

“The two months of prep before we started shooting when we got to know each other, and had this buzz of excitement about the adventure we were going on. Being in New Zealand,” Wood told Cinema Blend in 2016 of his experience working on the film series. “I think what sticks in my mind is largely what’s loomed in my mind since we finished, which is just the experience of having made it. Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) and Andy Serkis (Gollum) were among the film’s star-studded cast.Īfter the Peter Jackson-directed film went on to earn more than $888 million worldwide, two final installments followed: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

By doing so, he will help to save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Like Tolkien’s books, the early aughts film followed a hobbit named Frodo Baggins ( Elijah Wood) as he embarks upon a journey with others to destroy the One Ring. Tolkien’s fantasy series The Lord of the Rings made its big screen debut in 2001 with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - and the rest is history. Heading back to Middle-earth! Author J.R.R.
