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Orlando Bloom eyes Lord of the Rings return

Orlando Bloom hopes to play Legolas in 'The Lord of the Rings' again - though thinks any project would lack "the magic" of the original trilogy.

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23 Storylines That Had To Be Changed Due To Actors’ Reluctance To Do The Scene

Times when actors stood their ground and refused to change their mind about specific scenes, no matter what. The post 23 Storylines That Had To Be Changed Due To Actors’ Reluctance To Do The Scene first appeared on Bored Panda.

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23 Years Later, the Next Lord of the Rings Movie is Bringing Back a Crucial Character

'The Hunt for Gollum' is shaping up to be a full-fledged Fellowship reunion.

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Viggo Mortensen approached for Lord of the Rings return in The Hunt For Gollum

'The Lord of the Rings' legend Viggo Mortensen has already been approached to reprise the role of Aragorn in 'The Hunt For Gollum'.

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30 Famous Trios That Shaped Movies, Music, And Pop Culture

Discover the 30 famous trios that shaped movies, music, and pop culture. From the Powerpuff Girls to unforgettable Halloween costumes, explore the best iconic triads! The post 30 Famous Trios That Shaped Movies, Music, And Pop Culture first appeared on Bored Panda.

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One line from Sauron in The Rings of Power season 2 foreshadows Aragorn in the best way

Sauron has foreshadowed Aragorn

Total Film

Will The Hunt for Gollum really be two movies? That’s got to be a stretch

If Ian McKellen is right, a double feature Lord of the Rings movie based on a story gleaned from Tolkien’s appendices seems overly thin, even with an AI Orlando Bloom

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Viggo Mortensen on rejecting film franchises since LOTR: ‘They’re not usually that good’

Actor says he finds franchises ‘kind of predictable’

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Andy Serkis teases his Lord of the Rings spin-off movie, says that "characters we recognize" may return

The Hunt for Gollum is due out in 2026

Total Film

Hunt for Gollum: are Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen being quietly dropped?

News of Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis’s eyebrow-raising return to Middle-earth seems to have passed the two stars by. Are Aragorn and Gandalf to be replaced?

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Viggo Mortensen uses Aragorn's sword in his new movie, but had to ask Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson for permission first

Giddy up Andúril!

Total Film

Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen is open to returning as Aragorn for new Gollum movie, as long as it makes sense for the character

"I learned a lot playing the character. I enjoyed it a lot"

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32 Storylines That Had To Be Changed Due To Actors’ Reluctance To Do The Scene

Times when actors stood their ground and refused to change their mind about specific scenes, no matter what. The post 32 Storylines That Had To Be Changed Due To Actors’ Reluctance To Do The Scene first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A first look at Lord of the Rings star’s new adventure-comedy is here – and fans are all saying the same thing

Maybe Viggo Mortensen should play Frodo

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Inverse

5 Years Ago, HBO's Most Important Show Attempted the Impossible — And Failed

George R.R. Martin's conceived 'Game of Thrones' as a story that rejected traditional endings. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss failed to rise to the occasion, but it may have been an impossible task.

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Did you solve it? Gems from the vault of the National Puzzlers’ League

The answers to today’s wordplay challenges

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Can you solve it? Gems from the vault of the National Puzzlers’ League

Wacky wordplay from the pioneers of puzzledom

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The Hunt for Gollum: are Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis making a Lord of the Rings fan film?

The duo’s newly announced collaboration almost certainly means the franchise is going to cover old ground – which makes you wonder, why bother?

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Salon

A LOTR warning about US militarism

Viggo Mortensen once warned that our country would be viewed as Saruman, not welcome saviors

Inverse

45 Years Ago, a Legendary Director Made a Divisive Fantasy Epic — And Inspired the Greatest Modern Blockbuster

Yes, Aragorn is missing his pants, but Ralph Bakshi's animated epic still rules.

Inverse

'Rings of Power's best original character needs a LOTR spinoff ASAP

Speaking to Inverse, Ismael Córdova reveals the epic story of how he got the role, his surprising favorite Lord of the Rings character, and the deleted Rings of Power scene he hopes to see in the extended cut.

Los Angeles Times

Review: Many predicted Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel would be a disaster. It isn't

And so it came to pass, in the 21st year after the arrival of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" — and eight years after "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," the conclusion of its prequel trilogy — that a prequel prequel was mounted…

Inverse

'Rings of Power' can reveal the origins of Aragorn’s most unexpected ally

Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' has the opportunity to show viewers the dramatic origin story of the most powerful army in 'Return of the King.'

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