Peter Jackson interview on "The Lord of the Rings" (2002)

Director Peter Jackson recounts the process of financing, casting, shooting, and editing "The Lord of the Rings."
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[@NewWorldDAO]

Oh he’s at Ron research guy

[@NewWorldDAO]

Rob Reiner yes this is Rob Reiner

[@NewWorldDAO]

I bet you that in character is that British lady she’s got short hair short I think she played Queen Elizabeth

[@NewWorldDAO]

Looks like grants father

[@NewWorldDAO]

Are you related to Grant Yes Susan knew that no no she didn’t know that Oh she didn’t know that Rob Reiner was Kratz father She did not know that Rob Reiner grant father

[@Grande79]

What Jackson pulled off with this trilogy was a miracle. You will never see anything like it again

[@LidlRaccoon]

Not even from Jackson, unfortunately. Thank god for fan edits of the hobbit.

[@Grande79]

@@LidlRaccoon yea, the Hobbit should have been one movie

[@spectre9948]

@@LidlRaccoonNot his fault though. Studio intervention was too great

[@iamyearning]

@@spectre9948 It's a bit naïve to blame all The Hobbit's problems on "studio intervention." Well before The Hobbit, Jackson exhibited his tendency to be indulgent, cheap, and tacky. This was kept in check by those around him when he was a nobody, but that changed with the success of LOTR. If you watch the pickups that were shot for Return of the King (several years after the rest of the production), you can already see the sort of poor directorial choices that would later ruin the Hobbit films. Consider the Paths of the Dead extended sequence - Gimli attempting to blow ghosts away for silly comic relief, innumerable skulls falling in an avalanche for sheer spectacle, faux-"heroic" lines from Aragorn when he confronts the Corsairs that come across merely as cringe. It's like the Hobbit in miniature.

[@Grande79]

@@iamyearning yea, that is the one scene that bothers me, especially the line “it has been remade”, very awkward, the entire scene really

[@karan.panjwani]

This interview is more interesting than Rings of Power

[@XoXo475]

😢

[@Real28]

This aged poorly. Just started watching it and it's pretty interesting.

[@danschriver75]

6 months premature and this aged flawlessly 🤣🤣🤣

[@silentsage2462]

The show is good, what it with you people

[@ReeceLyons123]

@@Real28 it’s below average. The only good thing about it is the visuals. Everything else is either sub par or just straight up garbage

[@KurtAngle89]

"Hollywood has stopped taking risks and recycling stuff we liked" Spoken in 2002, nowadays it's scary how much it was accurate and how much the situation has gotten worse

[@gabrielp9646]

?? Please, people were literally saying the same thing in the 40s and 50s... xDxD

[@thebacons5943]

Heck, even the Hobbit movies he directed himself...

[@sidnew2739]

@@gabrielp9646 I highly doubt that.

[@ogbee9690]

@@gabrielp9646 You're kidding, right? it's gotten miserably bad, dude

[@Muskateering]

@@gabrielp9646 was gonna say the same thing, nothing prophetic about it, used to hear it all the time in the 90's.

[@msmithrandir561]

Nothing can ever top this trilogy

[@arthurofalbion]

I think I know how you feel. This trilogy is what convinced me to read Tolkien. Still, your comment makes me wonder whether you have read Tolkien's great overall mythology, called _The Silmarillion._ If you have not, please do. If you have, then I'm sure you will be doing so again quite soon.

[@MrParkerman6]

There's only one return and it ain't of the king!!!!!

[@andreekap6963]

@@MrParkerman6 Sorry to say, LOTR (1954-1955) came out first before Star Wars (1983). That Clerks 2 joke is quite lunatic.

[@alicehammond7438]

penny miller no nothing can top it you are so right, quality will out

[@HTLTDI74]

One trilogy to rule them all.

[@borgheis]

"Could you make King Kong?" "I'd love to make King Kong." And he did.

[@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113]

That was apparently the film he was gonna make before LOTR Trilogy. So, it's very interesting that question was asked.

[@MaggotDiggo1]

King Kong was not very good imo.

[@Mitch93]

@@MaggotDiggo1 Yep, very poor adaptation.

[@saberhamlinconmaverickknud4821]

This is the same director who lied to the public while saying that him and his team did their best to put as much of Tolkien's spirit in their trilogy. And, then Jackson admitted, in the behind the scenes, that he stopped reading the book when he was a teenager, and that his favorite parts were the monsters and battles. And do not even dare tell me and the other true Tolkien fans again that The War of the Ring represents a physical battle. It is because it represent a spiritual one. Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are b-rated horror filmmakers who have drank too much soy. They also made all of their good characters into Marxists and made all of the bad guys into 5-year old-children. Like: why do all of the Orcs look and act like we are watching Galaxy Quest? And most of you Conservatives are still too afraid to call this out because you do not want to be canceled, which is why 99% percent of films today are woke. Who cares that you guys are getting cancelled? The majority of you have already been because a lot the the stupid modern-liberals are accusing you guys of being evil just because of your white skin. The world does not evolve around you, the modern liberals and modern libertarians, or anyone. Also this is why Galadriel's quote about, if Frodo and Sam achieve their quest, then all of Middle-earth will forget that Galadriel and the rest of the Elves ever existed. And this such a beautiful thing because it would be so boring that all of our lives would be if the world evolved around certain people. In one of Jackson's lotr interviews that was located in England, he said that the reason why he made the trilogy the way they did is because there are also going to be audiences who are going to complain about what them and other adapters did or did not put in, changed, and so on and so forth. If that is the case, then it would not have at all mattered that him and the other filmmakers could have done their best to put as much of Tolkien's spirit as possible if they would have adapted six films, filmed in Europe, etc. And Jackson's secular trilogy is the best ever made because it won Oscars. Okay? Titanic and Black Panther won Oscars, too.

