Ian Nathan, author, “Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth"

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We talk about Peter Jackson and how the Middle-earth films came together with someone who spent time behind the scenes on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. We hear his favorite stories from the set, what sets Peter Jackson apart from other directors, his idea for a future Lord of the Rings book, the upcoming Amazon show and more!
Ian Nathan is a film author, who has written books on The Terminator, Fantastic Beasts, Ridley Scott, Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino and most notably, "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth": amzn.to/3ra1NTU
00:00-00:42 Introduction
00:42-05:25 How Ian was introduced to Tolkien
05:25-11:22 Previous attempts to adapt LOTR
11:22-17:02 First experience with Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings
17:02-19:34 When Ian realized the LOTR films would be something special
19:34-20:38 A box: the pinnacle of special effects
20:38-25:13 LOTR and the emergence of film news coverage
25:13-30:03 Is Zack Snyder's Justice League a sign of things to come?
30:03-35:52 The (relatively) hands-off approach of New Line Cinema
35:52-38:25 The Unexpected Oscars (The Fellowship of the Ring)
38:25-43:22 After Fellowship. The Two Towers and Creating Gollum In-House
43:22-50:33 The fortuitous timing of The Lord of the Rings
50:33-58:21 The Return of the King, sticking the landing
58:21-01:04:39 The complicated rights of The Hobbit
01:04:39-01:09:13 Production timeline of The Hobbit vs The Lord of the Rings
01:09:13-01:22:54 Studio influence on The Hobbit trilogy
01:22:54-01:25:31 The great casting of the Middle-earth films
01:25:31-01:30:10 Ian's favorite memories from his time behind the scenes
01:30:10-01:37:20 What separates Peter Jackson from other great directors
01:37:20-01:45:45 Amazon's The Lord of the Rings Series
01:45:45-01:51:15 Ian's new LOTR book idea, a day-to-day production diary
01:51:15-02:09:21 Rapid-fire Q&A
#peterjackson #thelordoftherings #film

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@NerdoftheRings 3 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend Ian's book "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth": amzn.to/3vMu6v7 The Nerd of the Rings Podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and most other podcasting platforms! Great for listening to my interviews on-the-go! Special thanks to Ian for being so generous with his time and insights into the production of the Middle-earth films

@meduseldtales3383 3 жыл бұрын

What does he have to say about the low opinion Christopher Tolkien and Tolkien Estate have of Peter Jackson and his movies?

@Aurora-qn2dx 3 жыл бұрын

Will for sure check It out..this video today was very intersting n we get more of It in the book.

@daniellukeveale5851 2 жыл бұрын

Oops

@daniellukeveale5851 2 жыл бұрын

Oi oi o N

@daniellukeveale5851 2 жыл бұрын

Oi imooono

@cicknobb5321 3 жыл бұрын

The content posted to NOTR just keeps getting better. Keep up the good work Matt, thank you

@extendedlimits 2 жыл бұрын

This was soo good!! I love how we get to learn so much from each of your interviews, and it's not just the stars, but people from behind the scenes as well! Thank you for setting all of these up!

@brendanspillane2876 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw this was 2 hours long, my first reaction was to fast forward through it looking for interesting bits, as I don't have 2 hours to spare. 5 minutes in I was hooked, and watched it through

@kikkom2548 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way PJ ended The Hobbit with a mention of Strider and a scene of Bilbo with the Ring in his hand; the same seen at the beginning of the Fellowship of the Ring. I was grateful to PJ for creating the graceful links.

@Sara.m.t 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great content and dedication!! May Ilúvatar bless you!

@kikkom2548 3 жыл бұрын

I am a fanatic of all things Middle-earth. I am so, so glad that we are still excited to talk about the books, films, music, etc.

@ethanskywalker 3 жыл бұрын

Saw the thumbnail and thought you were interviewing Peter Jackson. Next time, baby.

@NerdoftheRings 3 жыл бұрын

That would be an interview to remember, indeed! Ian was great to talk to. I'm always interested to hear the experiences of people who were so close to the films.

@ethanskywalker 3 жыл бұрын

@@NerdoftheRings Yeah for sure. I'm loving these interviews. Thank you for the amazing content you make!

@Jarnagua 3 жыл бұрын

This interview is every bit as epic as LOTR! Everything I ever wanted to know about the movies and more. I am so happy I watched it. Thanks, Matt!

@blakeminiard7051 3 жыл бұрын

I've commented on these before but even though these videos are too long to make the YT algorithm, I'm so grateful that you take the time to make these heaps of content!

