Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis and Viggo Mortensen on Making Lord Of The Rings

Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis and Viggo Mortensen discuss the making of Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy, their experiences on set and the fans' reactions.
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  • @HShravzP
    @HShravzP2 жыл бұрын

    I think we will never get bored with Lord of The Ring content ...like ever.

  • @susie154

    @susie154

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree! I have a playlist that keeps on growing with LOTR & The Hobbit stuff!!

  • @adamthorntonillustration9281

    @adamthorntonillustration9281

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same! 🙂

  • @dismalfist

    @dismalfist

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the same. It's a very very good job that they made the three LoTR movies AND NEVER MADE ANYTHING ELSE AND NOBODY MADE A CASH-IN SERIES SPOILING IT AT ALL EVER. At least we have these people and their work.

  • @avaria1538

    @avaria1538

    2 жыл бұрын

    I watch LOTR once a year. And that includes the appendices/behind the scenes. All of ‘em.

  • @jayuk83

    @jayuk83

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@avaria1538 how long does it take you? I was thinking of rewatching

  • @gamble777888
    @gamble777888 Жыл бұрын

    Vigo as Aragon, McKellen as Gandalf... Two of the best casting choices in the history of cinema imo.

  • @silkuk8417

    @silkuk8417

    Жыл бұрын

    Vigo was not the original choice for Aragorn! The job was already given to Stuart Townsend who was let go after 1 day and they had to scramble to find a new actor as they were already assembled and production had started in NZ ( which is why Viggo talks about "crash" course in swordplay) Viggo absolutely nailed it 👌🏻

  • @ishan9665

    @ishan9665

    Жыл бұрын

    Christopher lee

  • @derekcook8201

    @derekcook8201

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ishan9665 facts

  • @alina616

    @alina616

    Жыл бұрын

    and Elijah as Frodo

  • @hauntedhoes4218

    @hauntedhoes4218

    Жыл бұрын

    true, i really dont know if the films would have worked without Andy Serkis as Gollum and the the way they implemented the technology to bring him to life

  • @Tawadeb
    @Tawadeb2 жыл бұрын

    This movie was perfectly cast!! Perfectly. Thank goodness for Viggo

  • @rushofblood994

    @rushofblood994

    2 жыл бұрын

    Especially since they initially cast Stuart Townsend 👀

  • @samanthab1923

    @samanthab1923

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rushofblood994 Whatever happened to him?

  • @samanthab1923

    @samanthab1923

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of the producers wives suggested Viggo. She had just watched A Perfect Murder.

  • @chatteyj

    @chatteyj

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the other day how well Sean bean was cast and what a terrific job he did, I think the american actor who played Sam wise did extremely well as well, not that many american actors pull off English accents particularly well.

  • @random22026

    @random22026

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chatteyj That American, Sean Astin, has a particularly amazing acting pedigree. His mother was Academy Award-winning actress, Patty Duke. His father growing-up was John Astin (Gomez in television's 'The Addams Family'). Stellar family! 🌟

  • @lordofgraphite
    @lordofgraphite2 жыл бұрын

    I swear every actor, technician, cook, candlestick maker etc was absolutely essential for these films to be what they are. Marvelous x

  • @khymaaren

    @khymaaren

    8 ай бұрын

    The costume workers who lost their fingerprints while creating the chainmail armour out of rings of rubber. They certainly bow to no-one.

  • @southernlady5085

    @southernlady5085

    8 ай бұрын

    Oh, perfectly said. LOTR is a true masterpiece of storytelling! I only recently found all of this. Was researching Norse myth due to some genealogical work I was doing. Somehow it all led me to Tolkien and this wonderfully rich world of Middle Earth. I think over the past year, I’ve read everything I could get my hands on. Tolkien led me to a current study of the Anglo-Saxon period of the late Bronze (commonly called Dark) Age, a period of history that Tolkien loved. I actually found ancestors of my own from the very early medieval period, so this transitional time period of around 600 AD to 1100AD, along with its Viking invasions, meant something to me personally. These approx. 500 years, contained an era of great scholastic discovery, artwork, and the nascent history of what we now call the UK that makes the soul sing! Alfred the Great’s Chronicle is a tremendous insight into this era. The moniker of “Dark Age” is really an unfair description. I’m in the process of teaching myself Old English now. For some reason, my public school education in the USA seemed to begin British history with Henry VIII. But I find the history of the late Dark Ages to be the most fascinating in terms of historical development and achievements of an ancient culture. There is also the tension between paganism and Christianity, as the Church takes root and becomes a way of life for the Anglo Saxon people. I wish I had learned more about this early historical period as a younger student and prior to visiting England as a young adult. I’d love to return someday and explore Scotland and the Celtic nations more as well as the area of Northumbria in England. It’s on my bucket list at least. 😊

  • @wolfyboy

    @wolfyboy

    3 ай бұрын

    the closest humanity has ever gotten to perfection is the lord of the rings!

