Cate Blanchett reprised her iconic role as the powerful Elf Queen Galadriel in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, appearing as a key ally to Gandalf and the Company, notably helping Bilbo and the dwarves with her magic against giant spiders and later at Dol Guldur, even though Galadriel isn’t in Tolkien’s original book but added by Peter Jackson for the films. She appears in the second film, working with Gandalf to confront the darkness spreading in Middle-earth, using her significant Elven powers.
