Welcome to TheOneRing.net™'s Movie FAQ page, where we answer all of your most common questions about The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Click on the above numbered links to view the FAQ page-by-page, or find your specific question in one of the links below. Feel free to use the Search feature to get info on a specific topic or keyword, and you can always go to the last page to submit a question of your own.

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• Director/Producer
  • Why are the movies being made?
  • Who's directing?
  • How is the director controlling such a huge project?
  • What company is producing?
  • Who adapted the books to a script?
  • Why isn't J.R.R. Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, involved in the film project?
  
  
• Movie Cast
  • Who's playing whom?
  
  
• Content
  • What are they going to change? - !!!story spoiler!!!
  • What are they going to leave out? - !!!story spoiler!!!
  • What styles and themes will be emphasized?
  • Which languages will be used?
  • To what extent will the dialogue from the novel be kept?
  • Will Peter Jackson recount the events of the Hobbit?
  • Will the movies measure up to the books?
  
  
• Music/SFX
  • What type of music will be used?
  • Who is doing the soundtrack?
  • How will the special effects be done?
  • What accents will be used?
  • How will the hobbits be made to look smaller when they are on horseback?
  
  
• Race/Character
  • What will hobbits look like?
  • What will elves look like?
  • What will dwarves look like?
  • What will orcs look like?
  • What about gollum?
  • How will Sauron be portrayed?
  • How will the Balrog be portrayed?
  • How will the nine Nazgul be depicted?
  • What about Ents?- UPDATED!
  • How is Shelob being created?
  
  
• Costumes/Sets/Battles
  • What about costuming?
  • What about sets?
  • What will the battles be like?
  • What about weapons and armor?
  
  
• Filming
  • Where are the movies being filmed?
  • How much will they cost?
  • What is the shooting schedule?
  
  
• General
  • What will the movies be titled?
  • What will be the running time of each film?
  • What will the films be rated?
  • What are the release dates?- UPDATED!
  • Will the release dates move up?
  • What will be the release pattern?- UPDATED!
  • Will The Hobbit also be adapted into a film?
  • Will The Silmarillion also be adapted into a film?
  • When can we expect to start seeing theatrical trailers for the first film?
  • Are the scripts available online?
  
  
• Box Office/Merchandise
  • How are these movies expected to perform at the box office?
  • What about merchandising?
  • What are the plans for the DVD release of the trilogy?
  • Will the Tom Bombadil scenes be on the DVD?
  • Will a book with a compilation of concept art be produced?
  
  
• More Info
  • How can I be a part of this film project?
  • How can I find out more?
  • Ask a question

Compiled by TheOneRing.net™ staff member Pippin_Took.