  • @NeroSparda99

    @NeroSparda99

    Ай бұрын

    And the director of course lmao

  • @paryanindoeur
    @paryanindoeur2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the cast ever thought they'd be telling stories about the minutiae of every detail of making these movies 25 years later... but people still want to hear all of it!

  • @matwatson7947

    @matwatson7947

    Жыл бұрын

    And the thing is we've heard it all before but simply cant stop wanting to hear it all again..

  • @Alexp9508

    @Alexp9508

    Жыл бұрын

    This definitely wasn’t filmed within the last 10 years. This may have been recorded 20 years ago. You can tell by how young they all are relative to today

  • @sara-stinabergstedt3019

    @sara-stinabergstedt3019

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@Alexp9508Viggo's part yes, the other ones I think are max 10 years old

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee2 жыл бұрын

    Love Andy Serkis' commitment to creating a legendary, albeit digital character.

  • @morothane

    @morothane

    2 жыл бұрын

    The beauty is that maybe 20% of the cast was familiar with the story, but you have Serkis, McKellen, Mortensen, and Blanchett literally mentioning it…but these people literally *owned* the role and learned what they could, and *acted*.

  • @sanchayansarkar2953

    @sanchayansarkar2953

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of the all time greatest villains.

  • @shadysorkin9214

    @shadysorkin9214

    Жыл бұрын

    His work was revolutionary in motion capture.

  • @lockout6896

    @lockout6896

    Жыл бұрын

    He is a amazing person.he reads the audio books of the lotr and the world of a better place for it.amazing voices

  • @jantuijp

    @jantuijp

    Жыл бұрын

    IMHO Gollum was the best special effect in the history of cinema so far. The combination of stunning CGI, literally capturing the incredible performance of Andy Serkis is still breathtaking, even after all these years. And, after all these years, still not surpassed or even equalled.

  • @bittybagare
    @bittybagare4 ай бұрын

    The fact that Vigo turned so quickly to the Volsunga saga and other norse sagas for inspiration tells tales of how well he understood Tolkiens work, despite not having read it beforehand.

  • @UTUBE3JC
    @UTUBE3JC Жыл бұрын

    I literally cry every time he goes “my friends, you bow to no one” during the coronation scene and he bows to the hobbits as king and so the whole kingdom then bows and the hobbits are just SHOCKED the people are doing this

  • @TheMonroemomma

    @TheMonroemomma

    Жыл бұрын

    Just experienced this very thing about 10 hours ago. I've seen it a hundred times, and it still gets me every time.

  • @UTUBE3JC

    @UTUBE3JC

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheMonroemomma and I’ve gone back to fix the typos in my original comment 🤭 😇, but yeah it’s so intense it’s one of the iconic movie scenes in my book for sure.

  • @forcechanneltocomment512

    @forcechanneltocomment512

    5 ай бұрын

    Brings a tear to my eye, just being reminded of the scene

  • @UTUBE3JC

    @UTUBE3JC

    5 ай бұрын

    @@forcechanneltocomment512 what a great trilogy 👌🏽 I plan to visit New Zealand one day just to see the sets

  • @mikaeljohnledet1060

    @mikaeljohnledet1060

    2 ай бұрын

    @@UTUBE3JC You are actually in luck, then, as they tore down Hobbittown after they finished making LOTR, but had to rebuild it when they started making The Hobbit. This time they let the village stay up and even made some of the houses "real" enough for turists to visit.

  • @anthtan
    @anthtan2 жыл бұрын

    Andy Serkis and the digital team that animated Gollum should have gotten a special achievement award at the Oscars. No category? Make a special award!

  • @treytilley333
    @treytilley3332 жыл бұрын

    If it wasn’t for Viggo’s son Henry (great name btw) he wouldn’t have been Aragon. He wasn’t familiar with the material but His son is obsessed with the books and told his dad he has to do it. Viggo is such a brilliant actor. If you haven’t seen Captain Fantastic go see it!

  • @vandien9721

    @vandien9721

    Жыл бұрын

    If you haven't seen Eastern Promises go see it

  • @amy_yoshikawa

    @amy_yoshikawa

    Жыл бұрын

    He was great in Green Book as well, go see it.

  • @dwsel

    @dwsel

    Жыл бұрын

    All stars aligned for this masterpiece to happen.

