Unfortunately, the Ring's influence corrupts Isildur, and, rather than destroy the Ring, Isildur takes it for himself. With Sauron's first defeat, the Third Age of Middle-earth begins. A final alliance of men and elves battles Sauron's forces in Mordor, where Prince Isildur of Gondor severs Sauron's finger, and the Ring with it, thereby destroying his physical form. Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom, infusing into it a great part of his power to dominate, through it and at a distance, the other Rings, so he might conquer Middle-earth. In the Second Age of Middle-earth, the lords of Elves, Dwarves, and Men are given Rings of Power. Each film was critically acclaimed and heavily awarded, winning 17 out of their 30 Academy Award nominations.įilms The Fellowship of the Ring It was a major financial success, and is among the highest-grossing film series of all time with over $2.9 billion in worldwide receipts. The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential film trilogies ever made. An extended edition of each film was released on home video a year after its theatrical release. It was one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with a reported budget of $281 million. The three films were shot simultaneously and entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand from October 1999 until December 2000, with pickup shots done from 2001 to 2004. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), heir in exile to the throne of Gondor, along with Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), Pippin (Billy Boyd) and the wizardGandalf (Ian McKellen), unite to rally the Free Peoples of Middle-earth in the War of the Ring in order to aid Frodo by weakening Sauron's forces.
The Fellowship eventually splits up and Frodo continues the quest with his loyal companion Sam (Sean Astin) and the treacherous Gollum (Andy Serkis).
Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the films follow the hobbitFrodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. They are a New Zealand-American venture, produced and distributed by New Line Cinema with the co-production of WingNut Films. The films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). The Lord of the Rings is a film series of three epicfantasyadventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the eponymous novel written by J.
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