[@antona.1327]

@@saberhamlinconmaverickknud4821 the only thing in your comment that carries any point is the criticism of how weak Sauron's monsters are. That's true, they're incompetent and nerfed beyond comprehension. Everything else in your comment is gah-bage, tho.

[@Zaemon037]

Listen to the strength of character from Peter at 11:00. Listen to this man. Harvey wanted to do all of LOTR in a single film. Peter understood why Harvey was under that kind of pressure, but he said to the most powerful man in Hollywood, "I'm sorry, we don't feel comfortable doing that," and then he just walked away. He was prepared to walk away from the whole thing if the project didn't get the respect it deserved. What integrity this man has. Beholden to absolutely nobody but himself and his convictions.

[@j03franks]

Big bad harv gave him 4 weeks to get him his money... And STILL got an exec producer credit lol

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Kind of reminds me of the Ralph Bakshi, John Boorman situation back in 1970's trying to get "The Rings" made.

[@CharlieBam]

Weird but reading this made me think those women he took advantage of should have said no to him too. It's super wrong for him to ask what he did, but it's also wrong for those ladies to give it to him just for money and fame.

[@luisrizo8813]

Still waiting on that zombie movie...and "Tintin 2".

[@elijahjohn4482]

It was not like that, he tricked them, and well done on him. LOTR deserves it. He did a marvelous job.

[@beyondthecamera333]

I love the fact that Jackson never once say "I" when describing the creative process. He always says "we"

[@satanbrony9235]

Because it truly was a group effort

[@thebacons5943]

This

[@notanytony]

I noticed this in the 'Appendices' commentary in the DVD.

[@LetsGetHighOnMorris]

“We swore on the precious” - Peter Jackson

[@AimlessAbyss]

Right, and that's literally true. One guy cannot make a movie by himself. It's always tons of people working together.

[@numberzthegreat]

No amount of words can describe how grateful I am to have lived in a time were lord of the rings exists and how great they came out in film. Truly awesome

[@_TheOneRing_]

numberzthegreat Welcome in club 😌

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

I LOVE these movies. There's something in them, many things that you just don't get in other movies, even in the same genre. A rich amount of detail, mountains worth if effort and love, and some indescribable things. I'm finally going to read all of the books. I'm starting with the silmarillion. Then I'll reread the hobbit, restart the fellowship, and then read the other two for the first time. I'm going to love it. The Silmarillion is already so good!

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

I LOVE these movies. There's something in them, many things that you just don't get in other movies, even in the same genre. A rich amount of detail, mountains worth if effort and love, and some indescribable things. I'm finally going to read all of the books. I'm starting with the silmarillion. Then I'll reread the hobbit, restart the fellowship, and then read the other two for the first time. I'm going to love it. The Silmarillion is already so good!

[@carlknuthammar8215]

@@ashtonpeterson4618 The books are way better. But the films are still great

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

@@carlknuthammar8215 I'm reading all of them. I'm reading the Silmarillion and I'm enjoying it!

[@allenpenney204]

For those of you looking for the quote “We had no interest in putting our messages into this movie”. It’s at 34:53

[@jacklin3867]

Exactly what I was looking for :)

[@jimbeaux89]

Amazon should take notes. They’re turning Tolkien’s world into politically injected garbage.

[@netmat04]

thanks man!

[@johnniefinney3266]

Sixty nine likes nice

[@devils1]

Why couldnt amazon do this!! Amazon tries to make it diverse as possible, black female dwarfs etc no one cares they want to enjoy the beautiful voice of Tolkien and thats it.

