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Gandalf Actor Ian McKellen Explains He Read J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Every Night To Prepare For The Role

September 6, 2023

Actor Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, explained how he prepared to take on the character every night before he filmed. Ian McKellen as Gandalf in The Lord ...

‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Director Peter Jackson Explains Why He Believes The Films’ Spiritual Aspects Are Clearer Than Tolkien’s Novels

John F. Trent

July 26, 2023

Movies

The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson detailed why he believes the spiritual aspects of the story are even clearer in the films than they are in J.R.R. Tolkien's novels while promoting The Lord of the Ri...

Elijah Wood Does About Face On New ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Adaptations, Shares Hope That New Adaptations Are Done “With Reverence For Tolkien’s Material”

John F. Trent

April 17, 2023

Celebrity, Movies, Television

Elijah Wood did a complete about face when discussing the prospect of new The Lord of the Rings movies from Warner Bros. Discovery. Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of t...

Warner Bros. Discovery To Create New ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Films That Will “Honor The Past, Look To The Future, And Adhere To The Strongest Level Of Quality”

John F. Trent

February 24, 2023

Movies

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced during the company's Q4 2022 Earnings Call that the company will be making "multiple" new The Lord of the Rings films. Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Karl Urba...

‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Director Peter Jackson Reveals Amazon Asked For His Help On ‘The Rings Of Power’ But Then Ignored Him: “They Said They’d Send Over Scripts And They Never Showed Up”

Spencer Baculi

August 5, 2022

Television

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies director Peter Jackson has revealed that Amazon did at one point ask for his expertise on adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic work with The Rings of Power, but event...

Sam And Frodo Are Not Homosexuals In The Lord Of The Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien Made That Quite Clear

John F. Trent

January 7, 2022

Books, Movies, Television

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The attack on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series continues as cultural vandals attempt to repeat their lie ad nauseum that Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins are gay. And it is indeed a lie, one tha...

James Cameron: Marvel Films “Don’t Feel Epic” But Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Does

JB Augustine

December 21, 2021

Movies

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His take isn't new but Avatar director and veteran auteur James Cameron remarked again that he doesn’t think Marvel films are as epic as they try to be, no matter how popular they are. Source: Terminator 2:...

Film Updates Claims Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings Films Are “Steeped In Racist Imagery”

John F. Trent

November 9, 2021

Movies, Television

The website Film Updates and its writer Bessie Smith published an article claiming that director Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy are "steeped in racist imagery." Source: Amazon's The Lord of t...

James Gunn Reveals Universal Studios Rejected His Pitch For A Creature From The Black Lagoon Movie

JB Augustine

June 29, 2021

Movies

From Slither to Brightburn, director James Gunn's brand of horror is known for not only being loud mouthed and in-your-face, but also replete with references to the genre and pop culture at large. Nowadays, ...

Sean Astin Announces New 4K UHD Remaster Of ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Trilogy!

John F. Trent

October 7, 2020

Movies

The Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin, who played Samwise Gamgee, just announced that Warner Bros. will be releasing both The Hobbit Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in 4K UHD. https://youtu.be/wKj...

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