Why So Many People Were Replaced in The Lord of the Rings | Compilation

The Lord of the Rings could have been a VERY different trilogy. Peter Jackson's trilogy is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in film history. But getting Middle-earth to the big screen was far from simple. Before the cameras rolled, major creative decisions, casting changes, and behind-the-scenes shakeups threatened to completely change the movies we know today. From Viggo Mortensen's unlikely casting as Aragorn, to the mysterious disappearance of Saruman, to Guillermo del Toro's departure from The Hobbit, these stories reveal just how different Peter Jackson's Middle-earth could have looked. Featuring: 00:00:00 - Why They Fired Aragorn 00:07:35 - Why They Cut Saruman 00:15:16 - Why They Fired Guillermo Del Toro #lordoftherings #lotr #peterjackson #hobbit