[@ReverseLBlock]

It's amazing how Peter Jackson directed basically the biggest film trilogy ever and he still seems like such a calm, down-to-earth person

[@15Candles]

Calm, down to earth person that managed to fight the most disgrace producer in Hollywood, that's pretty impressive

[@Grivian]

The lord of the rings became so good because everyone were fans. The director, the producers the studio. Everyone

[@thefunnychiptuneman]

man wish movies today could be like that

[@KarlUrbahn]

@@thefunnychiptuneman yeah like she hulk

[@AlyxGlide]

They're fans *&* they studied the craft

[@moserfugger6363]

@Grivian You're right, but those people were not only Tolkien fans, they simply LOVED making movies. Peter Jackson always had such a strong passion for the craft of movie making. You can already see it in his early works, although they might seem very crude at first sight. But even when Jackson only had a very small budget, he tried to go as far as he could with it, enjoying every new thing he learned by doing so. He was like a sponge, soaking up every little trick and idea one could use to make a scene work best. Interestingly this strength also became a weakness for Jackson in later films. It started in "The Lovely Bones" and especially with "The Hobbit" trilogy he became so ambitious with all of the technological possibilities that he focussed too much on those aspects. Jackson tried to do so many new things and got overwhelmed by the sheer endless possibilities of CGI that it became a huge distraction for him. So it was no surprise that after "The Hobbit" he focussed more on other projects. He still is passionate about working with the visual medium, but when it came to conventional movies he probably felt like he there wasn't that much new ground to explore anymore (in the Hollywood system at least). So instead he explored new ways how to create (huge) historical documentaries. Seems like those projects have much less time restraints than blockbuster movies. And I think that's another aspect that made LotR so great: Jackson and his crew had enough time to prepare the filming of this trilogy. Like he said in the interview, it took at least 8 years to put everything together. If a movie studio ever wants to create a long lasting phenomenon like LotR again, these are the ingredients they need: Very passionate movie makers and enough time for them to develop their vision. Greetings from Germany :)

[@Guigley]

This trilogy changed my life.

[@ogbee9690]

I hope it changed most people’s lives

[@satanbrony9235]

I hope that it changed your life for the better!!

[@deslow7411]

How?

[@prudentibus]

@@deslow7411 Now he seen LOTR, but before he didn't. Can you imagine it?

[@lesbiansaregoodandch]

Me too, i became a writer in quarantine after rewatching the trilogy. Hope you're have a good day

[@zacspearman]

Somewhere in his archives Jackson has that 37 minute documentary which convinced New Line to fund the films, and Elijah's audition tape too. 20th anniversary in December, c'mon Pete.

[@diegorivas1991]

Hasn't excerpts of it on the DVD extras? Another complete audition tape that i would love to see complete is Andy Serkis audition for Gollum.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

36.

[@brandje1181]

PLZZZZZ PETE

[@PepeMetallero]

@@brandje1181 nah

[@alicehammond7438]

Peter jackson comes over as such a lovely person

[@jamlym4974]

Peter gets a lifetime pass for these movies.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

a lifetimess pass to what?

[@nicktarnowski7069]

@@TomorrowWeLive everything

[@Jaasau]

Turns out he needed it.

[@NIL0S]

@@TomorrowWeLive making the occasional turd *laughs*

[@pelloo3627]

@@Jaasau What? why

[@tren380]

20 years old and these movies still hold up.

[@Xfacta12482]

they do far more than just "hold up"

[@1theatrechick]

20+ years old and it’s nos glaringly obvious that they represented the peak of cinema and will never be topped.

[@queeng2921]

What an intelligent and respectful interviewer, he gave Peter so much time to process his thoughts into words and barely interrupted him. Plus, his questions were interesting and original.

[@martinmayhew145]

It's not an irritating interview being bombarded with cliche questions

[@badpoetry33]

It’s interesting because I had exactly this thought, that it’s in stark contrast to how he treated an interview with Donna Tartt… he is condescending, asks lame questions and interrupts her constantly. It makes me wonder how different he is with different interviewees and why.

[@DivinePearl]

Except every mispronunciation of Tolkien. Talken, Toyken, Toilken😂

[@sir_john_hammond]

@@DivinePearl Aragon

[@nanoboi101]

He got a little annoying for me with the "could you make that movie better?" Questions , all in all great interview tbf

[@SteveHewittMusic]

Peter Jackson seems to be the type of guy that would treat and talk to everyone the same no matter who they are or where they come from. He seems like a gentle gentleman. Love hearing him talk.

[@classicmovie1145]

Well naturally he s a artist a dreamer , so he don't care what you are but your characteristics

[@anon17472]

He's also a New Zealander, we don't really "do" celebrity the same way Hollywood does

[@themug406]

@@anon17472 Tbh I think this, to some extent, goes for most countries that are not USA, less freaking out, more Oh shit youre that guy, cool bye

[@anon17472]

@@themug406 yeah man, if you saw PJ in town as a Kiwi you'd probably just be like "PJ! How are you mate? Nice one with those movies hey"

[@davidyoung5114]

Peter should have known he was doing something good when Christopher Lee signed on as Saruman, as someone as knowledgeable about all things Tolkien as Sir Christopher was would never had agreed to participate in such a project if he didn't think that Peter Jackson was onto something worthwhile. He was fortunate to have Christopher Lee in the cast.

[@satanbrony9235]

Yeah Christopher Lee even stated that these movies will make cinema history!

[@missdee4927]

You're absolutely right. Christopher Lee was a treasure.

[@michaellayard5045]

As great as Christopher Lee is he's been in some truly terrible films over the years lol. He's always awesome though

[@danpena10565]

I think what sold Sir Lee to come on board is the love and enthusiasm Jackson had for the books and it goes for all those involved, that is why Sir Lee said it was the best team he has worked with and were creating pure magic and by was he right.

