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S1 E3 The Battle Rages On

Documentary

12+

44m

8 Apr 2024

After a successful teaser at Cannes, the team races to complete the first film on time. Meanwhile filming begins to take a toll on the cast and crew. As injuries pile up, the most demanding scene in the trilogy nearly breaks them.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - The Impossible Film

The Impossible Film,

J.R.R Tolkien’s children’s book and trilogy take the world by storm, appealing to the fans its author would least expect. After several failed attempts to adapt the books and one half-successful animated movie, an unlikely hero takes on the film.

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - Finding the Fellowship

Finding the Fellowship,

With the clock ticking Peter Jackson has to find a studio to save his work in progress. Only one studio is willing to take the gamble on three films made at once adapting an unwanted property led by an unproven director on the other side of the world.

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - The Battle Rages On

The Battle Rages On,

After a successful teaser at Cannes, the team races to complete the first film on time. Meanwhile filming begins to take a toll on the cast and crew. As injuries pile up, the most demanding scene in the trilogy nearly breaks them.

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - Wizards at Work

Wizards at Work,

The trilogy hinges on the technological magic being developed at WETA but internal strife threatens to bring the whole thing crashing down. As the saga reaches its conclusion Peter Jackson is reluctant to let go.

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - Stepping Out the Front Door

Stepping Out the Front Door,

The studio that backed the films takes a gamble too far. Peter Jackson struggles in vain to avoid the burden of directing. In the midst of a grueling shoot one of the dwarves is sent packing.

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - Journey’s End

Journey’s End,

Peter Jackson pushes the bounds both on the page and on screen. But will audiences like what they see? A legendary chapter comes to a close leaving its mark on the film industry.

Details

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings

Documentary

12+

1 Season

44m

Explore the trials, false starts, injuries and near death experiences the Lord of the Rings team faced as they built a whole world from scratch and invented new technologies.

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