The two most renowned Tolkien artists are Alan Lee and John Howe, and so it was important to Peter Jackson to have those two on board. Lee was tracked down to a tiny little village in Dartmoor, England and was FedExed a package of Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994) and a letter outlining his intentions. They monitored the progress of the FedEx package every step of the way, but were somewhat surprised when Lee rang them only 3 hours after delivery to say he'd love to work with them. Howe meanwhile was living in Switzerland, and because someone hadn't worked out the time differences between Europe and New Zealand correctly, was rung about 2am. He says that the biggest frustration with that phone call was waiting for Jackson to finish his pitch before he could say yes.
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Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Facts
RandomThis book is going to have facts you might not know from Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. I will first start with Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The H...