[@AJ-dh4rj]

I shiver every time this interviewer says “Tolkien” 😂

[@bigd-oj4xi]

Torkin 😂

[@JJBerthume]

Twerkin

[@theodor1850]

the size of the balls he had to do this all together... and the amount of work...we were truly lucky to live that experience

[@Bus_Driver117]

‘Harvey’s heart is in the right place.” Hahahahaha

[@colerogers6816]

didnt age well

[@danielekirylo]

Heart was in the right place, but his pipi was in the wrong one...

[@PittsburghSonido]

Lola Montez Everyone was in on it. 😂

[@TheMonroemomma]

Charlie himself lost his job for sexual assault and harassment. Gross old man.

[@D00NBU66Y]

Was going to comment this, but here we are.

[@jonathanpritchard103]

A genius we will forever be grateful to for a complete masterpiece

[@tmendez31]

Thank God for New Line for taking the risk. The Lord of the Rings trilogy are the absolute best movies.

[@stege9979]

The respect and awe Peter Jackson has for Tolkien really shines through here, and I realize how lucky we all were that this masterpiece of a trilogy was able to be made..in the right time and by the right persons.

[@SixSioux]

I will never understand why and how Talkien's son and estate despised PJ work with the trilogy. It really is incomprehensible to me, considering the amount of love and respect the whole crew clearly put on the movies, as visual representations of Talkien's words.

[@thelawenforcerhd9654]

@@SixSioux "I will never understand why and how Talkien's son and estate despised PJ work with the trilogy" Because they actually read the books.

[@stege9979]

@@SixSioux The Books are on another level. Screen adaptations always has to make shortcuts, and Christopher Tolkien was always very conservative with his father's works (thank God). There were several parts in the films that also made me scratch my head as to "why?". But nevertheless, the films by PJ are the greatest movies from JRR Tolkien trilogy that we'll likely see in our lifetime. Tip, read the books and then watch the films again. That will probably answer your question.

[@jul8928]

The casting in LoTR is beyond amazing!

[@nintendokings]

We need to see Elijah's backyard audition tape and PJ's 36 minute 'documentary' promo!!

[@tmendez31]

Shout out to Allen Lee; without him Middle Earth would not be what we saw in these movies. He truly brought Middle Earth to life.

[@satanbrony9235]

His paintings and artistic help was very very useful. Especially for backgrounds and inspiration.

[@michaelwills1926]

@Emiel De Wit yes exactly right, everyone had a creative hand in this masterpiece

[@themug406]

@@satanbrony9235 If you gave me infinite time I dont think I could come up with a name + avatar as cringe as yours, if its ironic then bravo, if not then.. wearing fedoras and collecting katanas isnt cool

[@lisaglosson9513]

He made three blockbusters at the same time. Just Wow!!!

[@wooshbait36]

Not really, have you seen Twilight or Hunger games? In my opinion they better then Lotr

[@MrParkerman6]

Twilight is the worst thing with Vampires ever.

[@wooshbait36]

@dakky no

[@clarkclarke]

@@wooshbait36 because they are NOT better ...

[@Pensive_117]

@@wooshbait36 Because you don't know why... you are not a genius

[@barnowl2832]

We should be so thankful he had the artistic integrity to outright refuse to make the LOTR into a single film. That would have gone ahead and been forgettable if not for Peter Jackson being willing to throw away all that work and money just to uphold the integrity of the art

[@highpsi11]

I deeply wish he'd had the same integrity when it came to making The Hobbit!

[@carolineparks3494]

The LOTR was a deeply loved child hood book. I was sceptical about it being made into films. And am still shocked when l re watch them how perfectly Peter Jackson pulled it off. Genius artist 💥💯💥

[@ogbee9690]

Love comments like this. So true. (:

[@PolishPudding]

The extended edition is the way to go 💪

[@ritualentertainment]

Just don't try a full one-night marathon with that one, take it from me 😂

[@sdalt001]

My only criticism is they extended editions could be longer.

[@wattsnottaken1]

I love when movies are three and half hours long or even more! You Totally get sucked into the movie, story, and universe

[@Bus_Driver117]

@@ritualentertainment bullshit!!!

[@drd444]

From a movie making standpoint the theatrical cuts are objectively better films. They're more concise with very little bloat and the story has an incredibly well thought out pace that few films have. The extended editions are inferior for technical reasons, however I do still enjoy just being able to see the extra stuff. Even if some of it is cringe or bad and it makes the movies feel bloated and slow.

[@Dreama40]

I worked on the films as an extra and got to see Peter in action, talk about grace under fire, his calming leadership is very underrated.

[@Tawadeb]

How awesome So much admiration for Peter and Fran and the team

[@user-5e6tANGEnt7radYCLEC8]

@Dreama40 Extra-ordinary!! 🎉❤ What did you do?? Were you an orc, or what?? I wish I could have been there, as well..

[@Blues4Winter]

New line cinemas made the greatest decision ever. I still watch it whenever its on HD tv.

