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  1. #BehindTheScenes
    #TheLordOfTheRings : #TheFellowshipOfTheRing (2001)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

    #ElijahWood #AndySerkis duke it out.

  2. #BehindTheScenes
    #TheLordOfTheRings : #TheFellowshipOfTheRing (2001)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

    #ElijahWood #AndySerkis duke it out.

  3. #BehindTheScenes
    #TheLordOfTheRings : #TheFellowshipOfTheRing (2001)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

    #ElijahWood #AndySerkis duke it out.

  4. #BehindTheScenes
    #TheLordOfTheRings : #TheFellowshipOfTheRing (2001)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

    #ElijahWood #AndySerkis duke it out.

  5. #BehindTheScenes
    #TheLordOfTheRings : #TheFellowshipOfTheRing (2001)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

    #ElijahWood #AndySerkis duke it out.

  6. News: Steven Colbert + LOTR = Please Send the Asteroid Now.

    It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote about some new, woke Hollywood flop coming out to destroy our last remaining braincells…longer still since I wrote regarding any new Lord of the Rings adaptations. Most of that has been since I’ve been preoccupied with other things or just didn’t care as much about some of the stuff coming out. However, it recently came to my attention that not only is Peter Jackson back to write a new LOTR movie, but he has hired none other than Steven Colbert to write it.

    Steven Colbert…the dude who singlehandedly nuked his own show. That’s the guy who Peter Jackson is trusting with a new Lord of the Rings adaptation.

    Had this been several years ago, this already would not have boded well for the Lord of the Rings franchise because while Steven Colbert is a Tolkien superfan, that does not mean that he has the writing skills needed to a write a script that properly adapts Tolkien’s work. His skill in keeping his personal politics out of it would also be of major concern.

    But add on the fact that we’re currently in 2026 and have already seen what hell Amazon wrought on Tolkien’s work with Rings of Power and already, die-hard Tolkien fans are skeptical of any attempt to adapt Tolkien’s work. Additionally, after the 2024 release of The War of the Rohirrim, which had Philipa Boyens, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson working on it, and we have even more right to be skeptical. Why? Because the entire movie was an animated bait-and-switch as instead of focusing on Helm Hammerhand, it focused on his daughter, who Tolkien deemed so unimportant that he didn’t even give her a name.

    From this, we can already see that this is going to be a perfect storm to possibly mess up Tolkien’s work more than Amazon did. But don’t worry. This is only going to get worse since I haven’t even told you about what the story is expected to be. Per Variety:

    Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema confirmed that Colbert will co-write “The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past” alongside screenwriter Philippa Boyens and Colbert’s son Peter McGee, with Jackson producing. The film, which draws from six chapters of “The Fellowship of the Ring” that Jackson never adapted, is set 14 years after the passing of Frodo, following Sam, Merry and Pippin as they retrace the first steps of their journey while Sam’s daughter Elanor uncovers a secret that nearly cost them everything.

    I think we all know who the real protagonist of the movie is going to be. I’ll give you a hint. It won’t be any of the guys.

    Even worse for this movie is that fact that the story is going to be based off of five chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring, particularly chapters 3-8. The issue with this, however, is that already, there have been parts of those chapters that were adapted into the original LOTR movies, though many of the events in the chapters were cut out for the sake of time. Thus, how they plan to properly adapt those scenes, I’m not sure.

    Additionally, how they plan to adapt characters such as Tom Bombadil is questionable, especially since we’ve already seen what Amazon did to Tom. Are they going to keep him the jolly guy from the books or are they going to make him more serious? Either way, it doesn’t work because while Colbert has said he wants to keep his adaptation accurate to the books, he also wants to keep it accurate to the movies. The movies, however, didn’t really have room for longer moments of humor. They kept a very serious tone throughout, so a book accurate Tom Bombadil wouldn’t really fit a “movie-accurate” adaptation. On that same note, a more serious Tom Bombadil wouldn’t fit the book because he’s a fun character in the book.

