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. New Zealand. United StatesLanguageEnglishBudgetTotal (3 films):$281 millionBox officeTotal (3 films):$2.919 billionThe Lord of the Rings is a of three directed by, based on the written. The films are subtitled (2001), (2002) and (2003).
Produced and distributed by with the co-production of, it is an international venture between New Zealand and the United States. The films feature an including, and.Set in the fictional world of, the films follow the as he and the embark on a quest to destroy the, to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord. The Fellowship eventually splits up and Frodo continues the quest with his loyal companion and the treacherous. Meanwhile, heir in exile to the throne of, along with, and the, unite to rally the in the in order to aid Frodo by weakening Sauron's forces.The three films were and entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand, with done from 2001 to 2004. It was one of the, with a budget of $281 million. An of each film was released on a year after its theatrical release.The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the.
It was a major financial success and is among the with over $2.9 billion in worldwide receipts. Each film was critically acclaimed and, winning 17 out of their 30 nominations.
At in.Jackson began and the series with, and in 1997 and assigned his crew to begin designing Middle-earth at the same time. He then hired long-time collaborators and to lead on five major design elements: armour, weapons, creatures, and miniatures. They were also. In November 1997, famed Tolkien illustrators and joined the project; most of the imagery in the films is based on their various illustrations.
Was charged with the task of converting Lee and Howe's designs into architecture, creating models of the sets, while worked as, scouting locations and organizing the building of sets.for all three films was conducted concurrently in many locations within. Filming took place between 11 October 1999 and 22 December 2000 with serving as director of photography.
Shoots were conducted annually from 2001 to 2004. The series was shot at over 150 different locations, with seven different units shooting, as well as soundstages around.
Along with Jackson directing the whole production, other unit directors included John Mahaffie, Fran Walsh, and any other assistant director, producer, or writer available. Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens did not write each film to correspond exactly to its respective book, opting instead to write a three-part with some sequences missing, some sequences created from scratch, and some sequences moved from one area to another regardless of its placement in the books.
To allow the story to be clearer for viewers, Jackson takes a more approach to the story than did Tolkien. During shooting, the screenplays continued to evolve, in part due to contributions from cast members looking to further explore their characters.Each film had the benefit of a full year of post-production time before its respective December release, often finishing in October–November, with the crew immediately going to work on the next film. To avoid pressure, Jackson hired a different editor for each film. Worked on the first film, on the second and on the third. Daily rushes would often last up to four hours, with scenes being done throughout 1999–2002 for the rough (4½ hours) assemblies of the films.
In total, 1828 km (six million feet) of film was edited down to the 11 hours and 26 minutes (686 minutes) of extended running time. Composer of the music of the films.composed, orchestrated, conducted, and produced the trilogy's music. He was hired in August 2000 and visited the set, and watched the assembly cuts of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King. In the music, Shore included many (85 to 110) to represent various characters, cultures, and places – the largest catalogue of leitmotifs in the history of cinema, surpassing – for comparison – that of the entire. For example, there are multiple leitmotifs just for the hobbits and the.
Although the first film had some of its score recorded in Wellington, virtually all of the trilogy's score was recorded in and mixed at. Jackson planned to advise the score for six weeks each year in London, though for The Two Towers he stayed for twelve.The score is primarily played by the (ranging from 93 to 120 players throughout the recording), London Oratory School Schola boy choir, and many artists such as, and contributed. Even actors, (extended cuts only for the latter two), and Peter Jackson (for a single gong sound in the second film) contributed to the score. Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens served as librettists, writing lyrics to various music and songs, which translated into Tolkien's languages. The third film's end song, ', was a tribute to a young filmmaker Jackson and Walsh befriended named, who died of cancer in 2003.Shore composed a main theme for The Fellowship rather than many different character themes, and its strength and weaknesses in volume are depicted at different points in the series. On top of that, individual themes were composed to represent different cultures. Infamously, the amount of music Shore had to write every day for the third film increased dramatically to around seven minutes.
The music for the series turned out to be a success and has been voted best movie soundtrack of all time for the six years running, passing (1993), (2000), (1977), and (1985) respectively. Soundtracks TitleU.S. Release dateLengthComposerLabel20 November 2001 ( 2001-11- December 2002 ( 2002-12- November 2003 ( 2003-11-25)72:05Reception Box office The trilogy's online promotional trailer was first released on 27 April 2000, and set a new record for download hits, registering 1.7 million hits in the first 24 hours of its release.
