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Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films
Peter Jackson is producing three movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The first movie, "The Fellowship of the Ring", began its world-wide release on December 19, 2001. The films star Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, Liv Tyler as Arwen, Sean Astin as Sam Gamgee, Sean Bean as Boromir, John Rhys-Davies as Gimli, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Billy Boyd as Peregrin Took, and Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc Brandybuck. Xenite.Org is the home for the Web's oldest dedicated Lord of the Rings News Web site. Check out the latest news and rumors on our main Lord of the Rings News page. The Lord of the Rings films have been the source of much consternation, speculation, and debate among online fans. We provide movie news, links to related Web sites, background information about J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings, dynamic news article searches of the most recent online newspaper reports, and more. "The Two Towers" went into general release on December 18, 2002. "The Return of the King" was released on December 17, 2003. The DvD for "The Fellowship of the Ring" was initially released twice in 2002: once in August, with the theatrical cut of the film, and again in November, with a special 10-minute preview of "The Two Towers" and an additional 30 minutes of footage for "The Fellowship of the Ring" which was not shown in theaters. Among the missing scenes is the giving of the gifts in Lothlorien. The Impact of the Films Millions of people enjoyed the "Lord of the Rings" movies around the world, which were dubbed into hundreds of languages and went on to win numerous academy awards, especially after "The Return of the King" was released in 2003. The movies introduced revolutionary cinematography and special effects techniques that have since been incorporated in other films. The country of New Zealand created a special Middle-earth ministry to oversee all affairs relating to the movies and tourism issues arising from interest in the films. Thousands of products were manufactured and distributed across the world through multiple chains. Even several years after the last film was released movie-spawned merchandise in the form of posters, weapon replicas, jewelry, and costumes is still generating revenue. Several lawsuits have been filed over payment of negotiated fees. Even Peter Jackson eventually filed suit against New Line Cinema over several million dollars he claimed was owed to him. The lawsuit notwithstanding, Jackson has indicated he would very much like to produce "The Hobbit" if the film is made. |
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