  • @estel6137

    @estel6137

    Жыл бұрын

    I see what you did there

  • @evanstowers8529

    @evanstowers8529

    Жыл бұрын

    Eastern Promises was good

  • @Brunette_Rapunzel
    @Brunette_Rapunzel2 жыл бұрын

    All of the casting for Lord of the Rings was expertly done! And thank God they decided to use Andy Serkis as the actor for Gollum, not just the voice actor. He did such a fabulous job!

  • @pauloliveira93
    @pauloliveira932 жыл бұрын

    I don't think I have ever seen someone casually bring the Volsunga Saga into an interview like Viggo Mortensen just did...

  • @TheEvertw
    @TheEvertw Жыл бұрын

    Serkis not getting an Oscar for acting Gollum is one of the great injustices of our time... At the very least, he should have gotten one shared with the digital animation department for inventing a whole new way of performing.

  • @nforne

    @nforne

    7 ай бұрын

    And his narration of the audiobooks is astounding. Every character sounds almost exactly as they sound in the films. My only criticism is his decision to make Beregond a scouser. Just... why?? 😂

  • @Snoopydoop

    @Snoopydoop

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@nfornethat was my exact reaction too!!! Like why the heck is there a scouser in Minas Tirith 😂

  • @VincitOmniaVeritas7
    @VincitOmniaVeritas7 Жыл бұрын

    “I don’t take credit for the success of the movie. I just did my part.” It’s so rare to see actors today being so humble as Sir Ian Mckellen was here

  • @random22026
    @random220262 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Viggo Mortensen's assessment of Aragorn's transformation from Strider the Ranger to King of Gondor, as 'his masks dropping away'... *chef's kiss * 😘😘 And Andy Serkis's analogy of Gollum's condition as being the same as a heroin addict, an ADDICTION...just, wow. These men reached the core of character analysis in these descriptions. 💜💜

  • @shannonmcstormy5021
    @shannonmcstormy5021 Жыл бұрын

    One of the reasons for the success of LotR was casting. Ian has the perfect demeanor and skill set as an actor for Gandalf (playing very very old characters is something most actors can't pull off IMO). Cate blows away Galadriel with elemental elfishness, again someone who is ancient in age. Part of playing ancient characters includes, at least sometimes, a softness, a wisdom that, again, most actors can't pull off. Andy nearly singlehandedly created motion capture for use in a film as we know it today. There are many many more exceptional choices for specific actors, from every member of the "Fellowship of the Ring" to The Steward of Gondor, the other wizards, etc. However, Aragorn was one of those, like Gandalf, that had to be perfect: highly complex, a reflective softness, wisdom, heartfelt empathy, age, a certain humbleness, but also having to display a hard edge as both are deadly. Aragorn had to be.....kingly, noble and keep this part of himself unmistakable, but nuanced, under the surface. Viggo was the perfect choice. They all were..... .

  • @NisR2728

    @NisR2728

    Жыл бұрын

    This is a good observation on portraying "Ancient" characters. Look at Galadriel on introduction, she is regal and almost alien. She is suppose to be something beyond them, and you can feel that even with just a look directly at the camera and the entire scene itself. And it was the unique person who helped translate that to film, you are right it is something you don't see often from people.

  • @MrCrimsonhermit
    @MrCrimsonhermit2 жыл бұрын

    I dont think a movie nor trilogy will ever reach the level LOTR did but if one ever does.... I cant wait to see it.

  • @adamthorntonillustration9281

    @adamthorntonillustration9281

    2 жыл бұрын

    Although I always say never say never, I suspect it will be a very long time (not in our lifetimes) that a movie or trilogy will reach the level of LOTR. I'd be interested to hear other's opinion, but I feel it's not because of how the movie was made, but because of that perfect combination of being: - made by a devoted group of fans who were already skilled in film making, - in a country that was 'off the beaten track' in the film-making world, - based on a story (by a highly respected man) with real depth and meaning even in today's world, - the amount of outdoor filming they did in pristine and beautiful landscapes contributed to the performances, - with a principle cast that mixed theatrical heavyweights with relative newcomers who committed to the long stay in NZ so were in it for more than just the money. The tattoos and their enduring friendships are testimony to how special it was. I also feel that the unusually long amount of time that PJ and co. had in pre-production (was it three years?) adds to the high level of quality. Which was an issue with The Hobbit. I believe that Guillermo left the project shortly before it was greenlit so PJ had to do a mad rush to redevelop it and get it made.