The trailer used a selection from the soundtrack for and among other cuts. In 2001, 24 minutes of footage from the series, primarily the sequence, was shown at the, and was very well received. The showing also included an area designed to look like.was released 19 December 2001. It grossed $47 million in its U.S.
Opening weekend and made around $871 million worldwide. A preview of was inserted just before the end credits near the end of the film's theatrical run. A promotional trailer was later released, containing music re-scored from the film. The Two Towers was released 18 December 2002. It grossed $62 million in its first U.S. Weekend and out-grossed its predecessor with $926 million worldwide.
The promotional trailer for was debuted exclusively before the New Line Cinema film on 23 September 2003. Released 17 December 2003, its first U.S. Weekend gross was $72 million, and became the second film, after (1997), to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Each film is linked to the 'Box office' section of its article.
Release dateBox office grossAll-time rankingBudgetRef(s)U.S. And CanadaOther territoriesWorldwideRankPeakRankPeak19 December 2001 ( 2001-12-19)$315,544,750$556,394,996$871,985$93 million18 December 2002 ( 2002-12-18)$342,551,365$583,798,343$926,364$94 million17 December 2003 ( 2003-12-17)$377,845,905$742,391,097$1,120,262$94 millionTotal$1,035,942,020$1,882,584,436$2,918,526,456$281 millionCritical and public response The Lord of the Rings trilogy received universal acclaim and is constantly ranked among the greatest film trilogies ever made. Of the wrote that 'the trilogy will not soon, if ever, find its equal', while of described the films as 'one of the most ambitious and phenomenally successful dream projects of all time'. The Fellowship of the Ring was voted the greatest fantasy movie of all time in a reader's poll conducted by American magazine in 2012, while The Two Towers and The Return of the King placed fourth and third respectively.The series appears in the, and 's Top 100. In 2007, named the series as the most important films of the past 25 years. Put it on its end-of-the-decade, 'best-of' list, saying, 'Bringing a cherished book to the big screen? Peter Jackson's trilogy — or, as we like to call it, our preciousssss — exerted its irresistible pull, on advanced Elvish speakers and neophytes alike.'
Named it one of the 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009), ranking it at No. 4.In another Time magazine list, the series ranks second in 'Best Movies of the Decade'. In addition, six characters and their respective actors made the list of 'The 100 Greatest Movie Characters', also compiled by Empire, with 's portrayal of Aragorn ranking No. 15, 's portrayal of Gandalf ranking No. 30, 's portrayal of Bilbo Baggins (shared with for his portrayal of the same character in The Hobbit films) ranking No.
61, ' portrayal of Gollum ranking No. 66, 's portrayal of Samwise Gamgee ranking No.
77, and 's portrayal of Legolas ranking No. For his performance in The Fellowship of the Ring, was nominated for multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.The three films together were nominated for a total of 30, of which they won 17, both records for any movie trilogy. The Fellowship of the Ring earned 13 nominations, the most of any film at the, winning four; The Two Towers won two awards from six nominations at the; The Return of the King won in every category in which it was nominated at the, setting the current Oscar record for the highest clean sweep, and its 11 wins ties the record held by (1959) and (1997). The Return of the King also became only the second (after ).The Lord of the Rings film series at the Academy Awards CategoryThe Fellowship of the RingThe Two TowersThe Return of the KingNominatedNominatedWonNominatedWonNominatedNominatedWonNominatedNominatedWonWonNominatedWonNominatedNominatedWonWonWonWonWonNominatedWonWonNominatedNominatedWonWonWonWonAs well as Academy Awards, each film in the series won the, the, and the. The first and third films also won the.
The awarded The Return of the King its Best Picture Award at the, hosted by, chair of the organization at that time, who called it 'a masterful piece of filmmaking.' Reactions to changes in the films from the books.
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Each film is linked to the 'Home media' section of its article. FilmTheatrical edition lengthExtended edition length178 minutes208 minutes179 minutes225 minutes200 minutes252 minutesTotal runtime558 minutes686 minutesLegacy The release of the films saw a surge of interest in The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's other works, vastly increasing his impact on popular culture. The success of the films spawned numerous video games and many other kinds of merchandise.Effects on the film industry and tourism. Painted this in The Lord of the Rings livery to promote The Return of the King in 2004.As a result of the series' success, Peter Jackson has become a major figure in the film business in the mould of and, in the process befriending some industry heavyweights like. Jackson has since founded his own film production company, as well as Wingnut Interactive, a video game company. He was also finally given a chance to remake in 2005. The film was a critical and box office success, although not as successful as The Lord of the Rings series.
