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Lord of the Rings nearly went very, very wrong: ‘Weinstein was expecting us to fail’

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More than 25 years ago, Peter Jackson was forced to tussle with Bob and Harvey Weinstein over his vision for his incredibly ambitious JRR Tolkien adaptations. What followed was a tortured pre-production and a threat to have Quentin Tarantino take over, writes Sam Moore

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Lord of the Rings nearly went very, very wrong: ‘Weinstein was expecting us to fail’

More than 25 years ago, Peter Jackson was forced to tussle with Bob and Harvey Weinstein over his vision for his incredibly ambitious JRR Tolkien adaptations. What followed was a tortured pre-production and a threat to have Quentin Tarantino take over, writes Sam Moore

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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