Under Harvey Weinstein, "The Lord of the Rings" was set to be a two-film franchise made for $75 million. At the time Jackson and Weinstein were developing “The Lord of the Rings,” McWeeny worked as a ...

Buzz for "The Lord of the Rings" boomed over the holidays, and the upcoming 20th anniversary of its launch should keep interest raging all year. If social media buzz is any indication, then Peter ...

If social media buzz is any indication, then Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was one of the biggest hits of the 2020 holiday movie season. With all three films in the franchise streaming ...

The battle between Peter Jackson and Harvey Weinstein during the early development of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is chronicled in a new Polygon essay written by film journalist Drew McWeeny.

Toronto based writer, video editor, and donut lover. Peter Jackson's beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy could have been a lot shorter. According to an essay written by film journalist Drew McWeeny for ...

Peter Jackson has claimed that Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power decided not to consult him in the end. "They asked me if I wanted to be involved — [writer-producer Fran Walsh] and I — and I said, ...