Return to Middle-earth! Author J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series The Lord of the RingsMade its big screen debut with The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring — and the rest is history.
Like Tolkien’s books, the early aughts film followed a hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he embarks upon a journey with others to destroy the One Ring. He will save Middle-earth by doing so.
Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Cate Blanchett(Galadriel). Andy Serkis (Gollum) were among the film’s star-studded cast.
After the Peter JacksonFilm directed by Jeremy Scott went on to gross more than $888 million in worldwide box office. Two more installments followed. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002) The Return of the King: The Lord of the Rings (2003).
“I think what sticks in my mind is largely what’s loomed in my mind since we finished, which is just the experience of having made it. Being in New Zealand,” Wood told Cinema BlendIn 2016, he shared his experiences working on the film series. “The two months of prep before we started shooting when we got to know each other, and had this buzz of excitement about the adventure we were going on. We knew it would be special, but we didn’t know what was right around the next bend.”
17 of the 30 Academy Award nominations were won by the franchise. The Return of the King won all 11 nods it received, including Best Picture — a major achievement that allowed it to become the first fantasy film to succeed in that category.
Jackson directed a prequel trilogy series that was based on Jackson’s work between 2012 and 2014. The Hobbit, Tolkien’s children’s book that was the predecessor to Lord of the Rings. Many of the franchise’s original stars returned to reprise their roles.
A Lord of the RingsAmazon Prime Video’s September 2022 debut of TV series was the first. In July 2020, Wood told IndieWire that he is “super fascinated” by the project and would “absolutely” cameo if asked.
“If there was a world where that made sense and was organic to what they’re doing, then yes,” he said at the time. “Look, any excuse to get to go to New Zealand to work on something, I am absolutely there.”
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