[@The06pascals]

you know there is bluray? you could watch it 24/7

[@wooshbait36]

@@The06pascals Twilight or Hunger games is better.

[@MrParkerman6]

The House that Freddy built.

[@clarkclarke]

@@The06pascals or regular DVD

[@EsotericStarWarsRubbish]

Pfft, you can only truly enjoy it in its original VHS

[@Alijamaru]

Perfect casting. The way he talks for picking up the actors and always mentioning how Tolkien wrote them to be is great.

[@Hartinmouston5158]

Please preserve this. After Rings of Power we need to save this legacy!

[@Nerdwriter1]

Say it with us, Charlie: TOLL-KEEN.

[@playermartin286]

Pls make another Lord of the rings video! Pleaseeeee!

[@TheMikenanners]

Nerdwriter1 It's you?????

[@playermartin286]

MikeD The day i wrote this comment he uploaded helm's deep! :)

[@TheMikenanners]

Nerdwriter1 Stellar Helm's Deep analysis btw, would love to see Minus Tirith too

[@TheMikenanners]

playermartin286 Feels special

[@hiiruss7423]

Peter rather quit than making lord of the rings as one movie. Respect!

[@jimbeaux89]

For sure!! His trilogy is still more than relevant, it’s a hallmark in cinematic history. I dare say we’ll never see anything like it again. Meanwhile, everyone’s all but forgotten RoP, in spite of the metric tons of millions they threw at it 🤦‍♂️

[@jezzaus2124]

I'll be forever grateful to Tolkien and Jackson. The books and the films saved me during Covid 19 and gave me the escapism I needed after an insane 12 hour shift as a Cardiac Nurse. Nothing more relaxing than seeing Frodo sitting under a tree and Gandalf heading to the Shire for Bilbo's birthday. 🥰

[@mynameisjon]

We're eternally grateful to you and all the medical staff and essential workers whose sacrifice kept us alive during that time

[@skzanarchist]

props to you frontline workers during such an intense time

[@sn4831]

Yes filming all those TikTok videos was hard work

[@Tawadeb]

Bless you it must have been so intense. I love this trilogy and the people who made it!! Best cinema ever!!!!

[@ilishmaach]

A magical combination of passion, skill and humility

[@supergardener123]

P.J. What a wonderfully talented man. Thank God for Tolkien and for Peter Jackson's imagination and tenacity.

[@republikadugave420]

Seeing the new Rings of power i think we should give this guy a statue for doing this masterpiece

[@chrono2959]

And the base would be like a 20-foot tall pedestal

[@jimbeaux89]

Rings of power is going to be woke garbage. They’re pissing on Tolkien’s legacy

[@paulpeartsmith]

@@jimbeaux89 You know some people think Jackson's version is woke garbage too? It's genuinely nuts.

[@republikadugave420]

@@paulpeartsmith maybe hobbit is in some regards but still i would not call it woke more like hollywoodized

[@forests.9597]

@@paulpeartsmith - Said no one ever.

[@_ArsNova]

35:05 Best line from the whole interview. Really shows why the films were such a hit, both with casual viewers and the true Tolkien fans.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

You really have to be a mastermind to be able to create films like this so perfectly and authentically. I've always heavily admired Jackson's general love for movies.

[@asherpikesgoldenmoralcinem5770]

VicenzoV what of the hobbit?

[@bluelightzwit7447]

@@asherpikesgoldenmoralcinem5770 Okay movie. have good moments but the big company rushed it

[@asherpikesgoldenmoralcinem5770]

@@bluelightzwit7447 yeah, I thought it was good, definetely rushed but not the filmmakers fault just the company rushed it. Did amazingly well considering the time they had

[@bluelightzwit7447]

@@asherpikesgoldenmoralcinem5770 Peter Jackson: Could I have more prep time please. Big Company: No.

[@elisam.o9391]

I was 6 when the first one came out and my parents took me and my siblings to see every single one in theatres 😎. The 2000s was the best time to be a kid! Love these movies

[@mereanawi6194]

me too! we grew up with the best movies 😊

[@fabien9765]

Watching that after Vanity Fair article on the rings of power. No wonder this trylogy is of such high quality compared to what's coming...

[@MarianneHjorthJespersen]

I can´t begin to thank you enough, mr Jackson. My son and I, we have watched lord of the rings again and again,, it is a part of his childhood, and something he and I shared with great love. Words can´t cover my love and devotion to you, your wife, and the artwork you made!

[@aristocraticrebel]

These movies are a miracle. It's literally incredible how good they are. So much could have gone wrong. It was far more likely that they would have been either mediocre or downright awful, but instead they arguably turned out to be the greatest movies of all time.

[@reek4062]

ok Jackson shill

[@aristocraticrebel]

@@reek4062 17 Oscars. Cry harder.

[@reek4062]

@@aristocraticrebel Titanic has 11 Oscars

[@aristocraticrebel]

@@reek4062 Titanic is a great movie.

