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io9MoviesSean Astin’s Cool With You Shipping Sam and Frodo, Two Bros Who Should Have Kissed
Though Peter Jackson’sLord of the Rings films didn’t explicitly pair Frodo and Sam together romantically, the sizable amount of subtext presented on the screen naturally fed into the fandom’s already-established interest in the idea of shipping the two characters. All it takes is a cursory search through the fanfic site of your choice to see that … Continued
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io9MoviesLord of the Rings’ Viggo Mortensen Shares Some Depressing Horse News
The perils of a mortal life don’t just apply to the love between an Elf and a Dúnedain, but an actor and his horses. Speaking to NME about his recent directorial debut Falling and his career—and discussing scenes that didn’t even make it into the extended editions of the beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy—actor … Continued
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io9Movies10 Fantasy Tropes That Are Quite Magical (and 5 That Deserve the Chopping Block)
There’s a reason fantasy has existed for thousands of years. It could be the story of a princess kissing a frog, a fairy hiding in the trees, or a magical lotus lantern. These are stories that have filled our hearts and homes for generations. Many of them tend to use the same storytelling tropes, but … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Stars of Lord of the Rings Want to Make J.R.R. Tolkien’s Home Into a Museum
Thanks to Peter Jackson, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien can travel to New Zealand to visit sets and locations from The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. But if one of those fans really wanted to learn about Tolkien himself, and see the actual location where Middle-earth was created, they can’t. But that might be … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsJ.R.R. Tolkien’s Unpublished Middle-earth Essays Will Finally Be Released
It’s counted as one of the biggest debates among Lord of the Rings fans: Who can grow a beard? Well, J.R.R. Tolkien himself has the answer in a previously unpublished essay expanding the world of Middle-earth, part of a new collection of works that’s set to come out next year. As reported by the Guardian, … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies Are Finally Coming to 4K
We looked to its coming at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, we looked to the East—and it was there. Sorry in advance to those of you that put down the absurd $800 for that super fancy version of all six Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit movies on Blu-ray a few years ago, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWho Is the Lord of the Rings, Exactly?
It’s been a little while so it’s possible my memory isn’t as fresh on the subject of Middle-earth as it once was. But a thought occurred to me this weekend that I cannot shake: Did J.R.R. Tolkien name the Lord of the Rings trilogy after the bad guy? Let me cover my ass a little … Continued
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io9Harper Collins Is Putting Out a New The Hobbit Audiobook With Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis made a name for himself as a motion capture actor, and the big franchise that truly proved his talent was Lord of the Rings, where he famously played Gollum. His face, and his voice, are inseparable from Tolkien’s story for fans of Peter Jackson’s films. And for those fans, it’s exciting to know … Continued
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io9MoviesJosh Gad, Who Never Sleeps, Reunites Lord of the Rings Cast For Latest Zoom Reunion
Everywhere I turn, Josh Gad is in the news. For starring in a new TV show; for making jokes with some reporter somewhere about Frozen; for hosting a bevy of online quarantine reunions, bringing together the casts of classic movies to raise money for good causes and entertain us in these trying times. Josh Gad … Continued
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io9MoviesWe Could Watch Cate Blanchett Showing Off Her Thor and Hobbit Props Forever
For some folks, social distancing at home means an opportunity to get some serious spring cleaning done. Most of us just find old diaries and seashells from the trip to the beach that one time, but Thor: Ragnarok and Lord of the Rings star Cate Blanchett showed Stephen Colbert a few extra doodads in her … Continued
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io9MoviesLord of the Rings Takes Us There and Back (in Time) Again With Old-School VFX Reels
These days we’re so used to fancy, high-tech visual effects reels that break down every little facet of the CG-laden blockbusters of modern Hollywood that they’ve almost started to get a little too clever for their own good. So it’s nice of Weta to remind us just how quaint (and yet still cool) these sizzle … Continued
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io9Amazon’s Already Ordered a Second Season of Lord of the Rings
Even though we’re still ages away from being transported to J.A. Bayona’s take on Lord of the Rings for Amazon Prime, the studio’s confident that audiences are going to want a second season. Deadline reports that—in keeping with the deal Amazon Studios agreed to in order to acquire the rights to produce a Lord of … Continued
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io9Shocking Breaking News! Lord of the Rings TV Show to Film in New Zealand
Amazon Studios just announced the filming location for its upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel show. And after searching far and wide it settled on…drumroll please…New Zealand! Showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay released the following statement on the momentous decision: As we searched for the location in which we could bring … Continued
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io9Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Has Found Itself a Narnia Star
Amazon really is dead set on keeping everyone more or less in the dark about its upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel series that’s set before the events of The Fellowship of the Ring. The studio’s still keeping quiet about the story’s details, but it’s just announced another actor who’s set to join the cast. … Continued
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io9MoviesJust How Big Is Bag End? Let These Middle-earth Cross Sections Lay It Out
Bag End, the home of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, is where The Lord of the Rings Saga begins and ends. It’s there the dwarves come to meet about traveling to the Lonely Mountain and where Samwise Gamgee settled after the Baggins leave Middle-earth. There are few more important places in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic saga, … Continued
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io9Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Has Its First Cast Member
We still know very little about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. It will take place sometime prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring, director J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and consultant Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones) are involved, and the writers’ room is operating under intense security precautions. Now, we’ve got another … Continued
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io9Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Nabs Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Director J.A. Bayona
Amazon’s foray into the Second Age has found a director. Deadline reports that J.A. Bayona—who took over from Colin Trevorrow for the middle chapter in the current Jurassic trilogy, Fallen Kingdom—has been tapped to helm the first two episodes of Amazon’s big-budget fantasy series, a prequel show set in a Middle-earth centuries before the events … Continued
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io9Brandon Sanderson Likens Amazon’s Wheel Of Time Series to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings
After years of languishing in development hell, a live-action series based on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time novels is finally coming to the small screen courtesy of Amazon Studios and showrunner Rafe Judkins (Agents of SHIELD). But according to Brandon Sanderson, who finished the final three books in the series following Jordan’s death, Amazon’s take … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsGeorge R.R. Martin Thinks Gandalf Could Kick Dumbledore’s Ass—Do You Agree?
Did you know that Ian McKellen turned down the opportunity to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise after Richard Harris died because Harris once allegedly called McKellen a “dreadful” actor? George R.R. Martin probably knew that, and then some, this week when he took a moment at the Tolkien premiere to share some thoughts … Continued
