The Lord of the Rings book series, written by British writer J. R. R Tolkien, was adapted for the big screen in the early 2000s. The first movie of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was released exactly 20 years ago, in 2001. This movie received great attention from both critics and fans around the world, and it had its name written in golden letters in the history of cinema by breaking box office records.
Now, the actors of the Lord of the Rings series, which won more than 17 Oscar awards, came together again for the 20th anniversary of the movie “The Fellowship of the Ring”, which has an important place in the lives of millions of people. The team celebrated the anniversary of the movie with a ‘rap music video’ that we can describe as quite entertaining.
20th anniversary rap video shared
This video was shared with the whole world on the program ‘The Late Show’ presented by US talk show host Stephen Colbert the other day. In the shared music video, the actors of the legendary movie, which was released in 2001, surprised the fans and rapped about the trilogy. Stephen Colbert also celebrated the 20th anniversary of this iconic film in a post on Twitter, calling The Lord of the Rings “the best trilogy ever made”.
In the video; Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, Andy Serkis as Gollum, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn drew attention. In addition to his statements, Colbert also referred to ‘Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts’, which was filmed specifically for the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter next month, and underlined that this kind of thing should also be done in The Lord of the Rings.
In addition, it is known that a series of the famous series will be released on September 2, 2022. The Lord of the Rings series, one of the biggest budget TV series ever shot, was shot in New Zealand and was completed in the past months. Many people are eagerly waiting for this series, which will take place in the second age of Middle-earth, just like in the movie series.
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