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Harry Potter movies, The Lord Of The Rings triology to re-release on big screen in India

Iconic film franchises 'Harry Potter' and 'The Lord Of The Rings' are returning to Indian cinemas g…

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'Lord of the Rings' made almost $3 billion, but Cate Blanchett said the actors got paid hardly anything: 'I basically got free sandwiches.'

"Lord of the Rings" actor Cate Blanchett said she did the film to work with director Peter Jackson.…

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Taika Waititi admits he 'stole' equipment from 'The Hobbit' set to build a house for his movie 'What We Do in the Shadows'

The director of "Thor: Love and Thunder" wasn't always making big-budget Marvel movies. Earlier in …

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Peter Jackson says he considered hypnosis to forget making 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy

Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast that he wanted to enjoy watching the…

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'Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson said Amazon agreed to send him scripts for 'The Rings of Power' — but they 'never showed up'

The director told The Hollywood Reporter that Amazon Studios ghosted him after they reached out abo…

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The Beatles tried to make a 'Lord of The Rings' movie but J.R.R. Tolkien turned them down

Had the film made its way into production, the cast would have been McCartney as Frodo, Lennon as G…

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'Lord of the Rings' Orc actor recalls having a panic attack while unable to breath under heavy prosthetics

The actor Stephen Ure said if he removed his prosthetics, it would have cost the production tens of…

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Christopher Nolan put a bet on himself when it came to Oscar frontrunner 'Oppenheimer' and walked away with a $72m payday, says report

If Christopher Nolan doesn't win best director at the Oscars, the "Oppenheimer" filmmaker will stil…

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15 details you might have missed in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'

Each of the three movies was released in an extended-edition DVD format which included many hours o…

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Watch a sneak peek of Peter Jackson's upcoming Beatles documentary, which was made from 56 hours of never-before-released footage

Peter Jackson has shared a first look at his documentary, "The Beatles: Get Back," much to fans' de…

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The Beatles just released their 'last' song using AI but it's not nearly as creepy as it sounds

The new track "Now and Then" includes actual vocals from John Lennon before his death, as well as g…

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Melanie Lynskey says she turned down audition for Willow in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' because she wasn't 'sure about doing television' at the time

The Emmy nominee said Joss Whedon wanted her for the role of the titular teen's best friend but he …

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'Renfield' director Chris McKay shares Nicolas Cage's 'frosty' approach to playing Dracula and the studio's initial 'concern' about the movie's gore

Chris McKay revealed to Insider that he had to go back to the studio and ask for more money to comp…

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James Corden auditioned for 'Lord of the Rings' to play the hobbit Samwise Gamgee. It was 'not good'

The English TV host admitted he auditioned for Samwise Gamgee in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, a…

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'Avatar' director James Cameron says he is improving 3D for the sequel with a 'simple hack'

Producer Jon Landau said that "The Way of Water" couldn't have been delivered even five years ago b…

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'The Rings of Power' appears to solve a much-debated plot hole. Showrunners explain how it was unintentional.

In an interview with showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, they said the fellbeast taking down an…

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Former hobbits Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and more 'Lord of the Rings' stars come out to defend the diverse cast in 'The Rings of Power' after backlash

"Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has been facing backlash for its diverse cast of characters.

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Peter Jackson: Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino were not cast in 'Lord of the Rings' after Weinstein 'smear'

"Mr Weinstein has nothing but the utmost respect for Peter Jackson. However, as Mr Jackson will pro…

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