark, dreary, and dangerous forest of Mirkwood and its enigmatic leader, Thranduil the Elvenking (), play a pivotal role in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit book and a significantly larger one ...