{"id":65572,"date":"2012-11-21T04:47:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T09:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=65572"},"modified":"2012-11-21T04:47:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T09:47:58","slug":"a-qa-with-royd-tolkien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/11\/21\/65572-a-qa-with-royd-tolkien\/","title":{"rendered":"A Q&#038;A with Royd Tolkien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><figure id=\"attachment_65573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65573\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/movies_return_of_the_king.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/movies_return_of_the_king-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Royd Tolkien in Return of the King\" title=\"Royd Tolkien in Return of the King\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65573 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/movies_return_of_the_king-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/movies_return_of_the_king-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/movies_return_of_the_king.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royd Tolkien in Return of the King<\/figcaption><\/figure> J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s great-grandson Royd Tolkien has developed a long-standing relationship with the team behind Middle Earth&#8217;s big-screen adaptations, and even appeared as a Gondorian ranger in the third film The Return of the King. <\/p>\n<p>Digital Spy sat down with Royd to get the Tolkien family perspective on Jackson&#8217;s adaptations, and discuss the time he spent in New Zealand bonding with the Lord of the Rings cast and crew.<\/p>\n<p><b>When did you first get wind of Lord of the Rings being adapted as a live-action film? It was a very long development process&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was years before they filmed. I&#8217;d known Peter Jackson because I&#8217;d been a fan of his from Bad Taste and Braindead, from when I was younger. But I really had no involvement in the films at that stage &#8211; my first connection with them was at the first premiere in London, for The Fellowship [of the Ring]. That&#8217;s where I met Peter and other people from New Line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com.au\/movies\/interviews\/a438695\/the-hobbit-qa-with-royd-tolkien.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.R.R. 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