For fans of the saga, the list of actors and actresses who almost starred The Lord of the rings It is a theme as recurring as knowing that Vigo Mortensen broke two toes kicking an Uruk-Hai helmet in The two Towers. It is known that Sean Connery was about to be Gandalf and that Nicolas Cage was almost Aragorn, but what many do not know are the reasons that led Uma Thurman to reject the role of Éowyn.
Uma Thurman en Kill Bill 1 (Miramax)
The actress of Kill Billwent to The Late Show Stephen Colbert in 2017 and the interviewer asked her about the rumor she had heard that Thurman had denied Jackson’s request to play the Princess of Rohan. The reason was none other than to raise her first child, although no matter how commendable her decision was, the interpreter classified her as “one of the worst decisions ever made.”
A three-year shoot in New Zealand
I eat well the Oscar nominee explained to Colbertat the time of rejecting the role, it was thought that The Lord of the rings It would be one of those stories shot practically in a studio, a context quite incompatible with the idea of raising a newborn child.
Peter Jackson directing ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Unfortunately for her and as every fan of Jackson’s adaptation knows, the team of The Lord of the rings spent three years in New Zealand to film in succession the three installments that are pure cinema history, crowning The return of the King con 11 Oscar awards and entering the podium with Ben-How y Titanic of stories with more golden statuettes.
The future of Tolkien’s heritage
At the beginning of the year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was going to produce new Lord of the Rings films. News that Middle-earth lovers received with a certain skepticism, since if the original trilogy elevated and lived up to Tolkien’s work, the three installments/prequels of The Hobbit received several criticisms for among other thingsextend and lengthen a book fairly short material.
‘The Lord of the Rings’ (New Line Pictures)
The major is not the only one who wants to continue exploiting Tolkien’s heritage, Amazon Prime Video premiered the series of The rings of power on its platform and next year it will develop a new season. For its part, Netflix is pending the release of an animated feature film titled The War of the Rohirrim.
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