Peter Jackson may have spent six years of his life creating it. Lord of the Ring But given the chance to look at it with fresh eyes, he would have washed it all away.
In an interview with hollywood reporter‘s award chat On the podcast, the Oscar-winning director also revealed that he consulted British mentalist Derren Brown to perform the classic “I’m Getting Sleepy.”
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“When we did Lord of the Ring I always thought I was an unlucky person for not being able to watch movies. [them] “It was a movie that came out of the blue,” Jackson said. “I had been obsessed with these movies for five or six years by the time they came out. It was such a shame for me that I didn’t get to see them like everyone else. In fact, I I seriously considered going to a hypnotherapist and having him hypnotize me to make me forget all the movies and jobs I had done in the past 6-7 years and just sit back and enjoy it. I didn’t, but I talked to Derren Brown about it and he thought it could be done.”
Aside from the very tantalizing fact that apparently there are people out there who can mindwipe six or seven years of your life, it’s a little hurtful to all the people Jackson spent the better part of a decade with, elves and hobbits. Thing. But once you’re a fanboy, you’ll always be a fanboy. The fascination and awe you feel when you first see his one of the greatest epics in movie history is understandable.
Released from 2001 to 2003, LOTR The trilogy has grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide, won 17 of the 30 Academy Awards, and just last year won friends of the ring Selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.
But don’t cry for Peter Jackson in Middle-earth.At least he has a new Amazon Prime Video series of his own Lord of the Rings: Ring of Powerhe was conveniently left out of the production process.
“I’m still going to watch it,” Jackson said of the billion-dollar series. “I’m not one to wish ill will. Filmmaking is hard enough. When someone makes a good movie or TV show, it’s something to celebrate. One of the things I look forward to is… It’s actually about looking at it as completely neutral.” Viewers. ”
Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on September 2nd.
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