Peter Jackson and Stephen Colbert Are a Year Into LOTR Movie

Peter Jackson Says Stephen Colbert Has Secretly Worked on New 'LOTR' Movie for a YearIt is a well-known fact that late-night host Stephen Colbert is one of the world's foremost J.R.R. Tolkien superfans, but his lifelong obsession has officially landed him a cinematic gig. Producer Peter Jackson recently revealed that Colbert has actually been secretly involved with the upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum film for over a year. Jackson shared that Colbert has been acting as an unofficial "lore consultant," using his encyclopedic knowledge of Middle-earth to fact-check the writers' room on obscure timeline details and ensuring the new script perfectly aligns with Tolkien's original appendices.Visit https://nerdist.com/article/peter-jackson-stephen-colbert-already-spent-a-year-on-lotr-movie/  to read or listen to the article.Powered by Instaread (https://instaread.co/player) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.