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Return of the Kings: Lord of the Rings cast to reuinite May 31st

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That made my day.

I wish I could go back in time, back to the crowded theater opening weekend, knowing absolutely nothing about The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit.
 

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Aprikurt said:
I'm always eager for more opportunity to explore Tolkien's amazing mythology, I just think we've had precious little to enjoy in multimedia since Return of the King in 2003.

I also think the games are a total missed opportunity.
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Yeah, those Mordor games were pretty awful lore-wise and the setting itself wasn't appealing at all. All of the ethereal beauty and mystery of Middle-earth and they choose Mordor. Such a waste. It's a shame the White Council game never saw the light of the day, that could have been something special.
 
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McKellan is so great

Edmond Dantès said:
Yeah, those Mordor games were pretty awful lore-wise and the setting itself wasn't appealing at all. All of the ethereal beauty and mystery of Middle-earth and they choose Mordor. It's a shame the White Council game never saw the light of the day, that could have been something special.
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Shadow of Mordor is a strong contender for worst game I've ever played, and I'm not even worried about the lore...

Oddly enough Hobbit 3 is a contender for worst movie of all time as well
 
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just got HBO MAX guess ill be re- watching all of LOTR and maybe the hobbit
 
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Man those movies are the best
 
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Edmond Dantès said:
Yeah, those Mordor games were pretty awful lore-wise and the setting itself wasn't appealing at all. All of the ethereal beauty and mystery of Middle-earth and they choose Mordor. Such a waste. It's a shame the White Council game never saw the light of the day, that could have been something special.
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I couldn't agree with you more. White Council is my instant go-to whenever "Cancelled games" threads pop up on Era. Interestingly there's a dev from the game on this board that I spoke to once, and he thought it was a shame it got shut down too.

On reflection "Middle Earth Elder Scrolls type game" seems like a no brainer. But no, we get Assassin's Creed. With a half wraith. Eru wept.
 
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Looks like it could be interesting, though I'm not entirely sure if I need to see the cast members just goofing around for an hour.

Is this going to be live or pre-taped?
 
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I honestly cannot wait for this. The Lord of the Rings trilogy will always have a special place in my heart.
 
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And at the end of the stream Peter Jackson announces the 4K edition of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring Trilogies.
 
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Border said:
Looks like it could be interesting, though I'm not entirely sure if I need to see the cast members just goofing around for an hour.

Is this going to be live or pre-taped?
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The Goonies one was basically a group interview, Josh asked various actors about behind the scenes stuff, their favorite scenes, etc. And had them read some of his favorite lines. It wasn't just a group party. And while they do a fun job of staging the "OMG we just added someone else out of nowhere!" theme, I'm sure it's all pre-taped and edited.
 
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So young. I bet they had no idea they were about to make one of the most celebrated trilogies in film history.

I always get a smile out of this pic because

A. I pretty much dressed like how Orlando Bloom is dressed there, back in the late 90's. It was a weird time when many people in my area were wearing belts with lots of shiny shit on them

B. I had that same exact light sweater Sean Bean is wearing there. I believe it was from The Gap but I can't recall exactly
 
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Awesome, can't wait! This is the first I've heard about Josh Gad doing these movie reunions. I'm kinda surprised he has the clout in Hollywood to pull these things together.
 
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Gad is really hitting me where I love with these, I love every movie he's reunited so far...this one's in my top ten
 
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SneakyBadger said:
Awesome, can't wait! This is the first I've heard about Josh Gad doing these movie reunions. I'm kinda surprised he has the clout in Hollywood to pull these things together.
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Stu said:
Can't wait, really enjoyed the Back to the Future one.
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Hopefully it doesn't give someone any ideas. I did a double take when I saw "Back to the Future" and "Director JJ Abrams" in the same sentence in an article title.
 
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Who's the older guy that joined them? I missed his introduction. I haven't seen a close up, his window stays small.


Edit: Oh it's Howard Shore.
 
Temtastic Muns

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Lots of anecdotes so far with the cast, which, although had been widely covered already in the Extended Edition making-of featurettes, are lovely to hear being recounted.

If anything, it's making me want to dig back into the Appendices discs again. =D
 
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So amazing, i got goosebumps. I started watching somewhere in the middle, did they ever have Cate Blanchett or mention her?
 
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cinch said:
So amazing, i got goosebumps. I started watching somewhere in the middle, did they ever have Cate Blanchett or mention her?
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Nope. There's really only so much you can fit in only 50 minutes (which flew by like 5).

While I don't care too much for reading fan favourite lines, Gandalf's words and Sam's are extra relevant today.

A lot was already mentioned in the appendices, like Sean hiking up mountains in full Boromir gear because he was afraid of flying, but there was some things I hadn't heard like how Orlando and Sean had to rent a place for a couple of days when mudslides isolated their car. And I liked the tribute to the language coach Andrew Jack who died of COVID-19, I didn't know about that.
 
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Reunited Apart is such an amazing initiative. Just started with the extended editions again, so this was great to see. Cast looked great!

Temtastic Muns said:
Lots of anecdotes so far with the cast, which, although had been widely covered already in the Extended Edition making-of featurettes, are lovely to hear being recounted.

If anything, it's making me want to dig back into the Appendices discs again. =D
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Ha, same here.
 
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