[@reek4062]

@@aristocraticrebel Good joke

[@tropolite]

This shows the real heart of a good filmmaker. One piece he said really struck home for me, where talks about sitting in the cinema looking at the screen. He wanted to break that barrier and draw the person into the movie not just look at the pictures on the screen. Today I feel that movies and shows have forgotten or more like neglected the story and used the story and use it as a platform to push their own narrative onto the audience rather than drawing them into the movie/show.

[@jacobrogers2906]

And that narrative is always about the people they hate, and want you to hate. Really makes it all the more distasteful.

[@jamlym4974]

It's wonderful how much understanding he has of Tolkien and his work. And I love how he explains it so simply without sounding too pretentious. You can tell he really loves this stuff.

[@jorgecardoso5863]

What a nice interview. Peter has time to talk, the questions are interesting and make him think a lot and you can see he is kind of having a good time

[@ghostboy1564]

I clicked on this video thinking id watch a couple minutes to see what its like, but i couldnt stop watching. Its so entertaining to hear peter talk about his passion.

[@MrBadCrack]

Still the best movies ever made, to say I am indebted to this man is an understatement

[@Vuk11Media]

After Game of Thrones S8 and what Disney just did to Star Wars I thank god for Peter Jackson cementing the perfect trilogy in film history no matter how they screw it up going forward.

[@stumclellan5988]

Jackson's comments about not bringing their own ideas to the screen but bringing Tolkien's - it's that kind of fundamental reverence for the source material that gave the Lord of the Rings films such integrity.

[@NDakota79]

Best trilogy ever made. Maybe there will never be something that beats this.

[@DrayDrayn]

In my opinion. Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight is a close second.

[@anklebiter9116]

Game of thrones!

[@nelly7730]

@@anklebiter9116 don’t compare that trash to this

[@brennoncheshire8613]

Thank you Peter Jackson for bringing this great story to us in such a good way, carrying out the vision and persevering to get it done

[@thiphan6515]

PJ is so calming and lovely, thank you so much for the love and passion put into this trilogy.

[@vikingmetaldragon]

Peter Jackson is wonderful here. The interviewer looks and acts like an alien trying to understand genuine emotion. And that's probably EXACTLY what we're looking at.

[@abraham_myshkin]

8-80 and beyond .. I saw the first film at 6 and being 22 now, it's still my favorite film. I'll get back to you if I make it to 81

[@madleykool8968]

Please do, I'll come by to check

[@AlTee83]

This man is a genius and his creation is a masterpiece.

[@uroshnou3847]

This dude is genius.

[@Lone_Wolf_LT]

Peter really brought this incredible story to life.

[@Vin-og2dj]

The lord of the rings for me reminds me of Christmas with my family. Every Christmas we would go to the movies whenever the release would come out. Then the Hobbit came out and we were back in the movies again at Christmas. These movies conjur feelings and memories of home, love, safety and Christmas for me. I can’t begin to say how thankful I am to everyone involved in the making of all of these films

[@rf2642]

After watching every Lord Of The Rings movie I can't believe they were all so great. Every minute and every second was of quality and my interest never lapsed. I stayed intrigued and emotionally involved as time went on. When a movie, or in this case a trilogy can bring a tear to the eye at the end of it. You know you did something right. What a hell of a ride it was.

[@reek4062]

The LotR movies managed to eviscerate the story. Even Amazon can't reach that elevel.

[@rf2642]

@@reek4062 So you say the movies are bad?

[@annettehunt900]

I saw the last one in the theater and I was bawling and people were looking at me like I was an idiot. It was the end which made me cry and Frodo leaving Sam and Gandolf leaving. Even when I watch them on TV I cry

[@rf2642]

@@annettehunt900 For me I think the first tear hit when Frodo was laying in bed at the end and everyone came to see him. Sam came in last and I think it was somewhere about then. So many of these characters did not come off as heroes but by the end of the movie you saw the hero is everyone of them. To my surprise Sam the wise was my biggest hero by the end of the movie.

[@Lecintel]

I remember that feeling when last movie ended, it was such a sad moment, because something really beautiful ended, the journey came to an end

[@Kingjoffrey12]

Talking about Ian McKellen being able to make a cheesy line sound profound, they play the perfect clip of Gandalf telling Frodo, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." Tears immediately welled up in my eyes. Such a heartfelt, emotional film trilogy.

[@skzanarchist]

i agree. if it was any other actor saying that linw it would sound a bit cheesy but with sir ian it sounds almost profound

[@simonidastankovic2627]

....and Spritual as well...

[@simonidastankovic2627]

​@@skzanarchist why almost ?

[@dinoalic8533]

You can see that Charlie really enjoyed this one, he was soaking it all in.. no interruptions or showmanship, tons of respect given to PJ, & deservedly so.

[@SixSioux]

I will never understand why and how Talkien's son and estate despised PJ work with the trilogy. It really is incomprehensible to me, considering the amount of love and respect the whole crew clearly put on the movies, as visual representations of Talkien's words.

[@eamonreidy9534]

The Tolkein estate was shafted in finances by Hollywood accounting and it seems Christopher was a book purist and didn't like the transition to a film medium. Christopher seems to have wanted a page by page faithful adaptation.

