The Third Age: The Lord of the Rings [Films]

THE EPIC HAS BEGUN

The Fellowship of the Ring was released in cinemas 19th of December (26th in Australia) and has become one of the biggest films of all time. Director Peter Jackson (Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners) has undertaken the enormous task in bringing J.R.R. Tolkien’s vision to the big screen in three separate films. To do this Jackson has teamed up with writers Philippa Boyens and Stephen Sinclair (Heavenly Creatures) as well as writing partner Frances Walsh to do the screenplay.

Filming began in October 11, 1999 at numerous outdoor locations throughout New Zealand and at Peter Jackson’s Three Foot Six Studios in Wellington. Peter Jackson has a handfull of great producers to work with, including Barrie M. Osborne (The Matrix, Face/Off), Tim Sanders (The Frighteners), executive producers are Saul Zaentz (Amadeus, The English Patient) and Bob and Harvey Weinstein from Miramax.