@danielwiddowson8881 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic interview. I loved Ian's book but this was a great addition to that.

@dubcount 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt for a great interview and work in general I really enjoy all the "Nerd of the Rings" you do so much input to a deep subject and your respect for Tolkien and the secondary world is superb KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!

@goncaloferreira6429 3 жыл бұрын

56:56 " thematic understanding of material" what fans should learn and what the future amazon show needs.

@jackkilman8726 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview. I bought Ian's book because of it, and so far it's a fantastic read. I loved the observations you both made about the Hobbit films. I like to say that the Hobbit is the second best fantasy film series, and the only reason it seems disappointing is that the best is Lord of the Rings. I always watch the six films in chronological order. That way I get the starch before the main course.

@aran2457 3 жыл бұрын

100% agreed! And I mean 100%. Because of this spectacular interview, I am going to buy his book. Appreciated, Sir Matt!

@AH-nu5nk 3 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video! Really enjoying these interviews :-)

@NerdoftheRings 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We have another releasing next week. I was fortunate enough to chat with Brian Sibley, writer of the 1981 BBC Radio Drama of LOTR. We ended up talking for three hours! Lots of great stories in there!

@AH-nu5nk 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@aran2457 3 жыл бұрын

I watched the whole interview, and because of this spectacular interview, I am going to buy Sir Ian's book. There are lots of thoughts and comments there I really agree with. I am looking forward to future interviews, because your channel increases in quality for each new video - I remember the first days! Appreciated, Sir Matt ;)!

@JAYDEDGraphics 3 жыл бұрын

I see that you finally used the intro I made! Awesome to see it in action. Keep up the good work, my man.

@kieferroche1995 2 жыл бұрын

I have been binging all of your interviews.top quality stuff .thank you 👌🏻

@NJranger37 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoyed this chat! you should release as a podcast ☺️

@NerdoftheRings 3 жыл бұрын

I actually did! 😁 You can find many of my interviews by searching for the Nerd of the Rings Podcast on most platforms.

@1Whitewolfe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ for all that you do. This is great 😊

@silverdragon710 3 жыл бұрын

Love the interview and thanks for the timestamps, always very helpful though I watch the whole thing.

@daviddurkan23 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome great interview!

@BertoBerg 3 жыл бұрын

This was great. Thanks to the both of you.

@MemoryTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Matt! Awesome conversation!

@julianheath2718 3 жыл бұрын

Matt - loved your Brian Sibley podcast - love this one too - Ian's book is in my collection - a great read, and your discussion with him was fascinating.

@julianheath2718 3 жыл бұрын

Matt - you have to get Alan Lee and John Howe on your show!

@user-sd7ri9fy4i Ай бұрын

Nice work dude thanks

@michelletewhata7768 10 ай бұрын

Kia ora from NZ, love your interviews awesome. My first experience watching incredible movies The Star Wars Trilogy and E.T George Lucas, Steven Spielberg will be my favorite directors and Peter Jackson

@billydad 3 жыл бұрын

I read Two Towers first also, from library at Ft. Leonard Wood, in a light snow storm. I was sooo hooked

@aran2457 3 жыл бұрын

Good job! Next time, "Interviewing Sir Peter Jackson" ;).

@spottedreptile2671 5 ай бұрын

Such a great book!

@1Whitewolfe 3 жыл бұрын

I think that if the Amazon production involved the original characters played their rolls, I think it could be a block buster. ☺️

@post-leftluddite 3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy they won't be involved and that Peter Jackson won't be anywhere near it

@mohammadosman07 3 жыл бұрын

That was a fantastic conversation :)!

@MrMarvellousMark 3 жыл бұрын

When you see the name Ian in a LOTR themed channel and stream " NO WAY ,!!!!" ( definitely thinking of the actor who played Gandalf Ian McKellen

@hiltrud2001 2 жыл бұрын

How about an interview with Ian McKellen and his Blog during filming of the Grey and then the White?

@user-sd7ri9fy4i 5 ай бұрын

Awesomeness

@hiltrud2001 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload ❣ If you know about Lang's METROPOLIS (1929/2010) that was cut to pieces in the US and the original story was mutilated and lost and then was found again 2008 in Brazil and restored - the story of Jack Snyder reminded me of that!. Studios should step back more....

@jamiegregg9211 3 жыл бұрын

took me two years to read the Lord of the Rings because my really bad Dyslexia Nerd of the Rings love the channel and content think ya awesome mate keep it going

@jamiegregg9211 3 жыл бұрын

thank my friend

@luisrizo8813 Жыл бұрын

When will we see the Stuart Townsend footage or the 35 minute test reel?