[@SixSioux]

@@eamonreidy9534 Good ol' Christopher should know better. Page by page adaptations of such immense operas do not exists in cinema history. The two mediums are too different to allow such thing.

[@sameehkins5957]

​@SixSioux No one said it needed to be exact page by page adaptation. Christopher just said there's just far too much action. He didn't say there should be no action. Also there was no need to make Frodo in the movies such a weakling. Before the movies came out people praised Frodo. They would wear badges on their bag with "Frodo gave a finger for you" and Frodos name would be graffiti'd on school desks. Since the movies came out, few people care for Frodo because of the movie's depiction. I see all these people watching the movies, say "I'm a Tolkien fan" but really they're a Jackson fan.

[@arlieferguson3990]

I think you really have to see it in the theater to truly appreciate the landscapes, the impact of the sound, the experience of immersion.

[@olifors7047]

I watch all lord of the rings movie every single year, no exception. Thanks to Tolkien for creating the world, and thanks to Jackson for making the perfect movies of this unverse.

[@atharrys]

Love hearing the insight from Peter Jackson himself and what he had to go through to pull off the greatest trilogy of all time! ❤

[@Eothan]

33:36 Wow... Tolkien was right... from almost 110 years since then, I believe that most of us think the same way. Amazing interview

[@glennfarr2000]

He says "everyone has a mental image about what the characters look like". I did and he casted it perfectly. Especially Gandalf and Gollum. I don't think another director could have done a better job than Jackson, and I can't think of one who could have done as good a job.

[@arckocsog253]

Well, if I think about that they wanted Nicholas Cage as Aragorn...

[@alexmiller-crook9017]

It's quite funny, Tolkien hated Disney with a passion. Thank God they didn't have imagination to half fund this wonderful project

[@jamesreynoldspianomusic]

I like the interviewer, he's respectful and let's PJ do his thing! :)

[@sentryogmixmaster]

ikr..it's almost like the interviewer should do this as a profession and be well-known!

[@jamesreynolds7334]

@@sentryogmixmaster Ru mocking me??

[@satanbrony9235]

@@jamesreynolds7334 I don't think so. This could be taken that he agrees with you and says that good interviewers should be the standart.

[@Sausent]

would love to see Elijah's audition tape

[@AUlgen]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYrYY6ewq7N6baM

[@TheMuddler]

@@AUlgen Man that audition was amazing what a cool find.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Elijah Wood was perfect choice to play Frodo, really can’t imagine anyone else in that role, in many of those roles

[@my_cousin_mose6063]

Tricksy it is my precious.

[@fucheduck]

he should have portrayed Harry Potter! he wears glasses in real life and is very near sighted he would not need to strain his performance!

[@nzrockboi]

This man brought new industry and global appreciation to NZ. I think he's earned his face on our future money honestly, and Jacinda Ardern.

[@burno55_]

Not cindy she doesn't deserve it!

[@dildonius]

Kinda sad how _The Hobbit_ seems to have done the exact opposite.

[@richardsalsbury1531]

When Jackson said that they had no wish to put their own message into other people work I thought some one should have shown this interview to the people making the new star wars movies.

[@aarguitar64]

@Richard Salsbury Lol, I agree

[@SeattleMarinerMan]

Totally agree with ya. Star Wars is lame as fuck. The first 3 were cool as a young ass kid. Disney fucked it completely because Lucas sold out. I hate these die hard Star Wars people. Like move the fuck on haha. I’m glad Disney couldn’t get their fingers on LOTR.

[@lttt772]

I think you need to distinguish the difference between an adaptation and sequels. Hence the sequel trilogy. At that point it is independently creative - and if you don’t want it to be - you’re clearly a tad too narrow minded. If your argument is whether they should’ve made the sequels, then cool! But your original point doesn’t really stand.

[@barrelbarry9940]

or maybe the director of Starship Troopers

[@matthewronson5218]

Richard, I couldn't agree more. Especially with a masterpiece work as the source. Anyone saying otherwise is obviously quibbling and/or just too narrow minded to appreciate conveying the spirit of the work and not inserting some other underlying personal ideological message. We generally call the results of such incongruent attempts as "hacks".

[@grownmantravels]

Absolute masterpiece trilogy

[@mjtgaming81]

greatest trilogy of all time ❤️️

[@jamesheckermortgageadvisor2759]

Wow! Great interview! Peter really showed an understanding and was able to articulate many of Tolkien's motivations, perspective and history. He also shared insights into the process of the film becoming reality. Really enjoyed this.

[@alicehammond7438]

James V. Hecker yeah its great how respectful he was

[@bbombastus7791]

34:53 Take notes Amazon.

[@OzdenGuney]

Aparently they took not even a letter

[@Sysonys]

@@OzdenGuney but they went back to the books 📚 🤣🤣

[@Therealmoseslupai]

These films & HP were a big part of my childhood man. Never forget! 🎉

[@sdjohnsononyoutube]

"Could you make King Kong?" 48:11 😏

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Don't you think he made King Kong really well, elaborated into the world of 1933 original so artistically

[@osdbest]

@@hippiecheezburger5457 It's not bad. It is definitely the best adaptation of that mythos so far, which says a lot. It has a lot of good moments.

