Tag: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Brings A ‘Great Wave’ Of Doom Over A Scattershot Episode
Ensemble shows like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” tend to come with a built-in disadvantage compared to smaller stories with less sprawling casts. With so many characters and only so much narrative real estate to go around, J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations have always had their work cut out for them.Director Peter Jackson navigated around…
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How Accurate Is The Rings of Power From a Tolkien Book Fan
I first encountered The Lord of the Rings when I was six years old. Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring was the first movie I ever saw in theaters, and I got to stay up late to see it on opening night. The only reason I was there in the first place was because…
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The Lord Of The Rings’ Fight Choreography Had To Do More Than Just Look Cool
I still remember the unreal awe I experienced as a kid watching the spectacle of “The Fellowship of the Ring” come to life in theaters. Its three-hour runtime is virtually a goosebump minefield, from Gandalf’s showdown with the Balrog in Moria to the heart-wrenching splitting of the fellowship at Parth Galen. It’s also no coincidence…
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Trailer: No One Ring Should Have All That Power
Let’s get something straight: Godzilla, Marvel, and that tough guy who drinks martinis only have some of the most extensive cinematic universes because J.R.R. Tolkien’s material has been taking the scenic route to the screen. The journey to shepherd and destroy the One Ring in the fiery pits of Mordor took three books and three…
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Sean Astin: Failed ‘Lord of the Rings’ Marketing Treated Film Like ‘Dungeons & Dragons’
Sean Astin revealed in a recent interview with Deadline that cast members from “
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China’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Re-Release Rollout Marred By Chaos, Refunds
Chinese audiences have gotten used to hearing at the last minute that a film won’t be screened for “technical reasons,” and know that the phrase is usually a euphemism for state censorship. It came as a real surprise to many that they were, for once, unable to watch a film for actual technical reasons this…
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‘Lord of the Rings’ Script Changes Were ‘Tiresome’ for Ian McKellen, but Kept Cast ‘On Our Toes’
If social media buzz is any indication, then Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was one of the biggest hits of the 2020 holiday movie season. With all three films in the franchise streaming on HBO Max and a brand new 4K remaster of the trilogy released on home video, “Lord of the Rings”…
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Viggo Mortensen Picks the Tolkien Character He Wishes Peter Jackson Used in ‘Lord of the Rings’
It was 19 years ago when Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy kicked off with “The Fellowship of the Ring.” The franchise would become the highest grossing film trilogy in box office history, with each outing out-grossing the previous one at the worldwide box office. Jackson celebrated the anniversary in a big way…