    From there, we also run into a similar issue as the other Lord of the Rings prequel movie that’s suspected to arrive this year: the age of the cast.

    Sure, while having everything happen years after the events of the Lord of the Rings movies can make up for this somewhat, in scenes that go back to the original adventure, there will be problems given the fact that the original cast is 20 years older now. Unless they do a heck of a job with the de-aging software, I don’t think it’s going to look good.

    Overall, this entire thing is ultimately a desperate attempt to keep the rights to The Lord of the Rings before they expire, but without any of the foresight, creativity, or dedication to Tolkien’s work that characterized the Lord of the Rings movies.

    Until next time,

    M.J.

    #Adaptations #Blog #Books #Fantasy #JRRTolkien #LordOfTheRings #LOTR #movies #News #OpinionPeice #PeterJackson #Review #StevenColbert #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #TheHobbit #Tolkien #Writing
  7. News: Steven Colbert + LOTR = Please Send the Asteroid Now.

    It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote about some new, woke Hollywood flop coming out to destroy our last remaining braincells…longer still since I wrote regarding any new Lord of the Rings adaptations. Most of that has been since I’ve been preoccupied with other things or just didn’t care as much about some of the stuff coming out. However, it recently came to my attention that not only is Peter Jackson back to write a new LOTR movie, but he has hired none other than Steven Colbert to write it.

    Steven Colbert…the dude who singlehandedly nuked his own show. That’s the guy who Peter Jackson is trusting with a new Lord of the Rings adaptation.

    Had this been several years ago, this already would not have boded well for the Lord of the Rings franchise because while Steven Colbert is a Tolkien superfan, that does not mean that he has the writing skills needed to a write a script that properly adapts Tolkien’s work. His skill in keeping his personal politics out of it would also be of major concern.

    But add on the fact that we’re currently in 2026 and have already seen what hell Amazon wrought on Tolkien’s work with Rings of Power and already, die-hard Tolkien fans are skeptical of any attempt to adapt Tolkien’s work. Additionally, after the 2024 release of The War of the Rohirrim, which had Philipa Boyens, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson working on it, and we have even more right to be skeptical. Why? Because the entire movie was an animated bait-and-switch as instead of focusing on Helm Hammerhand, it focused on his daughter, who Tolkien deemed so unimportant that he didn’t even give her a name.

    From this, we can already see that this is going to be a perfect storm to possibly mess up Tolkien’s work more than Amazon did. But don’t worry. This is only going to get worse since I haven’t even told you about what the story is expected to be. Per Variety:

    Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema confirmed that Colbert will co-write “The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past” alongside screenwriter Philippa Boyens and Colbert’s son Peter McGee, with Jackson producing. The film, which draws from six chapters of “The Fellowship of the Ring” that Jackson never adapted, is set 14 years after the passing of Frodo, following Sam, Merry and Pippin as they retrace the first steps of their journey while Sam’s daughter Elanor uncovers a secret that nearly cost them everything.

    I think we all know who the real protagonist of the movie is going to be. I’ll give you a hint. It won’t be any of the guys.

    Even worse for this movie is that fact that the story is going to be based off of five chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring, particularly chapters 3-8. The issue with this, however, is that already, there have been parts of those chapters that were adapted into the original LOTR movies, though many of the events in the chapters were cut out for the sake of time. Thus, how they plan to properly adapt those scenes, I’m not sure.

    Additionally, how they plan to adapt characters such as Tom Bombadil is questionable, especially since we’ve already seen what Amazon did to Tom. Are they going to keep him the jolly guy from the books or are they going to make him more serious? Either way, it doesn’t work because while Colbert has said he wants to keep his adaptation accurate to the books, he also wants to keep it accurate to the movies. The movies, however, didn’t really have room for longer moments of humor. They kept a very serious tone throughout, so a book accurate Tom Bombadil wouldn’t really fit a “movie-accurate” adaptation. On that same note, a more serious Tom Bombadil wouldn’t fit the book because he’s a fun character in the book.