  • @thebacongamer1488

    @thebacongamer1488

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the closet we have is the marvel movies

  • @TxxT33

    @TxxT33

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thebacongamer1488 no.

  • @frankienesarajah

    @frankienesarajah

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adamthorntonillustration9281 agree 100%

  • @gingerbaker_toad696

    @gingerbaker_toad696

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thebacongamer1488 WHAT?!

  • @michaelmcglone4484
    @michaelmcglone44842 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe I just stumbled across this. When Viggo talks about the accent change throughout the 3 films, holy shit, that just floured me! I've always been able to pick up on the difference in the accents between FOTR and the others, but I always thought it was because he came into the project so late and hadn't read the books that he was unsure how he thought Aragorn would sound. Now that I know it was intentional!!?? Holy Shit Viggo, like you needed to add another layer in your performance in my eyes. I salute you Sir. 👏

  • @chatteyj

    @chatteyj

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm still not aware of the accent change I've no idea what he is talking about I shall re-watch lotr soon and see. I'm over due for a re-watch anyway its been at least 5-6 years for me!

  • @Grizzlox

    @Grizzlox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chatteyj I've always seen it as he is behaving more like the elves he was raised by in the beginning... and as the film progresses he embraces his human lineage and starts becoming a man of Gondor

  • @reptongeek

    @reptongeek

    Жыл бұрын

    Even more so impressive considering that the three films together, rather than back to back

  • @TheMonroemomma

    @TheMonroemomma

    Жыл бұрын

    I am a super fan, so I'm not being negative, but it is very apparent that he hadn't had his dialect coaching yet in a few scenes. He's straight up American accent for a few.

  • @Grizzlox

    @Grizzlox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheMonroemomma I've always thought he had a mix of a New York accent with a Danish accent.

  • @thisisbrad
    @thisisbrad11 ай бұрын

    It’s crazy to me that Peter Jackson was figuring everything out while they filmed, experimented with the CGI, and Gollum, and just spearheaded those obstacles, overcoming them, and releasing one of the most iconic stories to hit the big screen. I would have curled up into a ball. I don’t know how these directors do it (I’m sure funding helps) but it all fascinates me.

  • @Dman9fp

    @Dman9fp

    6 ай бұрын

    The cast too, had to spend hours putting prosthetics on (Gimli, Hobbits, at least), go through freezing places and marshes, got injured, doing the same scene dozens of times, but still kept going

  • @trequor

    @trequor

    Ай бұрын

    Peter probably gave up ten years of his lifespan to this project.

  • @tuber00009
    @tuber00009 Жыл бұрын

    Every scene was a work of cinematic brilliance. We will never see a work as great as LoTr in our life times, thankyou PJ and cast for producing one of the greatest stories of all time.

  • @stevel6943
    @stevel6943 Жыл бұрын

    A rarity in movie making; excellent production, perfect casting, brilliantly scripted, groundbreaking special effects, superb direction, a palpable camaraderie etc.

  • @henrimatisse7481
    @henrimatisse74812 жыл бұрын

    It was so intersting how they changed how Gollum was going to be done using the actor's movements. And Viggo put so much his depth and professionalism into his role. Research into The SAGA, not just the Tolkien one, and adapting his character's ways to the whole story. And he's so dapper in his interview!

  • @h-deck
    @h-deck Жыл бұрын

    I’ve watched the movies probably 15 times. It will never ever age. It’s timeless. Forever beautiful.

  • @theobolt250
    @theobolt2502 жыл бұрын

    I will never forget Gandalf's epic YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!! With that booming voice and utter determination. Not a gay old man, a wizard, a Valar who's 7. 000 years old.

  • @ashe9837

    @ashe9837

    2 жыл бұрын

    hey don t insult gay old man

  • @theobolt250

    @theobolt250

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashe9837 As I happen to be one myself... it was not meant as an insult. I only wanted to say that Gandalf was utterly convincing. Ian himself mentioned that his being a g.o.m. was somewhat of a problem in the casting. Furthermore, it took me ages to find out that John Gielgud and Lawrence Olivier were gay also gay. Much to my delight.

  • @ashe9837

    @ashe9837

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theobolt250 I m sorry I ment it more as a joke than an insult

  • @theobolt250

    @theobolt250

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashe9837 I guessed as much, but sparse txt leaves inclination/intention sometimes out. Especially when we both have different mother tongues. (eww, nasty expression that). 😁

  • @ashe9837

    @ashe9837

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theobolt250 very true

  • @taterboob
    @taterboob Жыл бұрын

    I love Cate Blanchett’s voice. She sounds even better when she’s not putting a voice on, which I’m now realizing is all I’ve ever seen her do. And thank the ever loving god that Ian passed on MI2. We would have been denied his Gandalf and Magneto.

