It's for THE FANS - An Interview with Peter Jackson

On December 2, 2003, I was invited to join a few other journalists to interview the actors and crew of The Lord of the Rings. For me (Jonathan), for a "kid" in his mid-20s who turned a website into one of the largest online destinations for Tolkien fans on the internet, it was the unexpected zenith of the previous 4 years running the TheOneRing.com.

So, when listening, remember that no one had yet seen Return of the King, and PJ hadn't yet done The Hobbit. We didn't know that this film would garner 13 Academy Awards--or that it would cap what many argue is the greatest film trilogy of all time. We knew the expectations for this film were high, but it hadn't yet met (or eclipsed) those.

I recorded all the roundtable interviews on my 2000s-era iPod with a simple little microphone--which means the audio quality on this is a little rough. So, *HUGE* thanks to Lee Scrivner from the Speculative Tolkienism show on the Deep Guild YouTube channel. Check them out at:
https://youtu.be/ycm0qYMCjCI

I hope you enjoy this detour down memory lane! And make sure you become a member at https://theonering.com/members! I talk more in depth about
* Who I liked best when interviewing them.
* Who was the most stand-offish star from the film.
* Reveal candid pictures from the red carpet premiere that day--I was also an interviewer of all the stars as they made their way on the carpet to the theatre!

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🎬 Chapters 🎬
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00:00 Intro
06:02 "How did the pressure and expecations affect you?""
07:22 "Is this your Citizen Kane?"
08:46 "You wouldn't mind finishing The Hobbit?"
09:31 "What pressures are you feeling about King Kong"?
10:50 "How will Gollum technology affect King Kong?"
12:57 "Spiritual aspects are clearer in the films. Did you intend that?"
15:10 "Where is The Shire for you?"
17:21 "What do fans get in the third one?"
18:02 "How was the process for you as an artist?"
21:33 "What about the places that varied from the books?"
22:54 "What was the hardest thing to cut from the film?"
25:32 "Are the extended editions the definitive cut?"
26:00 "What was the most difficult scene to accomplish?"
26:50 Thoughts and Recap