Ian Nathan, author, “Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth"

This is Nerd of the Rings, bringing you Messages from Middle Earth. Today they present: We talk about Peter Jackson and how the Middle-earth films came together with someone who spent time behind the scenes on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. We hear his favorite stories from the set, what sets Peter Jackson apart from other directors, his idea for a future Lord of the Rings book, the upcoming Amazon show and more! Ian Nathan is a film author, who has written books on The Terminator, Fantastic Beasts, Ridley Scott, Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino and most notably, "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth": https://amzn.to/3ra1NTU 00:00-00:42 Introduction 00:42-05:25 How Ian was introduced to Tolkien 05:25-11:22 Previous attempts to adapt LOTR 11:22-17:02 First experience with Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings 17:02-19:34 When Ian realized the LOTR films would be something special 19:34-20:38 A box: the pinnacle of special effects 20:38-25:13 LOTR and the emergence of film news coverage 25:13-30:03 Is Zack Snyder's Justice League a sign of things to come? 30:03-35:52 The (relatively) hands-off approach of New Line Cinema 35:52-38:25 The Unexpected Oscars (The Fellowship of the Ring) 38:25-43:22 After Fellowship. The Two Towers and Creating Gollum In-House 43:22-50:33 The fortuitous timing of The Lord of the Rings 50:33-58:21 The Return of the King, sticking the landing 58:21-01:04:39 The complicated rights of The Hobbit 01:04:39-01:09:13 Production timeline of The Hobbit vs The Lord of the Rings 01:09:13-01:22:54 Studio influence on The Hobbit trilogy 01:22:54-01:25:31 The great casting of the Middle-earth films 01:25:31-01:30:10 Ian's favorite memories from his time behind the scenes 01:30:10-01:37:20 What separates Peter Jackson from other great directors 01:37:20-01:45:45 Amazon's The Lord of the Rings Series 01:45:45-01:51:15 Ian's new LOTR book idea, a day-to-day production diary 01:51:15-02:09:21 Rapid-fire Q&A #peterjackson #thelordoftherings #film

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