  • @RJCE420
    @RJCE420 Жыл бұрын

    As a kid who grew up on the east side of San Antonio tx, I immediately knew who Gollum was, a crackhead. I could here it in his voice, the way he moved (andy serkis did a damn good job). When gandalf tells frodo to have pitty for gollum, my grandmother used to say the same about the crackheads. Lord of the rings is a great story and from peter jackson all the way down to andy serkis, everyone who had anything to do making the trilogy, fucking nailed it or came pretty damn close.

  • @JACKAL98
    @JACKAL98 Жыл бұрын

    Andy Serkis is a one of a kind actor, absolute legend!

  • @thekarmicbrat
    @thekarmicbrat11 ай бұрын

    Andy Serkis is a genius in how he approached Gollum.

  • @tedcabana
    @tedcabana Жыл бұрын

    They did choose the most perfect cast for these characters. Great actors, epic story.

  • @orusandornots1915
    @orusandornots1915 Жыл бұрын

    If I could I would give each of these actors a big hug. They played their characters PERFECTLY. And in so doing gave a new and good liveliness to books I loved since the first time I read them in 6th grade. Also the casting director deserves huge props.

  • @tylerpurrden
    @tylerpurrden2 жыл бұрын

    Such a fantastically talented group 💜

  • @thatswhatimtolkienabout
    @thatswhatimtolkienabout7 ай бұрын

    Viggo is so incredibly well spoken. I take forensics/speech and debate and we learn a lot about presentation and giving effective speeches and he is amazing. Of course, Ian's a great storyteller and Andy's hilarious and I just love Cate, but I would trust Viggo with my life just based on his speaking.

  • @Reymonidas
    @Reymonidas Жыл бұрын

    These movies are such a work of utter love and dedication from everyone involved, and you can see it in its legacy on every aspect. Box office, awards, fan approval, success. All deserved, timeless. I fuckin' love them.

  • @Gaia369

    @Gaia369

    Жыл бұрын

    When light prevailed 🔥❤️🔥

  • @marjoriejohnson6535
    @marjoriejohnson65352 жыл бұрын

    Andy did a fantastic mind boggling job.

  • @vokkm9bile548
    @vokkm9bile548 Жыл бұрын

    I love Cate Blanchett 's Galadriel 💓

  • @DPMusicStudio

    @DPMusicStudio

    Жыл бұрын

    A small but crucial role. She has but a few minutes of screentime, but they leave an impression!

  • @capthappy8884
    @capthappy88842 жыл бұрын

    i was a tolkien fan for decades before lotr trilogy, yet these 4 actors specifically, are the voices/faces of these characters as i read tolkien ever since! lightning in a bottle this trilogy was!

  • @juletaurus
    @juletaurus5 ай бұрын

    This entire endeavor was absolute perfection. From sets, to extras to sound. All of it done with love and respect.

  • @jermainehaslam5634
    @jermainehaslam56342 жыл бұрын

    One thing you can't fault the lord of the rings films for is the acting, the actors all gave great performances throughout the trilogy!

  • @aldeventos
    @aldeventos Жыл бұрын

    It is amazing the difference between this interviews compared to the ones with Amazon’s RoP cast! Even though most did not know about the books, they embraced their roles and went dee into the character building. Amazing and real professionals!!

  • @adinadamian5634

    @adinadamian5634

    6 ай бұрын

    There is no comparison really, those Rings of Power idiots are shallow and uncaring of the source material, just like those two stupid showrunners who ghosted Peter Jackson, fired Tom Shippey and ignored everything related to Tolkien.

  • @osmonca
    @osmonca Жыл бұрын

    Rings of Power brought me here......finished The Fellowship last night....So Hyped for the Two Towers Extended edition tonight.......This Cast is Amazing

  • @billyjosephandthearmyoflove
    @billyjosephandthearmyoflove8 ай бұрын

    One movie to rule all movies, one movie to find all the glorious artists, one movie to bring them all together, and in the darkness of the movie theater, bind them, in the land of cinema magic where the shadows and light bring dreams to life.

  • @MeemBaay111

    @MeemBaay111

    4 күн бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @vesnalukic9898
    @vesnalukic98982 жыл бұрын

    The best part of this trilogy is they literary became family.. all of them. And it shows.

  • @supravlieg
    @supravlieg Жыл бұрын

    Cate Blanchett mentioning Braindead just made my day.

  • @SebsDuran
    @SebsDuran Жыл бұрын

    Reminds you why this was so great. True artists.