    From there, we also run into a similar issue as the other Lord of the Rings prequel movie that’s suspected to arrive this year: the age of the cast.

    Sure, while having everything happen years after the events of the Lord of the Rings movies can make up for this somewhat, in scenes that go back to the original adventure, there will be problems given the fact that the original cast is 20 years older now. Unless they do a heck of a job with the de-aging software, I don’t think it’s going to look good.

    Overall, this entire thing is ultimately a desperate attempt to keep the rights to The Lord of the Rings before they expire, but without any of the foresight, creativity, or dedication to Tolkien’s work that characterized the Lord of the Rings movies.

    Until next time,

    M.J.

    #Adaptations #Blog #Books #Fantasy #JRRTolkien #LordOfTheRings #LOTR #movies #News #OpinionPeice #PeterJackson #Review #StevenColbert #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #TheHobbit #Tolkien #Writing
  8. The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2)

    Full name: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game: For the PlayStation 2: Collectible Card Inside.

    chasingdings.com/2026/02/17/th

    #LordOfTheRings #PS2 #RPG #pcsx2 #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  9. The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2)

    Full name: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game: For the PlayStation 2: Collectible Card Inside.

    chasingdings.com/2026/02/17/th

    #LordOfTheRings #PS2 #RPG #pcsx2 #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  10. The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2)

    Full name: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game: For the PlayStation 2: Collectible Card Inside.

    chasingdings.com/2026/02/17/th

    #LordOfTheRings #PS2 #RPG #pcsx2 #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  11. The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2)

    Full name: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game: For the PlayStation 2: Collectible Card Inside.

    chasingdings.com/2026/02/17/th

    #LordOfTheRings #PS2 #RPG #pcsx2 #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  12. The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2)

    Full name: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game: For the PlayStation 2: Collectible Card Inside.

    chasingdings.com/2026/02/17/th

    #LordOfTheRings #PS2 #RPG #pcsx2 #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  13. The Lord of the Rings to Terminator 2 -10 of the most terrifying moments in film

    (Credit: Alamy) (Credit: Alamy)

    The Lord of the Rings to Terminator 2: 10 of the most terrifying moments in film

    2 days ago, By BBC Features team

    As people around the world mark Halloween, our editors pick the frightening scenes that have truly stayed with them.

    (Credit: Universal Pictures)

    The diner sequence in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    David Lynch’s film was named the best film of the 21st Century in a BBC critics’ poll. It’s also one of the scariest films of the 21st Century, largely because of a five-minute scene that shouldn’t be scary at all. The deceptively simple sequence consists of nothing more than two friends in a Los Angeles diner talking about a dream one of them had, and then walking outside into the broad daylight – and yet, thanks to Lynch’s mastery of pacing and atmosphere, it’s almost unbearable. The classic jump scare is a factor, of course, but it’s the dread that builds beforehand that really chills the blood, as the protagonist realises that he is trapped in his own worst nightmare. And, like anyone in a nightmare, he has no control over what happens next… (Nicholas Barber)

    (Credit: Alamy)

    Sadako goes in for the kill in Ringu (1998)

    Scarier than many more bombastic horrors, Ringu is a quiet but deeply uneasy film. Set in 1990s Japan, it tells the tale of Sadako, a girl murdered for her supernatural powers, whose vengeful spirit is trapped inside a cursed videotape. The climax comes when a lead character, Ryuji, is killed by the curse. He is alone when the tape spontaneously begins to play on his television, showing Sadako crawling towards the front of the screen. You can’t help but recoil. Jaws-esque music builds and she jerks unnaturally forwards. Her iconic long black hair covers all but one manic eye – which is looking directly at you. Then she climbs right out of the TV. The ghost pierces the fourth wall and breaks into the real world. At least, that’s what it feels like. Ringu was revolutionary in its depiction of viral media and its dangers – and promises to haunt those who watch it forever. (Katherine Latham)

    (Credit: New Line Cinema)

