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UNBELIEVABLE: 9 - The Untold Story

Lord of the Rings star says "no one got paid anything" for the epic fantasy trilogy

Cate Blanchett said she was paid in "free sandwiches" for all three Lord of the Rings movies

Total Film

Cate Blanchett says ‘no one got paid anything’ for Lord of the Rings: ‘I basically got free sandwiches’

Academy Award winner starred as Galadriel in the billion-dollar grossing fantasy trilogy

The Independent UK

21 Years Later, 'Rings of Power' Season 2 is Bringing Back One Powerful Lord of the Rings Villain

Isildur's journey back to Númenor is going to be even more difficult than we all thought. In 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 2, he is going to come face to face with one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most terrifying characters.

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‘I am devastated and furious’: 12 actors controversially recast in films

THE COUNTDOWN: From salary disputes and poor scripts to feuds and voiceovers that apparently sound ‘too old’, Hollywood is filled with stories of emergency recastings due to off-screen conflicts, writes Adam White

The Independent UK

Superman, Frodo and Star Wars: the stunning life of Kiran Shah – the world’s smallest stuntman

Shah has a strong claim to have appeared in more blockbuster movies than anyone else on Earth. He discusses upbraiding Brando, smoking with Christopher Reeve, slanging matches with James Cameron – and a shocking experience at a party with Freddie Mercury

The Guardian - UK

"John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits

"I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

MusicRadar

Lord of the Rings Is Bringing Back the Most Overlooked Monsters That Peter Jackson Ignored

Don't go in the fog! The Barrow-wights, spirits from 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' will make their first on-screen appearance in 'The Rings of Power' Season 2.

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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?

The Guardian - UK

13 times actors were fired from Hollywood movies: ‘The low point of my career’

THE LIST: The film industry is notoriously fickle – and that means that often directors aren’t afraid to unceremoniously ditch their actors. Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some high-profile Hollywood firings

The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings anime called "stellar" and "absolutely stunning" as first look hits the internet

"Reservations about the animation. Hot for the story"

Total Film

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim — release date, reviews, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an animated prequel, telling a story set 200 years before The Hobbit. Here's what you need to know.

WhatToWatch

Ian McKellen has 'heard' Gandalf will appear in the next Lord of the Rings film, but isn't sure if he's playing him

There is "no script" and "no offer" just yet for Gandalf's return in The Hunt for Gollum

Total Film

Ian McKellen says he’ll play Gandalf in new Lord of the Rings movie – on one morbid condition

Actor addresses rumours he’ll appear in new Gollum film

The Independent UK

32 cozy movies for a rainy day

If the rain has canceled your plans, cozy up with a blanket and these amazing movies

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21 Years Later, The Greatest 'Lord of the Rings' Hero Could Return — But There's a Catch

Will a certain warrior return for 'The Hunt For Gollum'? Here's why a beloved fellowship member could show up in this forthcoming 'Lord of the Rings' prequel movie, even if he maybe shouldn't.

Total Film

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!

The Independent UK

Viggo Mortensen reveals hidden Lord of the Rings Easter egg in new film

‘It’s really good,’ the actor said

Total Film

The Lord of the Rings' strangest character is joining Rings of Power Season 2

It's official, Tom Bombadil has finally made his way to on-screen Middle-earth

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73 Years Ago, J.R.R. Tolkien Changed Gollum Canon Forever — It's About to Happen Again

The continuity of Gollum's story is anything but precious. Here's why revising Gollum's backstory in 'The Hunt for Gollum,' has a precedent, straight from J.R.R. Tolkien himself.

Total Film

The 32 greatest movies that audiences hated (and critics loved)

Critics gave these movies flowers, while audiences threw tomatoes

PC Gamer

Embracer's talk about The Lord of the Rings says one thing: 'Fly, you fools!'

More like Middling-earth.

The Conversation

Let It Be: rerelease of 1970 Beatles film reveals how the history of popular music is written

In one sense, Let It Be director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film documenting The Beatles’ recording sessions of January 1969, and their famous concert on the rooftop of the Apple building, could be viewed as something of a coda to the main event.

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Peter Jackson To Produce The Lord Of The Rings Prequel

Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with The Hunt for Gollum, shedding light on Gollum's backstory and journey. Andy Serkis directs this new installment ...

Total Film

Peter Jackson says The Lord of the Rings Gollum movie explores territory "we didn't have time to cover" in the original trilogy

"It's too soon to know who will cross his path, but suffice to say we will take our lead from Professor Tolkien"

Woman & Home

32 of the most successful movies of the noughties

The most successful movies of the noughties included fantasy blockbusters and animated classics

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