Speaking of lengthy filmmaking, The Two Towers contained the longest battle scene in film with the Battle of Helm's Deep. With The Two Towers and The Return of the King filmed back-to-back, Peter Jackson's series boasted the longest film shoot, lasting 274 days over 16 months, equaling the record set by 1979's Apocalypse Now. The Guinness Book of World Records also recognizes The Lord of the Rings for burning through 1,800 Hobbit feet props during filming.Ĭompared to the two films sandwiching it, The Two Towers broke less ground, but the records it did topple were considerable ones. Famously, Peter Jackson turned New Zealand into Middle-earth for his movies, which ties The Fellowship of the Ring with Shakespeare in Love for the most nominations received by a film produced at least partially by non-Americans.Įach The Lord of the Rings release improved upon the box office of its predecessor, and the three films became the highest grossing movie trilogy of all time by beating the original Star Wars trilogy, and remaining so in 2020.Īway from the glitz and glamour of awards season, The Lord of the Rings boasted a record-breaking production, and is listed by Guinness as still holding the world record for largest battle sequences on film, with 200,000 fighting characters. Getting more specific, visual effects were obviously a major factor in every Lord of the Rings movie, and the academy recognized this, awarding every film in the first trilogy the Best Visual Effects statuette, meaning the series holds the most consecutive visual effects Oscar wins thanks to Jim Rygiel and Randall William Cook.
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