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Uma Thurman: Turning down Lord of the Rings role was “one of the worst decisions ever made”

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Kill Bill star Uma Thurman recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her role in the television series Imposters, but was also asked about the specifics regarding turning down the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings. “Yes. It was a very long time ago, and I do consider it […]

Andy Serkis: Underappreciated Genius

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Helen Murdoch on the underappreciated genius of Andy Serkis… When the actor Andy Serkis’ name is mentioned in a conversation you’re tend to either hear “who’s that?” or “is that the motion cap guy?”. The fact that Serkis isn’t a household name is in my mind a travesty. With the final part of the new […]

Nicolas Cage says he turned down Aragorn role in The Lord of the Rings

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Currently promoting his new film Pay the Ghost [read our review here], Nicolas Cage has been speaking to Newsweek about his desire to work with such directors as Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino in the future, as well as some of the roles he was offered over the years that for one reason or another he […]

Dominic Monaghan confirms that David Bowie auditioned for The Lord of the Rings

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It’s been rumoured for years that David Bowie had auditioned for a role in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings, and now it has been confirmed by Dominic Monaghan, who recalled seeing the legendary musician during his own audition for the role of Merry. I was at the Hubbard’s, which is […]

Amazon’s Lord of The Rings TV show has five season commitment, and a billion dollar budget

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Last month a report emerged suggesting that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series looks set to overtake The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever made, with a budget of around $500 million for two seasons. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, those numbers aren’t quite accurate, as Amazon has in fact been […]

The Lord of the Rings may dethrone The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever

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Last year it was announced that Amazon will be developing a fantasy series based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic The Lord of the Rings, and now comes a report that the streaming service will be investing around half a billion dollars to bring Middle-earth to the small screen. Amazon reportedly spent $250 million to secure the […]

Exclusive Interview – Karl Urban on the Dredd TV series, shaving his head for Thor Ragnarok and his new film Bent

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Rafael Motamayor chats with Karl Urban on playing in some of the biggest film franchises, what he kept from the set of Lord of the Rings and more… You have been in some of the biggest franchises in the world, yet you haven’t been typecast. How do you manage that? How do you choose your […]

Funko unveils new Pop! Vinyl figures for The Lord of the Rings

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Funko has revealed a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings which includes Gollum, Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, a super-sized Treebeard, and Lurtz, along with a range of Mystery minis; check them out below… The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, […]