@luisrizo8813 9 ай бұрын

39:30; amazing stat.

@quantumgravity92 3 жыл бұрын

Guys please can i have a like for the sake of middle earth , we want peter Jackson and his team to get involved in the making of amazon’s new lord of the rings series , WE WANT OUR VOICES TO BE HEARED , they can’t mess up Tolkien’s world and WE believe that peter jackson is a must

@Trinketorium 3 жыл бұрын

I have bought the audiobook of this after watching your interview - it’s great, although I struggled with the chapters about H***** Wein***** as he appeared to be held to fairly high esteem by the author, which made for uncomfortable listening.

@EricRuskoski 2 жыл бұрын

I would be a Dragon! But not an evil one, and not large, but a smaller good one that could interact with the folks and flap around and carry messages, you'd be a great courier to the realm!

@abbassjokhio7476 3 жыл бұрын

Please add english captions in your videos

@malvanlondon8683 3 жыл бұрын

I may be in the minority, but I disagree with what most people say about Peter Jackson's Hobbit films. In my view, the mistake wasn't making three movies, but the misconceived notion that each had to be more than 90 minutes (or two hours) long. Remove the padding, and you have two excellent initial installments and a third reasonably good one.

@vesnalukic9898 3 жыл бұрын

The only problem with a Hobbit movies is overuse of CGI, and that's because they didn't have time to do it practically. So non of that was his fault and his crew.

@larsvaahlmar1784 2 жыл бұрын

1:43:34 - We've seen the rings trailer now, and in hindsight it looks like that was wishful thinking after all, sadly. :D They seem to actually do exactly what no one wanted.

@londonambulanceservice398 3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@maxmercer1931 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget, everyone, Balrogs in the books don't look nearly as cool as they do in the LOTR movie trilogy

@goncaloferreira6429 3 жыл бұрын

would like to ask Peter jackson if he is happy with The hobbit movie´s final result.

@Tawadeb Жыл бұрын

I think he did the best he could as he was the last minute director with 6 bare weeks to prep the Hobbit movies Personally i think the Hobbit movies are perfect. I cant think what i would change.

@geceergen7920 3 жыл бұрын

10th comment!!! 1 hour.

@Tawadeb Жыл бұрын

I saw Bakshis movie it was horrendous i wanted to leave. PJs version is perfect.

@friskydingo424 3 жыл бұрын

Sold rights... didn't want his fairyland to be made into a fairy tale... 🤑 old man 🤐

@post-leftluddite 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Jackson ruined those movies and he's a horrible director, even Christopher Tolkien hated the movies and said "He took my father's story and made an action film for teenage boys".... I'll pose one question to everyone: Does anyone truly think Tolkien would be pleased if he saw scenes like Legolas surfing on a shield down some stairs at the battle of helms deep?

@simonster-9094 3 жыл бұрын

Just because they’re not completely accurate to the source material or the authors vision doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have to like them.

@TheDanEdwards 3 жыл бұрын

"Peter Jackson ruined those movies " - that claim falls apart when one realizes that PJ was the mover behind the movies. In other words, without him the trilogy of movies wouldn't be. "... and he's a horrible director," - the Academy thinks otherwise. " Christopher Tolkien hated the movies" - Christopher Tolkien never made a film and probably didn't know what goes into making one. There are fundamental differences between literature and film, and to expect a film to be an exact duplicate of a written story is to be disappointed. "Does anyone truly think Tolkien would be pleased if he saw scenes like Legolas surfing ..." - what, a single inserted action sequence is going to upset you? Nearly every human will be forgotten a hundred years after they're dead. At least Tolkien has been remembered enough for others to present some of his characters and stories in other forms, long after he is dead. PJ adding dynamics to what is otherwise a long (and would be dull on film) story was necessary to make the story, the essence of the story (which has nothing to do whether elves can surf on shields) come to life on screen.

@Dudewheresmycarnivore 3 жыл бұрын

The Frighteners is awesome. Also I think those teenage boys are men now. Wee girly men, but we’re men all the same. So... yeah, take that. @postleftieludite, lemme ask you, is there a Jackson scene that you think Tolkien would have liked? Which one.

@oliveremmettknox7776 3 жыл бұрын

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy movies are better than The Hobbit films.

@Tawadeb Жыл бұрын

It has to be a watchable movie. I think Tolkien would like the humour

@abbassjokhio7476 3 жыл бұрын

Please add english captions in your videos