    Bilbo goes feral in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 

    There are plenty of scary moments in Peter Jackson’s thrilling Lord of the Rings trilogy, but Shelob, Orcs and Ringwraiths aside, there’s one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scary moment to rule them all. In the series’ first instalment, an injured Frodo (Elijah Wood) is reunited in a cosy Rivendell setting with Bilbo Baggins (played by the twinkly Ian Holm), who briefly loses his senses in the presence of the Ring. Using a mixture of animatronics, makeup and digital effects, Jackson (who had a background in horror) transforms Holm’s face momentarily into a grotesque vision of greed and desire. Acting as a chilling harbinger of doomy events to come, it’s the unexpected nature of this genuine jump scare that made it so terrifying – to this day, I still have to watch it through my fingers. (Rebecca Laurence)

    Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The Lord of the Rings to Terminator 2: 10 of the most terrifying moments in film

    #BBC #BBCCom #Bilbo #Halloween #MulhollandDrive #Ringu #Sadako #Scary #ScaryMovies #Terminator2 #TerrifyingMoments #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #TheLordOfTheRings

  14. The Lord of the Rings to Terminator 2 -10 of the most terrifying moments in film

    (Credit: Alamy) (Credit: Alamy)

    The Lord of the Rings to Terminator 2: 10 of the most terrifying moments in film

    2 days ago, By BBC Features team

    As people around the world mark Halloween, our editors pick the frightening scenes that have truly stayed with them.

    (Credit: Universal Pictures)

    The diner sequence in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    David Lynch’s film was named the best film of the 21st Century in a BBC critics’ poll. It’s also one of the scariest films of the 21st Century, largely because of a five-minute scene that shouldn’t be scary at all. The deceptively simple sequence consists of nothing more than two friends in a Los Angeles diner talking about a dream one of them had, and then walking outside into the broad daylight – and yet, thanks to Lynch’s mastery of pacing and atmosphere, it’s almost unbearable. The classic jump scare is a factor, of course, but it’s the dread that builds beforehand that really chills the blood, as the protagonist realises that he is trapped in his own worst nightmare. And, like anyone in a nightmare, he has no control over what happens next… (Nicholas Barber)

    (Credit: Alamy)

    Sadako goes in for the kill in Ringu (1998)

    Scarier than many more bombastic horrors, Ringu is a quiet but deeply uneasy film. Set in 1990s Japan, it tells the tale of Sadako, a girl murdered for her supernatural powers, whose vengeful spirit is trapped inside a cursed videotape. The climax comes when a lead character, Ryuji, is killed by the curse. He is alone when the tape spontaneously begins to play on his television, showing Sadako crawling towards the front of the screen. You can’t help but recoil. Jaws-esque music builds and she jerks unnaturally forwards. Her iconic long black hair covers all but one manic eye – which is looking directly at you. Then she climbs right out of the TV. The ghost pierces the fourth wall and breaks into the real world. At least, that’s what it feels like. Ringu was revolutionary in its depiction of viral media and its dangers – and promises to haunt those who watch it forever. (Katherine Latham)

    (Credit: New Line Cinema)

    Bilbo goes feral in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 

    There are plenty of scary moments in Peter Jackson’s thrilling Lord of the Rings trilogy, but Shelob, Orcs and Ringwraiths aside, there’s one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scary moment to rule them all. In the series’ first instalment, an injured Frodo (Elijah Wood) is reunited in a cosy Rivendell setting with Bilbo Baggins (played by the twinkly Ian Holm), who briefly loses his senses in the presence of the Ring. Using a mixture of animatronics, makeup and digital effects, Jackson (who had a background in horror) transforms Holm’s face momentarily into a grotesque vision of greed and desire. Acting as a chilling harbinger of doomy events to come, it’s the unexpected nature of this genuine jump scare that made it so terrifying – to this day, I still have to watch it through my fingers. (Rebecca Laurence)

    Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The Lord of the Rings to Terminator 2: 10 of the most terrifying moments in film

    #BBC #BBCCom #Bilbo #Halloween #MulhollandDrive #Ringu #Sadako #Scary #ScaryMovies #Terminator2 #TerrifyingMoments #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #TheLordOfTheRings

  15. Today, I received the Lord of the Rings books that I ordered from Rebuy. Now it's finally time to call it a day — enough programming! I can start reading!

