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The Lord Of The Rings prequel series The Rings Of Power will definitely return for a third season, Amazon Prime Video have confirmed.Created by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the show is set thousands of years before J.R.R.

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.The actor, who played Frodo Baggins, said in a new interview, that New Line Cinema took a “real gamble” filming all three movies simultaneously without knowing how the first would fare at the box office.To mitigate financial risk, he said the ensemble cast were offered “not massive salaries,” as a result.“Because we weren’t making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn’t the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life, he told the Business Insider.“The benefit of that was that we were also signing up for something that was going to be a part of our lives forever,” he added.When asked about rumours that he was paid $250,000 (£190,000) for The Fellowship Of The Ring, Wood disputed the figure, but didn’t share more. “It doesn’t matter,” he said.The trilogy had a budget of $281million (£220million) and made $2.9billion (£2.3billion) worldwide.Wood’s co-star Cate Blanchett, who played Galadriel in the movies, recently claimed that “no one got paid anything’ to film the trilogy, despite it being one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time.In response he said her comment was “hilarious” and but it was made in jest.“Statements like that are not made with any kind of ire.

Oscars, has been the most prestigious awards ceremony for the film industry.It has undergone many changes since its first show in 1929, but the key constant are the film nominations, which have celebrated the likes of Ben-Hur, The Lord Of The Rings, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Silence Of The Lambs and many more over the years.This year’s bash, hosted by Conan O’Brien, marks the 97th edition of the event. The list of nominees is led by Emilia Pérez with 13 nominations, followed by the likes of The Brutalist, Wicked, Conclave, and A Complete Unknown.Three films hold the record for the most Oscar nominations, with Titanic (1997), All About Eve (1950), and La La Land (2016) all tied with 14 nominations each.James Cameron’s Titanic went onto win 11 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, while All About Eve and La La Land won six respectively.The record for the most Oscar wins is also a three-way tie, between Titanic (1997), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003), which all won 11 Oscars each.

Lord Of The Rings game Tales Of The Shire has been delayed once again – and will now launch this summer.Tales Of The Shire: A Lord Of The Rings game allows you to live out your Hobbit fantasy “in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire”. Originally the fantasy life simulator was due to launch last September but was delayed to early 2025 to allow developers time to “deliver their vision”.It’s now been confirmed that Tales Of The Shire has been delayed once more.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power saw its viewing figures drop 60 per cent from season one.A new analysis from the data company Luminate, as reported by Deadline, revealed that the Amazon Prime Video series, which returned for its eight-episode second run on the streaming service in August last year, saw its total minutes watched fall by a sharp 60 per cent.A previous report indicated that 902,000 households in the US watched the first episode of season two without four days of its debut, a dramatic dip from the 1.8million households that watched the premiere of season one. That episode delivered Amazon’s biggest premiere viewership ever at the time.Created by J.D.

The Met Office has confirmed that the fifth storm of 2024/2025 will be called Éowyn – a name that should be highly familiar to Lord of the Rings fans.Rare red weather warnings were issued on Thursday (January 23) for what could be the strongest storm in decades. Storm Éowyn’s arrival is forecast to bring widespread travel disruption and danger to life due to flying debris.Since ‘Name our Storms’ was first launched in 2015 by the Met Office, there has been a new list of names curated for each season.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, another screen adaptation has arrived which delves further into J.R.R. Tolkien’s history of Middle-earth.Set 183 years before Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim follows king of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and his family as they defend their kingdom against an army of Dunlendings.The anime film is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who previously helmed TV series Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Blade Runner spin-off Black Lotus.Brian Cox leads the voice cast as Hammerhand, alongside Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino and Mirando Otto.The film is released exclusively in cinemas worldwide on December 13, 2024.As such, anyone hoping to catch the film on streaming services or by purchasing it digitally will have to wait a few weeks after this date.At the time of writing, Warner Bros.

The War Of The Rohirrim, the new anime film from The Lord Of The Rings universe, is out this week and the critics are divided.The movie from New Line and Warner Bros. Pictures is set 183 years before the events of Peter Jackson’s live-action trilogy (2001-2003) and is based on the books of J.R.R.

Lord Of The Rings film.The first Lord of the Rings anime movie, The War of Rohirrim, will come to cinemas on December 13, taking place before the events of the original Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Saruman will appear in the film using archival recordings of Lee’s line readings.Philippa Boyens, a longtime collaborator of Peter Jackson’s and co-writer of The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, spoke to TheOneRign.net at New York ComicCon, where she spoke with TheOneRing.net about the way they used recordings of Lee from when he was alive, with no AI assistance at all.