  • @cjp592
    @cjp592 Жыл бұрын

    I remember going to the movies to watch a movie and the trailer/previews for the LOTR came on. It was a clip of the Fellowship after they were chosen and they began the journey that would change the cinematic world. They had their iconic shot of each one in the Fellowship. I was in the movies with my friends. Anyone who read the LOTR books instantly recognized the dwarf the elf the men and what looked like hobbits. I knew I froze in my seat because in my brain I was silently screaming. What? I didn’t know they were making this. Can it be? Then the iconic display came on that it was The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship coming to theaters. I think a lot of people in the theaters was just stunned in to silence. Then words erupted among the movie goers. Oh my god!!!! We have to go see that!!!! And we did when the movie came out. Those were the days of real movies.

  • @pendafen7405
    @pendafen74058 ай бұрын

    English actors getting the call: dunno what this is, sounds silly, it's a job though innit Viggo: I reread all the Nordic sagas to prepare for this role Cate: tbh I just wanted to work with Peter Jackson

  • @akirahojo2
    @akirahojo22 ай бұрын

    The entire trilogy was lightning in a bottle. So grateful they made these back then.

  • @FXGreggan.
    @FXGreggan.10 ай бұрын

    I'm so extremly glad for all actors contribution, everyone is just amazing! But it wouldn't have been the same without Sir Ian and Andy, so glad they accepted their part, taking a chance on such an epic tale that no one really knew was gonna be a hit.

  • @teresafoster5818
    @teresafoster58182 жыл бұрын

    No one but Sir Ian could have portrayed Gandolf.

  • @blakehawkes9597
    @blakehawkes9597 Жыл бұрын

    To think viggo created the best portrayal of lucifer ever on screen and a redeemer type character in lotr is so incredible, his skills

  • @tomasalarconchible9729

    @tomasalarconchible9729

    Жыл бұрын

    in which movie he portayed lucifer?

  • @deanereh7188
    @deanereh7188 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE seeing the interviews of Ian. He is truly a beloved man

  • @ebetancor217
    @ebetancor217 Жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest cast of all time ! Talent ! Pure talent !

  • @deceiver444
    @deceiver444 Жыл бұрын

    I came here after having watched an itw with the cast of Rings Of Power. Had to cleanse my soul somehow.

  • @naturalbornpatriot6369
    @naturalbornpatriot63694 ай бұрын

    2 years after posting, over 20 since they captivated people through the films, I can never get enough of this stuff. Tolkiens work is a once in a century treat to humanity in cultural arts. Perhaps longer even.

  • @martingallegos2938
    @martingallegos2938 Жыл бұрын

    Andy Serkis: ¨I´m not a voice actor... I have to go into the character to find a voice as part of the building a character¨ Actually that´s what a GOOD voice Actor does...

  • @oobrocks
    @oobrocks2 жыл бұрын

    How many of realize how great Cate Blanchett is?

  • @quixoticcarrot3998

    @quixoticcarrot3998

    2 жыл бұрын

    How many people like me just realized she's Australian lol

  • @oobrocks

    @oobrocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @gminor6288

    @gminor6288

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cate*

  • @oobrocks

    @oobrocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @chatteyj

    @chatteyj

    2 жыл бұрын

    She is very beautiful

  • @elenavorobeva6747
    @elenavorobeva67472 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this compilation

  • @lockout6896
    @lockout6896 Жыл бұрын

    Thank god all these people accepted these rolls. Andy serkis is a awesome person and so glad he read for the audiobooks of the lotr.

  • @Gethsemanes
    @Gethsemanes Жыл бұрын

    A labour of love for cast and crew alike and boy does it show in the final product.

  • @01What10
    @01What10 Жыл бұрын

    Over two decades and we are all still fascinated by these films. We won't be doing the same for Rings of Power.

  • @saltedllama2759
    @saltedllama275911 ай бұрын

    Better than any trilogy in history, including The Godfather and (by miles) Star Wars. The impact of which is still monumental; a height Hollywood hasn't been able to reach again since. Even when people move on to other things, they go back and watch the extended content, or see the old cast members come back for interviews all these years later, and it captures them all over again. It has aged well, still gives you goosebumps, still gives you tears. It was planned so carefully, thought out so well, and filmed with love. While The Hobbit was less-than, LotR surpasses any other franchise.

  • @njvalueinvestor

    @njvalueinvestor

    11 ай бұрын

    I have and read both multiple times... IMHO as an American it is to close to call. LOTR is afar superior book. GF movie is Shakespearian.

