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Cannes Booklet “I will take The Ring,” he said, “though i do not know the way.” --J.R.R. Tolkien,THE LORD OF THE RINGS INTRODUCTION TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS ማ4 ሞ TAKING ON TOLKIEN:PETER JACKSON BRINGS THE FANTASY TO LIFE ማ6 ሞ MANY CULTURES OF THE RING:THE CAST AND CHARACTERS ማ9 ሞ IMAGINING MIDDLE–EARTH:THE DESIGN ማ14 ሞ WETA GETS TO WORK ማ17 ሞ MIDDLE–EARTH DOWN UNDER:NEW ZEALAND ማ19 ሞ FROM HOBBITS TO ELVES:THE COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP ማ21 ሞ BREAKING DIGITAL GROUND:SPECIAL EFFECTS ማ23 ሞ INTO THE RING’S EVIL:STUNTS AND ACTION ማ24 ሞ THE CAST OF CHARACTERS ማ25 ሞ THE FILMMAKERS ማ29 ሞ One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them. One ring to bring them all And in the darkness bind them. For decades, four decades the words above have for cinema technology to I NTRODUCTION ignited imaginations and shaped reach the necessary level of the dreams of more then 100 million sophistication to bring them to life. readers around the globe. They were Such a vast project would require no first read in 1954, when J.R.R. Tolkien’s less than a visionary to mastermind it. The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume in That visionary is Peter Jackson, who has his towering three-part epic, The Lord of the embarked upon an unprecedented feat to make Rings, was published. ¶ Tolkien’s work was to have three motion pictures simultaneously in order to a profound effect on generations of readers, defining capture Tolkien’s soaring epic in its entirety. ¶ For for many the archetypal struggle between good and the past several years, Jackson and a team of devoted evil, and was voted in many world-wide filmmakers have been filming all over the polls as being the “Book of the Century”. spectacular landscapes of New Zealand. It set the benchmark for the fantasy genre The result has been the deployment of a in its creation of an entirely new and logistical operation reminiscent of a full thrillingly believable universe. It introduced scale military campaign. A veritable army an unforgettable hero – the Hobbit Frodo of artists – including digital wizards, Baggins – caught up in a war of mythic medieval weapons experts, stone sculptors, proportions in Middle-Earth, a world full linguists, costumers, make-up designers, of magic and lore. Most of all, it blacksmiths and model builders – as celebrated the power of loyal friendship and individual well as an internationally-renowned cast of actors, courage, powers that held at bay even the most and literally thousands of extras have been devastating forces of darkness. ¶ Now, the legend gathered to make this ambitious dream come that Tolkien wrought is finally being brought to true. ¶ The result will be three separately life on the motion picture screen, an undertaking released installments that will mark the that has required nothing less than the most return of “cliffhanger cinema” for the first colossal movie production ever embarked time since the serial adventures of upon. The mythos, landscapes, and decades past. ¶ The adventure charactures Tolkien created are begins on December 19, 2001 nothing short of spectacular, with The Fellowship of THE LORD OF THE RINGS WWW.LORDOFTHERINGS.NET ©2000-2001 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. and it has taken the Ring, ማ 4-a ሞ ማ 4-b ሞ INTRODUCTION which introduces movie audiences to the enchanted world of Middle-Earth and its memorable inhabitants – Humans, Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Wizards, Trolls and Orcs. In this part of the Trilogy, the shy, young Hobbit, Frodo Baggins inherits a ring but this ring is no mere trinket. It is the One Ring, an instrument of absolute power that would allow Sauron, the dark Lord of Mordor, to rule Middle-Earth and enslave its peoples – unless Frodo and a loyal fellowship of Hobbits, Humans, a Wizard, a Dwarf and an Elf must take the Ring across Middle-Earth to the Crack of Doom, where it first was forged, and destroy it forever. Such a journey means venturing deep into territory held by the Dark Lord, where he is amassing his army of Orcs. And it is not only external evils the Fellowship must combat, but also internal dissension and the corrupting influence of the Ring itself. The course of future history is entwined with the fate of the Fellowship. New Line Cinema presents the first installment of The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of The Ring starring (in alphabetical order) Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Marton Csokas, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, and Elijah Wood. The film is directed by Peter Jackson and THE LORD OF THE RINGS produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders and WWW.LORDOFTHERINGS.NET