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LOTR to Become a London Musical

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-wait-for-gollum's-solo dept.

PenguinRadio writes "Sky is reporting that Lord of the Rings will become 'the most expensive musical ever seen in London', sporting a price tag of 8 million pounds and a running time of nearly 3 and 1/2 hours."

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  1. Mod me down, but OMFG! by andy55 · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Mod me down, i don't care, but is there no end to the cheezy stories that are being posted as "news"? These days, over half of the main stories are absurd and it's just spamming up /.

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  2. Re:OOohhh... give it a rest... by sql*kitten · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How long before people start having a backlash against LOTRs?

    It's already started. No Oscars for the cast, and pretty much everyone I've spoken to thinks the third was a huge anticlimax - by the time it finally ends, you're past caring. Same thing happened with the Matrix sequels. Movie trilogies work when they're spread over years, like the original Star Wars, but not when they're forced together.

    The movies were OK... but in 20 years time they'll be remade and everyone will have forgotten Jackson's version... Don't believe me? It happened before.