It’s a true cinematic phenomenon that hit theaters in the early 2000s, and a huge gamble for director Peter Jackson, who was then struggling with a big-screen adaptation of the bestselling epic-fantasy book, The Lord of the Rings. Writer JRR Tolkien.
Therefore, during the Christmas holidays of 2001, 2002 and 2003, young and old could marvel at the adventures of Frodo, Gandalf and all their companions in the fight against the forces of evil through the trilogy. Fellowship of the RingThe Two Towers and the Return of the King.
- Are you a trilogy expert? Let’s check it out!
With three movies hitting theaters this Wednesday, here’s the first of a three-part ten-question quiz. Do you think you have what it takes to be part of the Fellowship of the Ring? Before you know it, here are some secrets to shooting on a feature film.
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From matrix to ring
After playing Agent Smith in The Matrix, Australian Hugo Weaving went on to another major fantasy franchise, The Lord of the Rings, where he portrayed the elf Lord Elrond and where he reunited with producer Barry Osborne. Before returning to the Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions series… he thus attached his name to two of the greatest fantasy sagas of the turn of the century.
Speak the language of lightning
Filming the trilogy wasn’t just for the physically demanding actors. Furthermore, they were brought to speak an Elvish language, never used orally. To do this, they were helped by Andrew Jack, a dialect and invented language tutor who taught them the phonetics to bring this very foreign language to life.
Cameos for Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson has a habit of making small, eye-catching appearances in each of his films. Thus, in Fellowship of the Ring, we see him secretly in the role of a resident of the village of Bree. In The Two Towers, he plays a soldier who defends Helm’s Deep during an epic battle. Can you recognize him?
The Lord of the Three Rings is currently (re)discovered in theaters.
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