JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings story was prominently filmed by Peter Jackson. In addition, Frodo’s journey has an animated history, as the first fantasy adaptation of the material was the animated film The Lord of the Rings by Ralph Bakshi. The latest anime project The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is scheduled to hit theaters again on April 11, 2024.
On the other hand, what the Lord of the Rings trilogy would look like if Pixar were to do that these days Middle-earth adventures as computer animated film would be reissued, now a few fans are creatively involved 21 images explored.
Lord of the Rings characters through Disney glasses: cuddly Balrog and sugar-sweet Gollum, anyone?
On Twitter, Aella shows Gandalf, Frodo, Gollum and Arwen and asks the question: “What if Pixar had made The Lord of the Rings
(halfway through the journey)?” After all, the well-known animation film company bought up by Disney in 2006 has its very special look.
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Another Lord of the Rings-loving artist, Sam Patt, promptly felt inspired and steered one Balrog in the Disney Pixar style (which is certainly related to Rage from Inside Out).
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And that’s not all, as other Lord of the Rings fans have been getting creative to create a computer-animated Middle-earth movie in our heads.
Lord of the Rings as a modern animated film: Disney fans make it possible
16 more pictures bring us closer to a selection of popular Lord of the Rings characters, from Gandalf to Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Galadriel, Elrond and Saruman up to Sauron’s cuddly eye pass. Fans of the Peter Jackson trilogy will recognize famous film scenes here. Just in the style of the Disney brand Pixar. Or rather in the Dreamworks look (i.e. from films like Shrek), as is hotly debated on Reddit?
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In addition, among the animated creations are iconic locations such as Rivendell, Minas Tirith and the Shire, inviting us to the animated Middle-earth.
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We have checked the long starting lists of the streaming services and present you the 20 big highlights of the month in the Moviepilot podcast stream trawl. Included are the sci-fi highlight Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the The Witcher prequel Blood Origin and insider tips like 1883, The Rehearsal and The Offer.
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Which animated Disney themed Lord of the Rings character do you like best?