It's been 15 years since The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring first hit theaters and changed how audiences -- and Hollywood -- perceived fantasy on the big screen.
In the decade and a half since, The Lord of the Rings movies' influence has continued to be felt in both TV and film. Peter Jackson's trilogy set a new high bar for high fantasy, and has paved the way for some huge hits (and some disappointing misses) over the years.
Coming off its success bringing The Lord of the Rings to life, New Line turned to another hugely popular fantasy series as its next big adaptation. The Golden Compass adaptation was announced almost three months after Fellowship's debut, and it too brought to life a fantastical (though CG-heavy) world. It didn't connect with audiences as well as the Lord of the Rings films and no sequels were made, but with Game of Thrones (yes, another franchise later down this list) proving that epic fantasy can translate to the small screen, BBC One is adaptating His Dark Materials into a TV show.
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In the decade and a half since, The Lord of the Rings movies' influence has continued to be felt in both TV and film. Peter Jackson's trilogy set a new high bar for high fantasy, and has paved the way for some huge hits (and some disappointing misses) over the years.
Coming off its success bringing The Lord of the Rings to life, New Line turned to another hugely popular fantasy series as its next big adaptation. The Golden Compass adaptation was announced almost three months after Fellowship's debut, and it too brought to life a fantastical (though CG-heavy) world. It didn't connect with audiences as well as the Lord of the Rings films and no sequels were made, but with Game of Thrones (yes, another franchise later down this list) proving that epic fantasy can translate to the small screen, BBC One is adaptating His Dark Materials into a TV show.
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