Elijah Woods as Frodo in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” Deseret Information archives
Elijah Wooden, who starred as Frodo within the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy, supplied his opinion on the upcoming new “Lord of the Rings” motion pictures which have been introduced by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema in February — and he hopes they aren’t nearly making financial institution.
Wooden expressed his pleasure at seeing the franchise increase throughout an interview with GQ, however hopes the brand new motion pictures might be made on the identical high quality stage because the originals.
“I’m fascinated and I’m excited. I hope it’s good. I’m stunned — I don’t know why I’m stunned as a result of, after all there can be extra motion pictures,” he informed GQ.
“Clearly on the core of that, is a want to make some huge cash. It’s not that a bunch of executives are like, ‘Let’s make actually superior artwork,’” Wooden added. “And, once more, not begrudging anyone as a result of, after all, it's commerce. However nice artwork can come from commerce. So these two issues will not be mutually unique.”
“However ‘Lord of the Rings’ didn’t come out of that place,” he mentioned. “It got here out of a ardour for these books and desirous to see them realized. And I hope that that's finally what's going to drive the whole lot ahead with no matter these subsequent motion pictures are. I simply hope that it’s the identical motivating issue at its core, each time they rent a screenwriter and a filmmaker — that it's with reverence for Tolkien’s materials and enthusiasm to discover it.”
The Peter Jackson-directed trilogy, based mostly on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, remains to be broadly accepted as one of many best fantasy achievements in movie. The “Lord of the Rings” movies gained 17 Academy awards, a number of Golden Globes and different awards. The extremely acclaimed motion pictures set excessive expectations for the brand new movies.
Jackson additionally directed the movie trilogy “The Hobbit,” which can be based mostly on Tolkien’s work. Each trilogies grossed over $3 billion worldwide, per Selection.
What is going to the brand new ‘Lord of the Rings’ motion pictures be about?
Particulars surrounding the brand new motion pictures are pretty restricted. Apparently there might be “a number of” new motion pictures, however specifics concerning the plot have but to be revealed — however they are going to be based mostly within the fictional universe created by Tolkien.
“For all of the scope and element lovingly packed into the 2 trilogies, the huge, advanced and dazzling universe dreamed up by J.R.R. Tolkien stays largely unexplored,” Warner Bros. heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy mentioned.
“We perceive how cherished these works are and dealing along with our companions at New Line Cinema and Warner Bros Photos, we plan to honor the previous, look to the long run, and cling to the strongest stage of high quality and manufacturing values,” De Luca and Abdy added.
Filmmakers for the brand new motion pictures haven't been chosen but however Jackson and his fundamental “Lord of the Rings” collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have been stored “within the loop each step of the best way,” in accordance with an announcement from Selection.
“We stay up for talking with them additional to listen to their imaginative and prescient for the franchise shifting ahead,” Jackson, Walsh and Boyens mentioned, per Selection.
Warner Bros. has not introduced when the films will hit theaters.
How will the brand new ‘Lord of the Rings’ motion pictures examine to ‘The Rings of Energy’?
Amazon Prime launched the primary season of a “Lord of the Rings” spinoff collection — “The Rings of Energy” — final September. The collection, which is predicted to final 5 seasons, explored the “appendices,” that are printed on the finish of the third “Lord of the Rings” guide, “The Return of the King.”
Similar to “The Rings of Energy,” the brand new “Lord of the Rings” motion pictures will discover new territory throughout the Center Earth universe — it's probably the collection will happen throughout a unique period, with totally different creatures and villains.
“The Rings of Energy” is ready hundreds of years earlier than “The Hobbit” and offers followers a take a look at a earlier period, when Harfoots (hobbit-like creatures) roamed Center Earth and highly effective villains threatened the world, per Deseret Information.
The collection was obtained with blended evaluations — with a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 38% p.c from audiences.
A second season to the collection is at present within the making and is anticipated to hit Amazon Prime in 2024.