[@ogbee9690]

@MadInsight yeah but it’s still not that great

[@MRbreakthroughx]

i love King Kong just love the feeling of it.

[@gnixon9307]

thank god for new line cinema backing this producer and his team

[@RizztrainingOrder]

These films impacted my life as much as the books did. They are sheer joy to experience for the first time as they are the twentieth! Which I truly cannot say for any other film or book.

[@bringerod5141]

I wonder if the creators of amazons "Rings of Power" ever watched this interview.

[@OliverHollingdale]

Yeah right!! haha

[@wattsnottaken1]

I’m not getting my hopes up because we all know unfortunately that movies and tv are really bad in 2022 except for a couple tv shows.

[@JoeTheLion60]

I'd be surprised if they and the cast even read the books

[@bringerod5141]

@NZ StarWarsNOOB I was simply wondering. Posted this comment before the series was released. Felt like they were going to stride far away to what stories tolkien wanted to tell. Still haven't watched ROP, probably will in a month or two and I hope it's good.

[@ONENEON]

I think this Interview gives a very important lesson to any filmmaker out there. It's always a struggle to make even the lowest budget movie. But at the end it's an incredible and satisfying experience. Also it's a continuous learning process. Loved it.

[@themug406]

Maybe fun slightly relevant fact, thats how the first Halloween was made, they had a budget of like 20 bucks so a lot of scenes are drawn out or basically empty, which happened to be pretty uncomfortable

[@jakethomas7005]

Tolkien said when he sold the rights to LoTR that anyone can make it except Disney! I think it's fair to say that the rights found the 'right' way to the feet of Jackson and not to the webbed feet of a dire, goblin of the Dinsey corporation.

[@AMessful]

48:10 "Could you make King Kong?" - Peter Jackson's eyes INTENSIFIES.

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Having crossed this, I'm feeling a need to watch the movies again.

[@wooshbait36]

Don't lol, is to long and there are better movies anyway like Twilight or Hunger games

[@krisla8211]

Professor Stexy stfu you twat.

[@jannesvanurk]

@@wooshbait36 WHAHAHAHAHAHAH thats a good joke

[@tustari]

Somehow I always have a need to watch these movies again. Some of the most re-watchable movies ever. And simply the greatest trilogy of films ever created. Now and forever.

[@wooshbait36]

@@Voltar ?

[@CoolCoyote]

I got very emotional sitting in the Embassy theater in wellington in the first film. Tolkien was a true genius

[@tichondriusstormrage]

Alright, liked the video. Now time to watch it.

[@tichondriusstormrage]

Good call Jake, good call, that was amazing.

[@JiisTube]

😂😂

[@JohnXina54]

After seeing Amazon's trailer came by to see what's the maker of real Lord of the Rings trilogy has said about his masterpiece

[@geordievapeman]

Same

[@themug406]

Turns out its pretty garbage, oh well

[@spencerbrinton1397]

@@themug406 pretty large lose

[@andywilson5234]

Lousy pronunciation notwithstanding, Charlie Rose is a good interviewer. He really knows how to ask good open ended questions and then get out of the way of the interview. Let the person speak. There are far too many interviewers with large ego's. Can't shut up and just let the interview happen organically.

[@RobBCactive]

But that's accent, you have to have autocorrect on, but he did get PJ torkin' and he didn't interrupt and impose

[@hoboodinson]

A movie about making these movies is gonna be awesome.

[@tichondriusstormrage]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@officialmarlowjamesfilmcen2879]

the making-of documentaries exist

[@shawnallen9275]

😎 That's a great idea.

[@Evaquiel]

That already exists. There is 23 hours of documentary from the special DVD, you can find it. Very well edited. Totally worth it.

[@Fnelrbnef]

That would be a cult hit. A movie about making the Lord of the Rings. A sleeper cult hit. I see it.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

Wow, $270 million budget and a $700 million return for the first film alone. What an investment.

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

What a miraculous series, made from the unlikeliest of circumstances, people, and heaps of effort. I'm starting the books and I'm already loving the Silmarillion, and I'm eager to reread the Hobbit

[@gordonliu3972]

Did you finish The Silmarillion? It's my all time favorite book. It's so moving and rich. Beren and Luthien is just incredible. I also really enjoyed Unfinished Tales.

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

@@gordonliu3972 I've read most of it. Almost got to the second age. I'm planning to finish it

[@gordonliu3972]

@@ashtonpeterson4618 Excellent! I'm sure you'll love it. I'm thinking of reading it again to remind myself of some of the history while I await new episodes of Rings of Power.

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

@@gordonliu3972 I'm probably going to watch out at some point. I have heard that they are changing some of the lore due to not having rights to certain things though

[@PINQINQ]

Knowing how much of a gamble this was speaks volumes to the belief in this story all people part of this had. It is much more than felt throughout the series