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Lord Of The Rings

  1. great adaptations
    15 Fantasy Adaptations We’re Excited to See on TV SoonSwords, potions, magic, oh my.
  2. cg-eyes
    Alita: Battle Angel Designers Created Eyes More Vivid Than Gollum’sHow visual effects designers create eyes that avoid the uncanny valley.
  3. lights camera cgi
    How Lord of the Rings’ Gollum Changed the Course of SFXOne of the many hands who worked on Andy Serkis’s groundbreaking mo-cap performance looks back on the process of creating a new breed of CG character.
  4. Watch an Architecture Expert Weigh In on Iconic Movie Buildings“Man, sitcom apartments … first of all, why are they so big?”
  5. Watch a Sword Expert Fact-check Hollywood Sword FightsThe fact-checker truly is mightier than the sword.
  6. great adaptations
    For the Love of Sauron! Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Adaptation Finds Its WritersIt’s a dynamic duo.
  7. harvey weinstein
    Ashley Judd Is Suing Harvey Weinstein for Harassment and DefamationAmong other complaints, Judd is seeking to recoup earnings lost by losing a role in The Lord of the Rings.
  8. Weinstein Blacklisted Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino Says Lord of the Rings Director“I now suspect we were fed false information about both of these talented women.”
  9. The 8 Most Implausible Commutes in Movie HistorySeems like characters are always traveling at “the speed of plot.”
  10. peak tv
    Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Is Really HappeningThe streaming studio has already committed to two seasons of the J.R.R. Tolkien property.
  13. One Series to Rule Them All: A Lord of the Rings TV Show May Be in the WorksOne does not simply walk into Amazon Studios.
  14. Seth Meyers Says Trump Is Turning Every Republican Into GollumMeyers’s impression is less Gollum and more Gilbert Gottfried.
  15. lord of the rings
    LOTR Cast Stages a Suitably Dorky Reunion You have my knife, and my spoon, and my fork.
  16. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Schools Steve Bannon on LOTR“There is no working class in Hobbiton. It’s an agrarian society!”
  17. Viggo Mortensen’s Insane Method Acting in LOTRWho needs bones anyway, right? 
  18. casting couch
    David Bowie Was Seriously Considered for Gandalf in Lord of the Rings“He was unavailable.”
  19. chat room
    Viggo Mortensen on Captain Fantastic, LOTR“I don’t know how you can make a movie as good as the script unless you find six genius kids.”
  20. dispatches from middle-earth
    A J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic Is in the WorksOne biopic to rule them all.
  21. encounter
    Scoping Out Comic-Con With Lord of the Rings Superfan Margaret AtwoodIt turns out that Atwood — one of the most esteemed writers of literary fiction of her generation — is a geek, even if she hates that word.
  22. last night on late night
    Ryan Gosling’s Mom Stumps Colbert in LOTR TriviaWe got a real Sauron loser over here.
  25. last night on late night
    Jake Gyllenhaal Bombed His LOTR AuditionHe also had the wrong approach for his Dude, Where’s My Car? audition.
  26. auditions
    David Bowie Auditioned for The Lord of the RingsWas it for Gandalf?
  27. true confessions
    Vulture Writers Confess Their Pop-Culture Blind SpotsHonesty time: Which writer has never seen a Star Wars movie? And which runs the other way when Hobbits approach?
  28. doing your homework
    Lord of the Rings Facts You Need to Remember for The HobbitRemembering these connections and references will help you see how the stories inform each other.
  29. lord of the rings
    Watch an Honest Trailer for Lord of the Rings“When an evil vagina awakens … “
  30. Watch the Rejected Pitch for Lord of the Rings“Nothing’s sadder than a dead magician!”
  31. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Mariah Carey Brought Christmas Peace to ‘Jimmy Fallon’Plus: Per Matt Damon, John Krasinski = George Clooney, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
  32. lawsuits
    Tolkien’s Estate Suing for More LOTR Money$80 million, actually.
  33. movies
    Hobbit Tickets Go On Sale This WeekGet excited! 
  34. lord of the rings
    Air New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings FlightAll aboard the plane of FUN!
  37. clear your schedule
    A Breakdown of Why the First Hobbit Desperately Needs Its Long Run TimeThis minute-by-minute breakdown shows why every smoke ring needs time to breathe to really get the story right.
  38. most devoted fans
    Influential Fan: TheOneRing.net’s Erica ChallisShe went from snooping around at New Zealand filming locations to being embraced by Peter Jackson.
  39. most devoted fans
    Get a Badge for All 25 of Vulture’s Most Devoted Fan BasesGet icons for all 25 movies, TV shows, bands, and people from our Most Devoted Fans list for your desktop pattern or Facebook and Twitter profile.
  40. vulture lists
    The 25 Most Devoted Fan BasesBieber, Lord of the Rings, Community, Neil Gaiman: Whose followers are the most impassioned?
  41. lord of the rings
    Lord of the Rings Money Is Real“Bilbo Bucks,” anyone?
  42. lord of the rings
    Meet the Hob-Bot, a Badass Hobbit-Robot HybridScrew the fellowship.
  43. lord of the rings
    Watch Lego’s Faithful-to-the-Films Lord of the Rings Video Game TrailerThere’s even a Lego Galadriel.
  44. holiday gift guide
    The 2011 Vulture Holiday Gift GuideDoes the entertainment obsessive in your life like zombies, music, Bill Murray? We’ve got something for all tastes.
  45. the star market
    The Star Market: With Three Musketeers, Can Orlando Bloom Fight His Way Onto the A-List?“Right now, he’s not even a stock; he’s a CD.”
  46. clickables
    Read ‘Broship of the Rings,’ a Buddy Road-Trip RetellingThey’re not hipsters, just dudes.
  49. clickables
    See a Creepy, Homemade Eye of Sauron, Ready for Office UseFor your next board meeting.
  50. the hobbit
    Elijah Wood Joins The HobbitHuh?
  51. duh
    Peter Jackson Officially Directing The HobbitAs everyone knew he would.
  52. the hobbit
    Should Peter Jackson Give Up on The Hobbit?It may be time to close up shop on Middle Earth.