![]() ![]() note Around 12 minutes of that extra runtime is credits added for the fan community website. The theatrical versions were lengthy epics (all clocking around at 3-ish hours), and the "Extended Editions" (released before the succeeding movies) added at least another half-hour to each film's running time. Among the most significant changes include Saruman's last scene, the characterizations of Aragorn, Gimli, Faramir, Denethor, and Arwen, as well as the removal of various subplots to make the story as a whole more appealing to movie audiences or to streamline their remarkably nuanced events from the books. The films were remarkably faithful in many respects, though many changes had to be made due to the many factors involved with adapting such a monumental work. In fact, the very last shot filmed (a few skulls tumbling along the ground) was quickly shot in the studio after the third film was released and included in its extended edition. ![]() The entire project took eight years, factoring in the early pre-production and the fact that additional pick-ups were filmed in between each film's release. One of the most ambitious movie projects ever undertaken, the overall budget was around $300 million (estimates vary between $281-330 million), and principal filming for all three pictures took place over 18 months in Jackson's native New Zealand (which has seen tourism increase by 50% since the films came out). The movies were filmed together and released one year after the previous for the holiday seasons of 2001-2003. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings into a film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. ![]()
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