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8.01am
10 May 2011
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Ok, I read in this norwegian (stupid me) book called: 'Listomania'.
'Listomania' is a book about music-history in lists.
Anyways… There was a Beatle chapter, and in the end of the chapter, I found out that Beatles would make a live-action performance of the Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. And I googled it for posters, but they're probably fake.
So what do you guys think???
This was the closest I could find, that wasn't fake (for me, tough)
And have Joe written about this before???
8.58am
4 November 2010
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It is my understanding that they were asked to star in a "Lord of the Rings" movie, but for whatever reason it never materialized. It was 1965 after all, and the Beatles had already made one movie with a plot centered around a Ring. Who knows what great unpleasantries Ringo would have faced in this movie- making him a hobbit (endless height jokes), casting him as a talking tree…
Yet that potential combined with the psychedelic poster makes me strangely want to see this movie.
9.12am
31 March 2008
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They talked about making various films – a Joe Orton script was one. I haven't written about this because it never happened, so it's a low priority.
I know each of The Beatles was cast, but I can't remember who was who (and I hate LOTR – they're tedious books to wade through). The info is out there though.
9.44am
4 November 2010
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According to the always reliable Wikipedia:
was supposed to be Frodo,
was Gandalf (haha),
was Sam
and 
was Gollum (!)
11.43am
1 May 2011
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I think it ended completely due to copyright issues. However they were bored senseless hanging around all the time during Help! and they had done the film scene.
I really tried to read TLOTR series but after 100 pages of endless description with little happening, they were in the forest still, i gave up. Tried the movies and was even more bored. Interest dead.
7.26pm
1 May 2010
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I read somewhere that the reason it wasn't made, was Kubrick turned down the offer because he thought the books were unfilmable.
I wish they had done it.. but I wish they cast Paul as Aragorn and Ringo as Frodo… and George making a double role as Faramir and me as Eowyn…
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8.31pm
4 December 2010
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Ringo fits Sam better than Frodo IMO. Him carrying Paul/Frodo would be a crowning moment of awesomeness for the fella.
I have my doubts about their acting ability though. I mean, could George really pull off Gandalf?
I've tried to read LOTR twice. The first time the book fell apart in my hands halfway through Return of the King when I was 7 or 8. I tried again last year, but again, I gave up in Return of the King. Resolving the cliffhanger at the end of The Two Towers was a drag.
5.43pm
1 May 2011
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One thing that always interests me is that if the Beatles had done a 3rd film in 1966 i dont think we would have got Revolver. Instead of spending those months filming, time that Brian scheduled for, the Beatles got a very long break from recording, touring and doing the beatle thing and were able to take in what was happening, experiment at home, and have a long rest. According to Mark Lewisohn between 13th December and the beginning of the Revolver sessions on 6th April they had only 2 engagements; overdubbing the Shea Stadium soundtrack and recording an interview for the new half owned Epstein publication Disc and Music Echo.
Getting back on topic according to Peter Jackson it was Tolkien who killed the idea. And found this website which discusses rejected projects for the Beatles 3rd film. (You should read the comment credited to John regarding the Jungle Book project.)
(Its pouring down outside with thunder and lightning so i have free time to spend.)
7.30pm
1 December 2009
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Surely George Martin would be Gandalf?
(I fell asleep in the middle of EACH of the three movies! II and III at the cinema, I on TV. No way am I ever gonna attempt to read the damn books – tho I did read "The Hobbit" as a teen and didn't hate it.)
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