After the success of The Lord of the Rings, many fantasy movies and TV shows tried to copy or build upon its style. Studios that once avoided the genre realized it could be profitable, leading to a surge of new, often lower-budget, fantasy films in the late 2000s. Here are five scenes from The Lord of the Rings that particularly captured audiences and influenced the future of fantasy filmmaking.
What’s particularly compelling about Simon’s story is that he’s born with his abilities – he’s had them since he was a kid. Even though he lives in a world filled with superheroes like the Avengers, he’s never felt the urge to become one himself and start helping people.
Movies like Children of Men and Mad Max: Fury Road show how fascinated filmmakers are with imagining the end of the world and the breakdown of society. These films let directors explore their unique ideas about a potential future, resulting in everything from deeply unsettling stories to bizarre and unusual visions. Thirty years ago, Kevin Costner created one of the most memorably strange and overlooked box office failures with Waterworld. Even today, it remains a remarkably ambitious and interesting dystopian film.
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2026 promises to be an exciting year for Star Wars fans. Not only will we see The Mandalorian and Grogu in theaters this May, but the second season of Ahsoka is also scheduled to premiere on Disney Plus this year. And now, a brand new, previously unannounced project has been revealed!
The first season, consisting of six episodes, follows the journey of Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall and his squire, Egg. It focuses less on kings and queens and more on the everyday people of Westeros. Set during a tournament at Ashford Meadow, Dunk and Egg meet a memorable cast of characters, including Lyonel Baratheon, who has quickly become a popular favorite. Thanks to Daniel Ings’s compelling performance, many viewers see him as the new Tyrion Lannister of the series.
It takes 77 years for the wizard Gandalf to definitively confirm that a particular ring is the One Ring, originally created by Sauron. He begins to suspect this during the events of The Hobbit, and his concerns increase over the next 60 years as Bilbo Baggins seems to age much slower than his fellow hobbits. Bilbo’s strange behavior at his birthday celebration raises further red flags. After thorough investigation, Gandalf returns to the Shire, throws the ring into the fire, and urges Frodo to begin his journey.
I, like many fans, have been hearing whispers for years about Chris Evans potentially returning as Captain America, Steve Rogers, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There were even reports suggesting he’d signed on as early as 2021, but he always shut those rumors down whenever anyone asked him about it. But honestly? Seeing that first teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, which clearly focuses on Steve Rogers, it’s amazing to finally confirm he is coming back! It’s such exciting news.
Director Dean DeBlois posted a photo of himself from the first day of filming the sequel, and also showed off the movie’s logo. You can see the image below.