Jackson, from a script by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, ©2000-2001 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. THE LORD OF THE RINGS WWW.LORDOFTHERINGS.NET ©2000-2001 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. and Jackson. The executive producers are Mark Ordesky and Bob and Harvey Weinstein. ሞ ማ 5-a ሞ ማ 5-b ሞ TAKING ON T OLKIEN PETER JACKSON BRINGS THE FANTASY TO LIFE hen J.R.R. Tolkien published the first volume of “ The Lord of the Rings WThe Lord of the Rings, The London Sunday Times I am interested in was considered classic stated that the world would forever more be divided literature, a must-read into two types of people: “Those who have read The themes about friendship for a new generation Lord of the Rings and those who are going to.” and self-sacrifice. This starting to believe The praise extended beyond mere reviews. The in the notion of publishing world was taken by storm. Never before is a story of survival limitless imagination. in contemporary times had an author dared to create It also became a counter- an epic quest that rivaled the classic legends of Homer and courage, about a cultural symbol because and Chaucer in scope, yet was utterly accessible to of its prescient themes of readers of all ages and nationalities. The book stoked touching last stand environmental conscience hungry imaginations across the globe. and battles against the Tolkien’s Middle-Earth struck a chord because it that paved the way forces of corruption seemed at once to take readers into a fantastically for the ascent of and war. The Trilogy magical realm far, far away, while remaining joined Arthur C. grounded in powerfully humankind.” Clarke’s 2001: A Space real human themes. Odyssey as a literary The book immediately -- Peter Jackson icon of its time. developed a following Tolkien’s work also that went beyond became the godfather THE LORD OF THE RINGS WWW.LORDOFTHERINGS.NET ©2000-2001 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. mere appreciation to of a new entertainment obsessive devotion. In 1965, genre – fantasy – which led to a burgeoning, lucrative market the paperback version came in books, videos, role-playing games, computer games, comic to America and was taken books and motion pictures. to heart, becoming a runaway Another person influenced by Tolkien in his formative THE LORD OF THE RINGS best-seller. By the late 1960s, years was director Peter Jackson, who became known for his WWW.LORDOFTHERINGS.NET ©2000-2001 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ማ 6-a ሞ ማ 6-b ሞ T AKING ON TOLKIEN own ability to visually Earth in a way that is believable and powerful,” he evoke the world of dreams, “I started with explains. “I wanted to take all the great moments from fantasies, and nightmares in the books and use modern technology to give audiences such films as Heavenly one goal: to take nights at the movies unlike anything they’ve Creatures and The Frighteners. experienced before.” Jackson had long felt that movie-goers into From the start, it was clearly a mammoth The Lord of the Rings was undertaking, but Jackson felt that if he was going to go ripe for its first complete the fantastical for it he had to give it everything and then some. “I’ve cinematic telling, but he also spent seven years of my life on this project so far,” he knew that to do it justice world of Middle notes, “pouring my heart into every single aspect of it. would take perhaps the most Earth in a way But I think that’s the least we owe to Tolkien and the ambitious production ever legions of fans around the globe. They deserve our very attempted in history. There that is believable best efforts.” was a chance, he felt, that Jackson began by working on a Trilogy of visual effects technology and powerful." screenplays with fellow writers Fran Walsh and Philippa had just about reached Boyens, a process that in itself took three years. For the the point where it could -- Peter Jackson first installment, The Fellowship of the Ring, they paid tackle the legends and particular attention to Tolkien’s many vivid descriptions landscapes of which Tolkien of characters and places, hoping to build a viscerally true dreamed–and do his brilliant and vibrant world that would pull audiences into the imagination justice. adventure as participants – and draw them into the suspense Jackson waited for someone else to take on the behemoth, of waiting to see what happens next. but when no one dared he decided to put his own burning “From the beginning I didn’t want to make your passion behind bringing Tolkien’s modern myth to the screen. standard fantasy film,” comments Jackson. “I wanted He began with his own ambitious quest: “I started with one something that felt much, much more real.
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