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TLOTR #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #reading #rebuy

  16. Today, I received the Lord of the Rings books that I ordered from Rebuy. Now it's finally time to call it a day — enough programming! I can start reading!

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TLOTR #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #reading #rebuy

  17. Today, I received the Lord of the Rings books that I ordered from Rebuy. Now it's finally time to call it a day — enough programming! I can start reading!

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TLOTR #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #reading #rebuy

  18. Today, I received the Lord of the Rings books that I ordered from Rebuy. Now it's finally time to call it a day — enough programming! I can start reading!

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TLOTR #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #reading #rebuy

  19. I just noticed a very interesting parallel in #teamfortress2 animation Expiration Date. This clip from 11:55 to 12:05 looks very much like #lordoftherings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing where Frodo gets grabbed by the watcher: youtube.com/clip/UgkxUa9VTLgdD

  20. I just noticed a very interesting parallel in #teamfortress2 animation Expiration Date. This clip from 11:55 to 12:05 looks very much like #lordoftherings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing where Frodo gets grabbed by the watcher: youtube.com/clip/UgkxUa9VTLgdD

  21. I just noticed a very interesting parallel in #teamfortress2 animation Expiration Date. This clip from 11:55 to 12:05 looks very much like #lordoftherings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing where Frodo gets grabbed by the watcher: youtube.com/clip/UgkxUa9VTLgdD

  22. I just noticed a very interesting parallel in #teamfortress2 animation Expiration Date. This clip from 11:55 to 12:05 looks very much like #lordoftherings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing where Frodo gets grabbed by the watcher: youtube.com/clip/UgkxUa9VTLgdD

  23. The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Tolkien’s epic begins! Stunning visuals, iconic characters, and an unforgettable journey. Favorite scene?
    #LOTR #FantasyMovies #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  24. The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Tolkien’s epic begins! Stunning visuals, iconic characters, and an unforgettable journey. Favorite scene?
    #LOTR #FantasyMovies #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  25. The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Tolkien’s epic begins! Stunning visuals, iconic characters, and an unforgettable journey. Favorite scene?
    #LOTR #FantasyMovies #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  26. 70 ans et pas une ride ! 29 Juillet 1954, la petite suite à The Hobbit tant attendue 😉
    Avec un prologue et premier chapitre culte.
    #Tolkien #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  27. 70 ans et pas une ride ! 29 Juillet 1954, la petite suite à The Hobbit tant attendue 😉
    Avec un prologue et premier chapitre culte.
    #Tolkien #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  28. 70 ans et pas une ride ! 29 Juillet 1954, la petite suite à The Hobbit tant attendue 😉
    Avec un prologue et premier chapitre culte.
    #Tolkien #TheFellowshipOfTheRing

  29. „I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
    „So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
    — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

    One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope

  30. „I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
    „So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
    — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

    One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope

  31. „I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
    „So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
    — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

    One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope

  32. „I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
    „So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
    — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

    One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope

  33. „I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
    „So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
    — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

    One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.

    #TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope

  34. @orionkidder @gracefrench When I read #TheLordOfTheRings: #TheFellowshipOfTheRing, I noticed something in the scene, where Frodo gets Gandalf's letter, he left at The Prancing Pony with Barliman Butterbur, concerning Aragorn: The letter hasn't been mentioned before and the matter around Strider was already mostly solved. So it feels like #Tolkien added the letter afterward.

    #LoTR

  35. @orionkidder @gracefrench When I read #TheLordOfTheRings: #TheFellowshipOfTheRing, I noticed something in the scene, where Frodo gets Gandalf's letter, he left at The Prancing Pony with Barliman Butterbur, concerning Aragorn: The letter hasn't been mentioned before and the matter around Strider was already mostly solved. So it feels like #Tolkien added the letter afterward.

    #LoTR