14 years later, it’s difficult to imagine anyone from “Lord of the Rings” being recast for Amazon’s upcoming TV series. Even among the likes of Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, one character feels especially linked to his performer: Gollum, née Sméagol. Andy Serkis brought motion-capture acting to new heights with his take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s most tragic figure, but the actor-turned-director says he shan’t be returning to Middle Earth anytime soon.
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“I don’t think I actually would at this point in time,” Serkis tells the Toronto Sun when asked about reprising his role. “I feel like I’ve been part of Middle-Earth for a long period of time in my life and it was a great experience, but I can’t foresee that.
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“I don’t think I actually would at this point in time,” Serkis tells the Toronto Sun when asked about reprising his role. “I feel like I’ve been part of Middle-Earth for a long period of time in my life and it was a great experience, but I can’t foresee that.
- 11/26/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Juliette Harrisson Nov 24, 2017
Room for Tom Bombadil could easily be found in Amazon's Lord Of The Rings prequel TV series. Could this be his on-screen chance?
In a letter to the writer and poet Naomi Mitchison, who had been proof-reading The Lord Of The Rings for him, J. R. R. Tolkien described Tom Bombadil as an "enigma", "intentionally" so, and admitted that the character was "not an important person to the narrative" but added that he would not have left him in "if he did not have some kind of function". Bombadil represents, Tolkien suggested, "a natural pacifist view", a character who has access to immense power but chooses not to wield it, but rather to observe and not to participate in the wars around him. He had a symbolic importance to the overall story (not allegorical – a point both Tolkien and his friend C. S. Lewis were quite firm on,...
Room for Tom Bombadil could easily be found in Amazon's Lord Of The Rings prequel TV series. Could this be his on-screen chance?
In a letter to the writer and poet Naomi Mitchison, who had been proof-reading The Lord Of The Rings for him, J. R. R. Tolkien described Tom Bombadil as an "enigma", "intentionally" so, and admitted that the character was "not an important person to the narrative" but added that he would not have left him in "if he did not have some kind of function". Bombadil represents, Tolkien suggested, "a natural pacifist view", a character who has access to immense power but chooses not to wield it, but rather to observe and not to participate in the wars around him. He had a symbolic importance to the overall story (not allegorical – a point both Tolkien and his friend C. S. Lewis were quite firm on,...
- 11/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Mark Harrison Aug 17, 2017
Anyone for monkey baseball? We examine the weird and wonderful unmade scripts of the Planet Of The Apes series
In 2006, screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were inspired by footage of domesticated chimpanzees who were unable to adjust to our lifestyles to write a sci-fi horror spec script that they called Genesis. Apparently, it was a while before the two of them realised that they were writing a Planet Of The Apes movie.
Their resultant pitch to 20th Century Fox led to 2011's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, the excellent, emotional prequel/reboot of the franchise that led to 2014's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and recent trilogy topper, War For The Planet Of The Apes. Together, the three films take Caesar from domestication to domination and have been huge critical and financial hits for the studio.
The development hell that plagued Fox's...
Anyone for monkey baseball? We examine the weird and wonderful unmade scripts of the Planet Of The Apes series
In 2006, screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were inspired by footage of domesticated chimpanzees who were unable to adjust to our lifestyles to write a sci-fi horror spec script that they called Genesis. Apparently, it was a while before the two of them realised that they were writing a Planet Of The Apes movie.
Their resultant pitch to 20th Century Fox led to 2011's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, the excellent, emotional prequel/reboot of the franchise that led to 2014's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and recent trilogy topper, War For The Planet Of The Apes. Together, the three films take Caesar from domestication to domination and have been huge critical and financial hits for the studio.
The development hell that plagued Fox's...
- 8/15/2017
- Den of Geek
I love J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth universe. I was sucked right into that world the day that I read The Hobbit for the first time as a kid. These Middle Earth stories have played a huge part in my life and inspired my imagination. After Peter Jackson's films were completed, I never thought that I'd be whisked away in a new Middle Earth adventure.
Well, a new story has been uncovered that was written by Tolkien in 1917. The story is called The Tale of Beren and Luthien. It tells a prequel story that takes place "centuries before the events of Lord of the Rings during the First Age of Middle Earth, the story tells the tale of Beren, a mortal man, and the romance and adventures he shared with the immortal elf Luthien." The two characters are the distant ancestors of Aragorn and Arwen.
In Fellowship of the...
Well, a new story has been uncovered that was written by Tolkien in 1917. The story is called The Tale of Beren and Luthien. It tells a prequel story that takes place "centuries before the events of Lord of the Rings during the First Age of Middle Earth, the story tells the tale of Beren, a mortal man, and the romance and adventures he shared with the immortal elf Luthien." The two characters are the distant ancestors of Aragorn and Arwen.
In Fellowship of the...
- 6/2/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Rob Leane Feb 24, 2017
Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jurassic World and more: it’s our rundown of the coolest Lego movie kits on the market...
There’s nothing quite like building an iconic film scene/location using colourful bricks and a little booklet of instructions. It brings the magic of the movies right into your front room, and it kills time very easily.
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Lego has been lovingly recreating the films we love in miniature form for years, spanning Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World and much much more. Here are 37 of our favourites...
