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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's company was inspired by The Beatles

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's production company, Artists Equity, was inspired by Sir Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary series.

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‘Customer-friendly’ sports results cost betting giant nearly £40m

The Fifa World Cup helped bring record numbers of customers to betting sites

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70 Years Ago, The Lord of the Rings Redefined Its World in the Weirdest Way Possible

Why does Gandalf use the Gregorian calendar in 'The Fellowship of the Ring'? The answer's more complex than you think.

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70 Years Ago, Lord of the Rings Sneakily Retconned Its Entire Story

The long expected party wasn't actually expected at all. Here's how 'The Fellowship of the Ring' changed everything, seven decades ago.

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21 Years Later, a Lord of the Rings Star Reveals the One Thing the Gollum Movie Needs to Succeed

Elijah Wood is excited for the new Lord of the Rings movies, but believes they can succeed under one specific circumstance.

Inverse

23 Years Later, One Lord of the Rings Actor Just Revealed a Harsh Truth About the Franchise

At least one original actor from the Lord of the Rings trilogy won't return for another prequel — and that's a good thing.

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Saoirse Ronan calls Ryan Gosling’s firing from The Lovely Bones ‘sad’ but ‘totally valid’

Gosling had originally been cast to star opposite Ronan in the 2009 fantasy thriller before he was replaced by Mark Wahlberg

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Lord of the Rings actor says he’s ‘had enough’ of franchise

‘I have absolutely no desires to be a part of it anymore,’ star said

The Independent UK

Celebrities are coughing up millions to bring back the dodo. This could end very badly

Director Peter Jackson has given $10m to a startup aiming to revive extinct animals, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Did he learn nothing from Jurassic Park?

The Guardian - UK

'The next piece of the puzzle': The Rings of Power's Charlie Vickers has some big hopes for Sauron's season 3 arc – and one includes making the One Ring

The Rings of Power star sits down with TechRadar to tease some big season 3 plans for Middle-earth's Dark Lord.

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87 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Finally Fixes Its Most Underrated Monsters

"I thought you loved us." This week's episode of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' sets up a tragic twist that the series has been working toward since its first season.

Inverse

Fan reviews and parodies of Amazon’s The Rings of Power show that ownership is not just determined by contracts

The fan reaction to season one of The Rings of Power in 2022 was, to put it mildly, very mixed. Following the 2017 announcement that Amazon had bought the rights to adapt some of J.R.R Tolkien’s lesser-known work, many fans were cautious in their celebration.

The Conversation

Tales of the Shire: All you need to know about the Hobbit cosy game

The game set in Bywater could be a must-have for Lord of the Rings and Stardew Valley fans

Evening Standard

'The most ambitious thing we've attempted': The Rings of Power creators on the year-long journey to bring season 2's Siege of Eregion sequence to life

The Rings of Power's showrunners explain how season 2's cataclysmic Siege of Eregion battle will "make you feel every phase".

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The Guardian - UK

‘The whole human condition is encased in the story’: why Beatles films just keep coming

Midas Man and One Hand Clapping are just the latest in a stream of movies telling a story we seemingly can’t get enough of

The Guardian - US

Hell on Middle-earth? The Rings of Power fails to spin streaming gold

Most expensive TV show ever is in its second season, but reviews are disappointing and audiences are staying away

The Conversation

The Rings of Power: season two is a vast improvement – and a meditation on the dangerous allure of AI

At the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins attempts to describe how he feels about his unnatural lifespan, extended by his ownership of one of the magical rings. He likens it to too little butter being spread on too much bread.

The Guardian - UK

Will The Hunt for Gollum really be two movies? That’s got to be a stretch

If Ian McKellen is right, a double feature Lord of the Rings movie based on a story gleaned from Tolkien’s appendices seems overly thin, even with an AI Orlando Bloom

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Inverse

12 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Is Repeating Its Worst Movie Mistake

'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' could be split into two films, foiling the franchise's return with another bloated mess.

Total Film

Lord of the Rings inspired Dune director Denis Villeneuve to stay true to his movie's source material

"If it can bring more people to read the book, it would be great"

Inverse

70 Years Later, Lord of the Rings' Most Overlooked Monsters Just Broke Tolkien Canon

Cold be hand and heart and bone. In its latest episode, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' gives Tolkien fans something they've been waiting to see for 23 years or more.

Inverse

23 Years Later, 'Lord of the Rings' Is Taking a Classic Canon Mystery Way Too Far

Should we care about how Gandalf got his staff? In 'The Rings of Power' Season 2, one mystery box reveals a bigger problem with the Lord of the Rings show.

Total Film

The Rings of Power does justice to Tom Bombadil by remembering one crucial thing

Opinion | Tom Bombadil has always been Middle-earth’s most mysterious character, I’m glad The Rings of Power honors that

Inverse

The Next 'Lord of the Rings' Movie Can Fix Peter Jackson's Biggest Gandalf Blindspot

Ian McKellen is ready to play Gandalf again, and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' could be just the film to bring him back.

Total Film

Gandalf returns! Ian McKellen says he’d been approached to return for new Lord of the Rings movie

Gandalf will appear in new Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum

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