06 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 2001

TOLKIEN ‘BOUT A REVOLUTION…

EXPECTATION Could be fabulous… could be folly. One thing was certain: even without reading the book, you just knew Sean Bean was gonna die.

OMG Peter Jackson levelled up fantasy cinema, making it bankable, credible and cool. And of the LOTR trilogy’s many, many deaths, Sean’s was the most moving. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Oscars galore, the Hobbit trilogy… and ‘Extended Edition’ became the new ‘Director’s Cut’.

Gandalf: “Youuu! Shall not! Paaaassss!!!” [thumps staff; drops mic, fights Balrog]

The lowest-grossing Middle-earth movie worldwide.