Tag: The Hobbit
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The Correct Order To Watch The Lord Of The Rings Movies
At last count, there have been nine studio-sanctioned feature films to have been adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth fantasy novels. “The Hobbit,” the first book in the series, was published in 1937, while a follow-up trilogy called “Lord of the Rings” was published in 1954 and 1955. Tolkien was both a linguist and a pacifist, so…
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New on Hulu in July 2023
Good news everyone; Futurama is returning with all new episodes on Hulu starting this July. That won’t be all that’s coming to service either as another beloved series will be making a comeback with Timothy Olyphant reprising his role as Raylan Givens in Justified: City Primeval. The hit vampire comedy series What We Do in…
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Revealed: Embracer Group Paid $395 million for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rights
Embracer Group, the Swedish gaming conglomerate that snapped up the rights to “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” in a surprise deal last summer, has finally revealed how much it paid – and it seems like they got a bargain.The Karlstad-headquartered company has confirmed it spent Sek 4.2 billion – $395 million at today’s…
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The Rings of Power Changes the Way We Watch The Lord of the Rings
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series quickly became one of the streaming service’s more popular series. Though the show doesn’t directly follow the plot of a particular novel, it builds off the work of Jrr Tolkien. Starting with Tolkien’s established fan base could only help the show as it brings…
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Radagast the Brown is the Best Addition to The Hobbit Movies
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released ten years ago, becoming the first (and best) film in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit series. Like the book, the film trilogy is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings, telling a story set in a time period before Sauron’s rise. As was expected, The Hobbit: An Unexpected…
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Lord of the Rings Characters That Could Appear in Rings of Power Season 2
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series brought the audience back to Middle-earth in an eight-episode adventure following the events leading up to the battle against Sauron (Charlie Vickers). With the show renewed for season 2, fans are already anticipating more of the show. Despite the time gap between the stories,…
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The Last Unicorn Was Originally Intended For Adults
There are certain films I saw growing up that left me forever scarred: “The Neverending Story,” “Watership Down,” and “The Last Unicorn,” to name the most memorable. However, I loved “The Last Unicorn” so much that it didn’t matter that I felt inexplicably saddened by watching it. Much like “Watership Down” — also not meant…
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The Rings of Power: Here’s Why The Stranger Should Be Gandalf
Well, the first season of Amazon’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has come and gone, but just because it’s on an undisclosed-length hiatus, doesn’t mean we’re through discussing the show. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the Amazon series tells the…
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Before There Were Harfoot Feet In The Rings Of Power, There Were Harfoot Slippers [Exclusive]
Is there any image in J.R.R. Tolkien’s land of Middle-earth that’s more famous than a big old pair of hobbit feet? Well, sure, there’s the one ring itself, but that powerful relic isn’t nearly as endearing as the fuzzy-footed group of heroes who end up saving the world from its dark magic. When Tolkien dreamed up…
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From Andor to The Rings of Power, Why Prequels Are Perfect for TV
Remember when “prequel” was a bad word? Something that would make you groan over how obvious it is that the concept is a cash grab. Something about going backwards can make the product feel more soulless than if they had just made a sequel to move the story forward, even if that forward momentum just…