The Lord Of The Rings spin-off The Hunt For Gollum will not be split into two films, screenwriter Philippa Boyens has confirmed.The upcoming film, which will be directed by Gollum himself Andy Serkis, was announced earlier this year, and rumours have since been swirling about how the story will be told. This included the notion that the movie will be split into two parts, which originated from an interview with Gandalf actor Sir Ian McKellen.Boyens has since set the record straight in an interview with Empire.

Remember when New Line/Warner Bros. announced that Andy Serkis would direct “The Lord Of The Rings” spin-off and prequel, “The Hunt For Gollum,” with Peter Jackson producing, and the film would be a two-part movie? READ MORE: 2024 Fall Film Preview: 50 Movies To Watch Well, Apparently, Ian McKellen, who said the film would be split into two, misspoke.

The Lord Of The Rings franchise.Earlier this year, Warner Bros. announced that it is set to release a new Lord Of The Rings film in 2026, featuring help from Peter Jackson.The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum will centre around Andy Serkis’ character and is a prequel to the original trilogy.Jackson, will be producing the movie alongside Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh, which is set to be released in cinemas in 2026.Now, speaking in a new interview with GamesRadar+, Weaving was asked about whether he would be making a return as Elrond, to which he responded: “Personally, I’ve had enough of that.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power is drawing to a close, but how does Celebrimbor’s fate in the show differ from Tolkein’s original story?The first seven episodes of the second season of the show are streaming on Amazon Prime Video now, with the closing instalment to be released onto the streamer on October 3.Created by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the prequel series is set thousands of years before J.R.R.

There comes a point in time when an actor doesn’t really care if they’re told to keep secrets or not. They just say it anyway.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power is here, but why is the character of Bronwyn not involved? Read on to find out.The first three episodes of the new season are streaming on Amazon Prime Video now, with the remainder of the eight episodes to be released weekly until October 3.Created by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the prequel series is set thousands of years before J.R.R.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power is up and running, but when can fans expect to see the fourth episode? Read on for all the details.The first three episodes of the new season are already streaming on Amazon Prime Video now, with the current run to extend to a total of eight episodes.Created by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the prequel series is set thousands of years before J.R.R.

Ian McKellen has revealed he has no plans to retire following an onstage accident earlier this year.In June, the 85-year-old McKellen lost his footing and fell from the stage at the Noël Coward in the West End during a performance of Player Kings. He was rushed to a hospital and later confirmed he had fractured his wrist, with the actor not returning to the stage for the remaining dates of the play.Last month, McKellen said he was still dealing with “agonising pain” following the accident.However, speaking to the BBC, McKellen confirmed he had no plans to retire.

The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim has arrived – you can watch it above.From New Line and Warner Bros., The War Of The Rohirrim is an anime film set 183 years before the events of the live-action Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and is likewise based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien.Starring Succession‘s Brian Cox, Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods), Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer), LOTR franchise veteran Miranda Otto and more, the film will be released internationally on December 11 and will arrive in the US on December 13.Directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus), the film “tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.

Ian McKellen has said he is dealing with “agonising pain” following his fall from the theatre stage in June, and that he now “avoids going out”.In June, the actor, 85, lost his footing and fell from the stage at the Noël Coward in the West End during a performance of Player Kings. He was rushed to a hospital, while the audience were evacuated from the venue and the rest of the performance was cancelled.In the immediate aftermath of the accident, McKellen’s publicist said he was expected to make a “speedy and full recovery”.It was reported in the following days that the actor had suffered a fractured wrist in the fall, and then later confirmed that he would not return for the remaining performances of the show in London.In July, the news arrived that McKellen would in fact not return to any remaining performances of Player Kings outside of London either.

Don’t Breathe) releases his new Alien sequel, the seventh film in the sci-fi horror series, this Friday (August 16) – and he’s given fans a sneak peek into the process during an exclusive interview with NME.Set between the violent events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), Alien: Romulus comes from a screenplay by Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues – but the pair also had help from franchise father Ridley Scott, who directed the original.After an initial meeting to discuss the “broad strokes” of the story, Scott was “really supportive”, Alvarez said. He also shared a few pearls of wisdom, carefully gleaned from 50 years in the industry.“He said the director should not be editorial all the time because you lose objectivity with your film,” revealed Alvarez.

Russell Crowe has explained why he turned down the role of Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.The Oscar-winning actor was among those considered to play the iconic character in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, though the part eventually went to Viggo Mortensen – who himself replaced original casting Stuart Townsend.Speaking for a fan question segment for British GQ, Crowe was asked whether he regretted turning down the franchise, the star replying: “I don’t actually. I was a big Tolkien reader when I was a kid, so I got quite excited by the idea of Lord Of The Rings.“But I very much felt the studio were making that decision, not the film director,” he added.