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Did Peter Jackson nearly kill off one of the hobbits in Lord of the Rings?

Studio bigwigs were apparently keen to ice one of the halflings in the trilogy but as the director realised, killing off a main character – just because – isn’t always the answer

The Guardian - UK

A knife-edge quest: Lord of the Rings resonates at Cop28 climate summit

Tolkien’s hostility to rampant industrialisation should chime with the nations represented in Dubai

The Guardian - UK

Marvel's Darkest New Show Has a Brilliant Similarity to 'Lord of the Rings'

Ms. Marvel will apparently be the Frodo of the MCU's upcoming zombie spinoff.

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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

Who will become a Nazgul in The Rings of Power season 2?

Fans are wondering who will become a Nazgul as Sauron begins forging the rings of power

WhatToWatch

New Baldur’s Gate 3 mod adds Frodo and the Lord of the Rings Fellowship

You can simply walk into the Shadowlands with a new Baldur’s Gate 3 mod that brings The Lord of the Rings to Faerun

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Learning to play the violin isn’t easy as an adult when your 11-year-old kid is your teacher

I’m aiming one day to be able to play a duet with my son Lucca. He’s OK with that — “if you don’t completely mess it up. Also, learn to play so your music doesn’t sound like a cow with a sore throat.”

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This person watching Lord of the Rings on a flight full of soccer fans is extremely relatable

We cheer for Merry and Pippin, too

Total Film

Take a look at major characters in MTG Lord of the Rings that the movies skipped

We've rounded up some of the major book characters that are featured in MTG Lord of the Rings after being skipped in the movies.

GamesRadar

Magic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings set gives the card game a mythic resonance other crossovers lacked

The Fortnite cards, not so much.

PC Gamer

Magic: The Gathering journeys through Tolkien's trilogy in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is a straight-to-modern booster-based set for Magic: The Gathering, releasing on June 23 2023.

Daily Mirror

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review

This stealth adventure has its charms, despite a fractured identity.

PC Gamer

AI is coming for Hollywood scriptwriters – this is how they are going to do it

Artificial intelligence mashups of Lord of the Rings, Pixar and Wes Anderson are amusing novelties, but how long before the robots are generating whole screenplays – and can we be sure they’re not already?

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Return of the King extended edition in movie theaters

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Return of the King extended edition is playing in movie theaters. Here’s how you can watch it.

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Magic: The Gathering unveils its Lord of the Rings set - and it includes limited print cards

Magic: The Gathering is crossing over into the world of Middle-Earth, and WIzards of the Coasts have unveiled the first look at some of the cards included.

Wales Online

Gavin & Stacey's James Corden says he failed audition for major role that could have changed his career path

The American talk show host James Corden is set to leave his Late Late Show role in 2023

Salon

"The Rings of Power" girlfriends

"Lord of the Rings" was a bromance. The prequel has that rarest of relationships: girls being good for each other

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Just Gonna Say It: Diversity In Fantasy Shows Makes Them Way More Realistic, Not Less

Do you have an issue with “realism”, or do you have an issue with accepting people of colour in your (white) fantasy?

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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power – a cheat’s guide to Middle-earth before you watch the new show

For a newcomer to the wonderful world of Middle-earth, the universe created by the British author and academic J.R.R. Tolkien can seem as large and unwieldy as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (currently in Phase Four with more still to come). And, there is a new addition as Amazon’s Lord of…

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…

The Orange County Register

These Tolkien fans pitched a 50-hour ‘Lord of the Rings’ ‘mega-epic.’ ‘The Rings of Power’ is the result

Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne had been writing screenplays together for two decades when Amazon Studios announced it had acquired the rights to make a TV series based on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord Of The Rings.”

The Guardian - UK

Dreaming shires: how East Yorkshire shaped Tolkien’s Middle-earth fantasy

Invalided home from the Somme, the Lord of the Rings author was inspired by this peaceful landscape to begin his epic tales – which are now getting the Amazon blockbuster treatment

Reason

One Trade Secret to Rule Them All

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThtELZvfPs From Physiotherapy Assocs., Inc. v. ATI Holdings, LLC, decided Friday by Judge Karon Owen Bowdre (M.D. Ala.): "Keep it secret; keep it safe." The wizard Gandalf's brief command leaves little doubt as to the importance of the ring that he entrusts to the hobbit Frodo. Only determination and serious…

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The best Lord of the Rings games

The best Lord of the Rings games and other Tolkien adaptations.

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