The Lord of the rings films

The lord of the rings trilogy was started in 1995 when Peter jackson gained the rights to the Lord of the Rings. He then set about creating his own design team at the Weta Workshop, Wellington. Then Jackson set about trying to find somebody to produce and fund his movie. This is where things went wrong. Originally the only willing participant were Miramax who said the film had to only be two parts instead of the trilogy, the books are. When Jackson was told by Miramax that he had to shorten the whole trilogy ...