This article was updated on January 20, 2025, by Christopher Raley: The Lord of the Rings films are iconic adaptations in ...

Peter Jackson put New Zealand on the map with his world-famous Lord of the Rings movies, but they weren't the first ...

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And there is some precedent. Before Jackson (an executive producer here) built Middle-earth in New Zealand, “The Lord of the Rings” prompted a pair of 1970s animated TV specials and a not-much ...

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The War of The Rohirrim is making its way to streaming, joining the rest of the franchise on the HBO streaming service Max.

A general view of the Shire in Matamata, New Zealand is seen at the Hobbiton Movie Set where Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies were filmed. The timing couldn’t be better because ...