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TheLord of the Ringsfranchise is a classic lore of good vs evilwhichfollows heroes who embark on aperilousquest to save the world from darkness. It is all thanks to J.R.R. Tolkien’s creativity that curated a detailed world with diverse mythologies.While the novel series gainedquite a bit of attention, it is Peter Jackson whoput the stories in the cinematic format to reach wider audiences.
And yet, Jackson’s adaptations are far frombeingtrueto the source material.In particular,The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)is one film thatoften disappoints book readersdue to its non-coherent sequences.
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In his foreword toThe Fellowship of the Ring,The Lord of the Rings(LOTR) author,J.R.R. Tolkien reflected on alterations that director Peter Jackson did in his movie adaptations, which the author didn’t like.
One such alteration was maintaining consistent sequences,especiallyreferring toThe Two Towers(2002).The author’s secondLOTRbook follows Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring as they face new challenges in their quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.
The event is sub-divided into twomajortimelines – half of the narrative following Frodo and Samwise Gamgee on their journey to Mount Doom in Mordor.
Whereas,the other half focuses on the remaining members of the Fellowship, including Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimliasthey resist Saruman and Sauron’s armies.
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More or less, he presented those timelines in isolated chunks.He emphasized how these two timelines needed to stay separate to maintain coherence in the series. He stated viaLooper,
“It is essential that these two branchesshould eachbe treatedincoherentsequence. Both to render them intelligible as astory,and because they aretotallydifferent in tone and scenery. Jumlbing them togetherentirelydestroys these things.”
His criticism was understandable as his storytelling narrative let readers focus on a specific group of characters at a particular time. Whereas, the film director took a different approach in the last two movie installments:The Two TowersandThe Return of the King.
Both movies witnessed constant shifts in timelines between Frodo and Sam’s journey and the rest of the Fellowship members. Despite deviating from what the author originally did, Jackson’s adaptations remained coherent, making itan intriguing project. Nonetheless, the director’s approach spawned a strong franchise that is set to continue its legacy with new projects.
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Warner Bros. Discovery is returning to Middle-earth once again as CEO David Zaslav announced that a newLord of the Ringsmovie is“now in the early stages of script development,”as perTHR.
During the first-quarter earnings conference call this Thursday, Zaslav revealed that the studio currently anticipates that it will be“releasing in 2026”and will“explore storylines yet to be told.”
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Among the projects, the studio has releasedthe details of its first projectwhich is titled,Lord of the Rings:The Hunt for Gollum,which will focus on the enigmatic character, Gollum. Andy Serkis, who is known for playing Gollum in the original trilogy, is set to return.
He is also going to direct the project whereas trilogy director Jackson, and his longtime writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens “will be involved every step of the way.”The writing partners are set to write the screenplay.
As for the original film trilogy, it is set to return in theatres, remastered and extended.
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