19. There was originally only one film
The practice of books being split into separate films was practically unheard of back when The Lord of the Rings was first green-lit.
The three books
But the The Lord of the Rings as a whole was at one point only going to be one film.
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It wasn’t until Peter Jackson went around Hollywood for weeks showcasing their work so far that New Line Cinema became interested.
Jackson had to ask around for a bigger budget
It was Robert Shaye – the founder of New Line Cinema – who viewed Jackson’s video.
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New Line Cinema soon asked Jackson to make three films, granting him a budget of $281,000,000.
And he succeeded (phew!)
Now imagine trying to condense the story as we know it into just one film – quite literally impossible! It’s a good job Peter Jackson was successful.
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