Jackson has been called a 'favourite son' of New Zealand. In 2004, Howard Shore toured with The Lord of the Rings Symphony, playing two hours of the score. Along with the, the series has renewed interest in the fantasy film genre. Is up, possibly due to its exposure in the series, with the country's tourism industry waking up to an audience's familiarity.In December 2002, opened at the in. As of 2007, the exhibition has travelled to seven other cities around the world.
A of the book was launched in, Canada, in 2006, but it closed after mostly poor reviews. A opened in London, United Kingdom, in the summer of 2007.Legal disputes The legacy of The Lord of the Rings is also that of court cases over profits from the trilogy. Sixteen cast members ( , Ray Henwood, William Johnson, Peter Tait and ) sued over the lack of revenue from merchandise bearing their appearance. The case was resolved out of court in 2008. The settlement came too late for Appleby, who died of cancer in 2007. Also filed a lawsuit in 2004 claiming he had not been paid all of his royalties.The next year, Jackson himself sued the studio over profits from the first film, slowing development of the Hobbit prequels until late 2007. Filed a lawsuit in February 2008, for violating Tolkien's original deal over the rights that they would earn 7.5% of the gross from any films based on his works.
The Trust sought compensation of $150 million. A judge denied them this option, but allowed them to win compensation from the act of the studio ignoring the contract itself. On 8 September 2009, the dispute was settled. The Hobbit prequel trilogy.
It seems ridiculous to want to add my own comments to a slew of others that are already in IMDB's records, but I feel like I cannot sleep nor cease the throbbing in my chest until I release some of what I have so recently seen. Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings is one of the bravest projects ever attempted by a filmmaker. Mr Jackson deserves every ovation he will receive, every award, every bit of the praise and adoration that will be spoken and written. This second installment of the story is a masterpiece in every sense, forget your prejudices about the books, they are another way of looking at this beautiful story (I know this is slightly against the rules, but a I cannot resist saying that a previous writers comment - a comment that compared the Lord of the Rings Films and Books to the difference between Romeo and Juliet in screenplay and ballet formats - was entirely accurate). Gollum was an excellent amalgam, so easily could he have been an annoying Jar-Jar-Binks-Alike. Instead the way that Jackson and Serkis (and doubtless many many others) chose to portray the CGI incarnation of 'Smeagol' was incredibly emotive and powerful. Gollum is profoundly disturbing, amusing, almost lovable.
Not even John Ronald Reuel himself could induce that range of emotions for Smeagol in me. A truly skin-crawling performance by a superb Brad Douris as the evil Grima Wormtongue was just beyond words. Douris Became Wormtongue in a skillful fulfillment of what was already inspired casting. Probably the most definitive casting of this film though was Manchester born Bernard Hill as Theoden, King of Rohan. The casting for 'The Two Towers' makes one shake ones head and wonder, in retrospect, whether anyone else could have filled these roles.
Mr Hill's performance was truly first rate, a performance which contributed greatly to 'The Battle of Helms Deep', scenes which were a spinning tornado of emotions for the viewer. Viggo Mortensen goes from strength to strength. His performance is visceral and yet sensitive.
The overriding emotion that Tolkiens vision of Aragorn induced (at least for me) was awe at his heroics. Mortensen's portrayal in Jackson's frame brings new aspects to the Aragorn character. Mortensen's Aragorn is emotionally dextrous to go with his physical dexterity, he is sensitive, seemingly empathic, warmer and more fundamentally human, and yet super-human in presence and charisma. 'Definitive' is not strong enough of a word. If you still view Jackson's epic with scepticism I implore you to put down your preconceptions and your prejudices, but most of all put down the books. This is beautiful way to see middle earth, don't pass it up - The books are the ultimate fantasy epic - the pictures you draw in your head are better than anything you can imagine, but The Lord of the Rings 'The Two Towers' is one wonderful interpretation of that epic story.
Go, Laugh, Cry, and Sit in Awe of this cinematic treat.
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