  • @konardkonrado7755
    @konardkonrado77552 жыл бұрын

    im surprisd that actor( Kate Blanchet) which was casting most positive and enlightened character in movie was acualy pulled to this movie/world by dark grimmy theme ;p

  • @MrUser1000000
    @MrUser100000010 ай бұрын

    Coming back to this once a year.

  • @ckmoore101
    @ckmoore1018 ай бұрын

    Yep. Its been about 3 years.... time to watch the extended editions again. this will be viewing # 5. Will never, ever, get old.

  • @kyleethekelt
    @kyleethekelt2 жыл бұрын

    I just can't believe none of them had read the trilogy before. I first read the thing in primary school and read it periodically to this day.

  • @vdoggydogg3922

    @vdoggydogg3922

    7 ай бұрын

    I read the books when I heard the movie was being made. So glad i red them before the movies.

  • @evoxpop2088
    @evoxpop208810 ай бұрын

    The casting was so perfect that they all became the People of Middle Earth, and they will always be. New Zealand landscape is Middle Earth. This trilogy IS perfection. Thanks.

  • @jamesalanstephensmith7930
    @jamesalanstephensmith79302 жыл бұрын

    Amazing movies! Great to have inside perspectives.

  • @shannonwaipouri1730
    @shannonwaipouri173011 ай бұрын

    This is the movie that got me into reading and now i read almost anything and everything ranging from mystery to fantasy to facts and fallacies

  • @voodoochild1975az
    @voodoochild1975az Жыл бұрын

    These are rare things.... Perfect films. Before these films came out, I was one of the skeptics that didn't think it could be adapted to film. How pleased I was to be so wrong. When I say perfect, it is because I believe everyone killed it in their job. Jackson, the cast, the fight choreographer, the model makers... Everyone involved in this film, kicked ass, quite frankly. I don't care if they were the third assistant sewer in the costume department, they are allowed to be proud of their work on these films. That's the secret to these films I think.... Everyone just kills it. Writing, directing, cinematography, score, effects, stunts, cast, set design, costumes... Every little detail of this film is 'pinnacle of their craft' good.

  • @tinchotincho9231
    @tinchotincho9231 Жыл бұрын

    Ian McKellen is just the ultimate boss.

  • @g00se99
    @g00se99 Жыл бұрын

    And this is why the Rings of Power has no chance to be 1/10th this good. Listening to these actors and the love they have for the project compared to the woke nonsense of the new stuff.

  • @langdalepaul
    @langdalepaul Жыл бұрын

    The cast of a certain TV series could learn something from these interviews

  • @osiris3569
    @osiris35692 жыл бұрын

    Mi trilogía favorita con sus actores magníficos 🙋🏼‍♀️😍❤️

  • @Tehui1974
    @Tehui1974 Жыл бұрын

    I'm a kiwi. During the filming I remember thinking that the movies would bomb! We can't be right 100% of the time. LOL

  • @Kevin-mx1vi

    @Kevin-mx1vi

    Жыл бұрын

    My advice is; Don't take up gambling. 😉

  • @linajurgensen4698
    @linajurgensen46982 жыл бұрын

    I think Viggo Mortensen looks so much better with a beard. A lot of men look better with a 5 day beard. Love the cast❤️

  • @rosemaryallen2128
    @rosemaryallen2128 Жыл бұрын

    Having read TLOTR as a student, and been utterly captivated, I should never have thought it possible that a visual art form like film could in any way capture that landscape of the imagination. How wrong I was! One aspect which is not commented on here, is the fabulous musical score, which equates to, and I think exceeds, the function of Tolkien's frequent lyrical verse. None of it is on a par with the very greatest art, either book or film, but, my word, is it all satisfyingly enjoyable!

  • @RajaSingh-ce2fq
    @RajaSingh-ce2fq Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic cast, excellent writing and a classic trilogy!

  • @odiedodieuk
    @odiedodieuk2 жыл бұрын

    If you’re keen to learn how much Christopher Lee loved LOTR, check out Count Dankulas Christopher Lee

  • @VincitOmniaVeritas7
    @VincitOmniaVeritas7 Жыл бұрын

    Kate will always be the true Galadriel

  • @reginapahati8936
    @reginapahati893623 күн бұрын

    I am one who subscribed to Sir Ian's blogs. And this was when he was still shooting the movies.

  • @taylenday
    @taylenday8 ай бұрын

    RIP Diz.

