Joining him in his quest are his friends Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), Pippin (Billy Boyd), Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and the treacherous Gollum (voiced by Andy Serkis). Destruction of the ring would also destroy its creator, the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker). The story follows the quest of the hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) to destroy One Ring. The events take place in a fictional place called Middle-earth. Stephen Sinclair joined them for the second installment. He went on to write the screenplay together with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It was director and co-writer Peter Jackson who initiated the making of the trilogy after watching the novel’s 1978 animated film adaptation also titled, The Lord of the Rings. The film series is made up of three sequels titled The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

The Lord of the Rings film series is based on J.R.R.

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