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Editor says, what if JRR Tolkien had warmed to the idea of LOTR starring the Beatles? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This article has been posted using the fair use principle based on an original idea in the Peter Jackson Video and the io9 Article
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In 1968, on this day the weirdest unrealized Beatle movie project became a psychedelic reality with the nation-wide release of the Stanley Kubrick-directed film "Lord of the Rings".
Lord of the RingoThe live-action version featured an choice of casting that in an odd kind of way reflected the natures of the musicians, with Paul McCartney as Frodo Baggins, Ringo Starr as Sam Gamgee, George Harrison as Gandalf, and John Lennon as Gollum.
Due to their megastar status, the band managed to entice a number of talented actors - most notably Peter Sellers - to provide a semblance of balance to the movie. As a result of this level of mainstream interest, plans to shoot cartoon voice overs for "Magical Mystery Tour" and the "Yellow Submarine" were scrapped in favour of an even more ambition project than LOTR: an adaptation of "The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe" to be shot during 1969.
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~ *picturing this movie*
*running screaming into the night*
John Lennon as Gollum? That would be funny, at least...
Without CGI and modern special-effects technology, it'd have been much, much harder to do. I hear you. I've visited Paul McCartneys child hood house. Theres a funny story that JL visited as a teenager and McCarthneys mother (being some posher) wheeled our a cake trolley and JL asked for "some crumpet". Steve
~ Oh, Jeesh -- And Mick Jagger as Sarumon? And Tiny Tim as Golem?
~ It would be terrible with costumes and puppets, but a cult classic that I, for one, would watch over and over. Hope it didn't interfere too much with Clockwork Orange coming out in '71.
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