Polygon: All Posts by Drew McWeenyhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2021-02-17T11:00:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/drew-mcweeny/rss2021-02-17T11:00:00-05:002021-02-17T11:00:00-05:00What Peter Jackson’s original two-movie Lord of the Rings almost looked like
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<p>Commissioned by Harvey Weinstein, the journey to Mordor was supposed to take half the time</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22283921/peter-jackson-movies-lotr-alternate-versions-weinsteinDrew McWeeny