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Let’s start with an absolute beauty: this Avengers-inspired S.H.I.E.L.
Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jurassic World and more: it’s our rundown of the coolest Lego movie kits on the market...
There’s nothing quite like building an iconic film scene/location using colourful bricks and a little booklet of instructions. It brings the magic of the movies right into your front room, and it kills time very easily.
See related Fargo season 2 episode 10 review: Palindrome Fargo: how to make great TV from a great film
Lego has been lovingly recreating the films we love in miniature form for years, spanning Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World and much much more. Here are 37 of our favourites...
Nb: if you click on a few of the links in this article, it supports the site. Up to you!
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Let’s start with an absolute beauty: this Avengers-inspired S.H.I.E.L.
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
The Fellowship is back together!
It was Lord of the Rings: Return of the Cast on Monday night, as actors from the hit film franchise reunited for a happy hangout — and a fun photo.
Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd and Viggo Mortensen struck a pose, using cutlery (and various props from the restaurant) as they pretended to fight a Middle Earth cave troll in a group shot shared to Monaghan’s Instagram account.
Bloom, 40, also posted behind-the-scenes video of the pictures, as the team figured out their poses.
“My captain. My king,” Monaghan wrote on a selfie shot of he and Mortensen.
It was Lord of the Rings: Return of the Cast on Monday night, as actors from the hit film franchise reunited for a happy hangout — and a fun photo.
Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd and Viggo Mortensen struck a pose, using cutlery (and various props from the restaurant) as they pretended to fight a Middle Earth cave troll in a group shot shared to Monaghan’s Instagram account.
Bloom, 40, also posted behind-the-scenes video of the pictures, as the team figured out their poses.
“My captain. My king,” Monaghan wrote on a selfie shot of he and Mortensen.
- 1/31/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
For those of you who have never taken the time to read the books about Middle Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, there’s a lot of information that you’ve missed out on about many of the heroes that you love from The Lord of the Rings films. Thanks to Imgur user Sciencegeek100, you can now learn the fates of character such as Aragorn, Arwen, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, and more without all the reading and research.
Aragorn II Elessar
When in the year 120 of the Fourth Age, King Elessar realised his days were at an end, he went to the House of the Kings in the Silent Street. He said farewell to his son Eldarion and his daughters and gave Eldarion his crown and sceptre. Arwen remained at Aragorn’s side until he died.
Arwen
Died of a broken heart at Cerin Amroth in Lórien, and was buried there one...
Aragorn II Elessar
When in the year 120 of the Fourth Age, King Elessar realised his days were at an end, he went to the House of the Kings in the Silent Street. He said farewell to his son Eldarion and his daughters and gave Eldarion his crown and sceptre. Arwen remained at Aragorn’s side until he died.
Arwen
Died of a broken heart at Cerin Amroth in Lórien, and was buried there one...
- 1/5/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
As hard as it is to believe, the works of J.R.R. Tolkien are approaching a century of existence. EW says Beren and Luthien, a book by the fantasy author, will be available next year as a standalone novel for the first time since its writing in 1917. Beren and Luthien tells the tale of love between a mortal man and an immortal elf, and the romance inspired the events between Aragorn and Arwen in The Lord of the Rings novels and subsequent films. Believe it or not, it tells a much sweeter story than you might initially realize.
Tolkien once told his son Christopher (who will be editing the story) that the characters Beren and Luthien were based on Tolkien's own romance with his wife Edith. There's something beautiful about a man's fictional story about his wife lasting a century to be showcased to the world. I think we all...
Tolkien once told his son Christopher (who will be editing the story) that the characters Beren and Luthien were based on Tolkien's own romance with his wife Edith. There's something beautiful about a man's fictional story about his wife lasting a century to be showcased to the world. I think we all...
- 10/19/2016
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
We’re talking remakes again, and this time we’re dissecting not one but two popular films which were done previously as a single movie. This week, Cinelinx looks at Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Ever since J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic book trilogy first came out in the 50s’ there had been talk of adapting it into film but the epic scope of the story often deterred filmmakers of the era from taking on the task. In the early 70’s, director John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur) wanted to do a condensed 100-minute version of the whole trilogy but that plan fell apart.
Then, animator/producer Ralph Bakshi (American Pop, Cool World) unveiled his idea to do a two-part adaptation of the trilogy in animated form. Since Tolkien’s daughter was a huge fan of Bakshi’s previous...
Ever since J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic book trilogy first came out in the 50s’ there had been talk of adapting it into film but the epic scope of the story often deterred filmmakers of the era from taking on the task. In the early 70’s, director John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur) wanted to do a condensed 100-minute version of the whole trilogy but that plan fell apart.
Then, animator/producer Ralph Bakshi (American Pop, Cool World) unveiled his idea to do a two-part adaptation of the trilogy in animated form. Since Tolkien’s daughter was a huge fan of Bakshi’s previous...
- 3/28/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Our countdown of the top 100 films of the 21st Century (so far) concludes here with the top 25.
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The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn...
Click here for Part 1! (#100-76)
Click here for Part 2! (#75-51)
Click here for Part 3! (#50-26)
The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn...
- 1/27/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
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