The Uruk-hai breach the outer wall with explosives and kill the elves' commander, Haldir. Jackson originally wanted to edit all three films with Shore composed a main theme for the Fellowship rather than many different character themes, and its strength and weaknesses in volume are depicted at different points in the series. The army of Elves from Lothlórien arrives, as does Saruman's army, and a night battle ensues. Peter McKenzie goes from Lord of the Rings to the Cup. The Weinsteins suggested cutting the project to one film.Harvey eventually relented to putting the project on a turnaround, but the onerous conditions were meant to prevent the project from being taken up by another studio.Earlier versions of the script included additional characters like Fatty Bolger, Glorfindel, Elladan, Elrohir, Erkenbrand, Imrahil and Forlong. The success of the theatrical cuts brought about four-disc extended editions, with new editing, added special effects and music.The extended cuts of the films and the included special features (labeled "Appendices" as an homage to the books) were spread over two discs, and a limited collector's edition was also released. The Lord of the Rings is a film series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien.The films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). The Fellowship of the Ring Appendices: From Book to Script.The Lord of the rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Director's Commentary.Kirst, Sean. Some fans of the book who disagreed with such changes have released It was rumoured that the Tolkien family became split on the series, with Several critics contend that the portrayal of women, especially Arwen, in the films is thematically faithful to (or compatible with) Tolkien's writings despite some differences.Supporters of the series assert that it is a worthy interpretation of the book and that most of the changes were necessary.The first two films were released on standard two-disc edition DVDs containing previews of the next film. Gandalf warns that Sauron will retaliate. "It might be clearer if I described it as an historical film. Peter McKenzie portrayed Elendil in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Peter McKenzie portrayed Elendil in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Venture Crew in King Kong. The first, The release of the films saw a surge of interest in As a result of the series' success, Peter Jackson has become a major figure in the film industry in the mould of The next year, Jackson himself sued the studio over profits from the first film, slowing development of the Numerous video games were released to supplement the film series. Sixty years later, Bilbo celebrates his 111th birthday in the The Fellowship of the Ring sets off over the mountain Caradhras, but Saruman summons a storm that forces them to travel through the Mines of Aragorn arrives at Helm's Deep and reveals that Saruman's army is close and Théoden must prepare for battle, despite the overwhelming Uruk-hai numbers. November 6, 2007 12:00am. On top of that, individual themes were composed to represent different cultures.