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How the LORD OF THE RINGS Cartoons Influenced Peter Jackson

by Amy Ratcliffe
Jan 17 2019 • 9:00 AM

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was a master undertaking, but luckily he had some animated predecessors to draw from. So how much did they influence his work? Hector investigates on this week’s Animation Investigation!

Watch Animation Investigation every Thursday at 9AM PT/12PM ET right here at Nerdist.

TAGGED: Animation Investigation, The Lord of the Rings

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