  • @epicfail3167
    @epicfail31677 ай бұрын

    Every single character in LOTR was perfectly cast, down to that one Mumakil Captain who had 6 seconds of screentime blowing the horn

  • @Virtuous_Exile
    @Virtuous_Exile8 ай бұрын

    Everything fell into perfect place for these movies to turn out the way they did. I will always be grateful to everyone involved. EVERYONE. The trilogy still holds up. Even though I know the films like the back of my hand and know what is coming, the performances given by the cast still move me. Gandalf falling and the fellowship mourning him. Boromir succumbing to the temptation of the ring but earning redemption in his defense of Merry and Pippin. The charge of the Rohirrim. Frodo sending Sam away, and Sam staying true despite it. I could go on and on ( I already kind of did lol). They will, without a doubt, remake Lotr at some point. They'll never come close to the original.

  • @yok0hama447
    @yok0hama447 Жыл бұрын

    Andy, you’re awesome.

  • @kalohaggard1729
    @kalohaggard17297 ай бұрын

    Ms. Blanchett was an incredible Galadriel . She was beautiful, powerful, dignified, just spot on . Almost every casting was near perfect.

  • @ZeldasMask
    @ZeldasMask Жыл бұрын

    They have a special place in my heart

  • @joerenaud8292
    @joerenaud82922 жыл бұрын

    Are there any more of these short videos on this film from you BAFTA Guru?

  • @gtoyadhatagyab8013
    @gtoyadhatagyab8013 Жыл бұрын

    You gotta appreciate that this trilogy was not only the peak of fiction, peak of storytelling, peak of trilogy movies, peak of special and practical effect, but also the peak of each one of the actor's performance.

  • @-BigIi-
    @-BigIi- Жыл бұрын

    ''the ring'' is very much like today's smartphone, where most are constantly stroking away at ''the precious'', either all hunched-back like in a corner or lost in the moment. People in the gym can hardly do a set without immediately reaching for the precious, getting lost in stroking it for 15 mins or 30, then suddenly remembering the exercise at hand, only to return to the precious after a few more reps: miiine mine... miiiine mine... soooooo right... sooooo beautiful, myyyyy preciouuus.

  • @Tawadeb

    @Tawadeb

    Жыл бұрын

    Ooohh yes

  • @demaistre2458

    @demaistre2458

    6 ай бұрын

    Honestly yeah, the ring is "man's" apparent inability to resist material temptation. Or i guess the temptations of the garden if nothing else

  • @L1623VP

    @L1623VP

    18 күн бұрын

    So true. People fall into a trance looking into their phones and can't be apart from them for more than a few minutes before the Gollum-like withdrawal symptoms begin.

  • @happyjalapeno9397
    @happyjalapeno93975 ай бұрын

    All of them are incredible actors

  • @helentaylor4886
    @helentaylor4886 Жыл бұрын

    Still my favourite movies of all time love them

  • @blondymonk1535
    @blondymonk1535 Жыл бұрын

    What a difference with the arrogant actors & writers nowadays, who are convinced they can "upgrade" the story and make it better...

  • @zodiac909
    @zodiac909 Жыл бұрын

    EVERYTHING fell perfectly in place for these movies.

  • @ABC-yt1nq
    @ABC-yt1nq7 ай бұрын

    Watching the appendices included in the extended versions taught me how movies are made. And the trilogy - in my opinion - is one of the greatest feats of filmmaking ever. Full stop.

  • @estel6137
    @estel6137 Жыл бұрын

    Who would have thought that we got this greatness of Gollum from a cat, you see cats are truly the best things in this world

  • @nathalierosenblum4021
    @nathalierosenblum40212 жыл бұрын

    Decent Man I know what I’ve seen in your sea eyes I know they came after you once you showed compassion They’re threatened by anyone that might go against the script they laid out for me All I said to you publicly of the fighting with you was an act That was my way of protecting you I gave them what they wanted They wanted to see you and I against each other I initially came to you to feel strength to feel loved when I was isolated .. your heart felt compassion Your essence gave me what I needed And for that I’m forever grateful Take care of yourself and your family, Good man and my best regards to sweet Sydney.

  • @dininelbourne
    @dininelbourne Жыл бұрын

    I could watch these films, or the behind-the-scenes of these films every hour of every day.

  • @pwmiles56
    @pwmiles56 Жыл бұрын

    3:35 Brilliant, I'm only this way through, but I see Viggo is wearing his fair form

  • @MarkArandjus
    @MarkArandjus Жыл бұрын

    Blanchett wanted to work with Jackson because of his horror stuff, interesting!

  • @furkandesign-art9213
    @furkandesign-art9213 Жыл бұрын

    2:24 Antony Hopkins have played just like 5 minutes or less. We are so lucky to see him play Gandalf and Magneto. These are my favorite childhood movies.

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