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New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies in the works at Warners, New Line

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    JXM
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    I think that they captured magic in a bottle with those films. Unless they are going to bring back the original cast, I think it won’t make the cultural splash that Warner Brothers is hoping for....

    I think that they captured magic in a bottle with those films. Unless they are going to bring back the original cast, I think it won’t make the cultural splash that Warner Brothers is hoping for.

    Look at how The Rings of Power has fared. I don’t think I’ve heard one person talking about it. It just doesn’t have the cultural penetration that the original films did.

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      cfabbro
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      All my friends have been talking about it, and mostly in positive ways. And I just got recommended it again by a close friend a few nights ago since he just finished watching it with his wife. I...

      I don’t think I’ve heard one person talking about it.

      All my friends have been talking about it, and mostly in positive ways. And I just got recommended it again by a close friend a few nights ago since he just finished watching it with his wife. I still haven't watched it yet, but I fully intend to at some point now, if only just to spite all the "anti-woke" idiots who were up-in-arms over the Black characters.

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        cloud_loud
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        In the broader context it did lose any cultural impact it would have had to House of the Dragon. Those two were dueling it out for attention and Dragon won. Didn’t help that Andor was also going...

        In the broader context it did lose any cultural impact it would have had to House of the Dragon. Those two were dueling it out for attention and Dragon won. Didn’t help that Andor was also going on at that time.

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        1. cfabbro
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          Yeah, I have heard good things about HotD and Andor as well. They're also on my watchlist. :)

          Yeah, I have heard good things about HotD and Andor as well. They're also on my watchlist. :)