The Beatles were blocked from making Lord Of The Rings show by author, Peter ...

The Beatles were blocked from making Lord Of The Rings show by author, Peter ...
The Beatles were blocked from making Lord Of The Rings show by author, Peter ...
Tolkien 'said no to Beatles musical': Fab Four were blocked from making Lord Of The Rings show by author, Peter Jackson claims Peter Jackson won three Oscars with the Lord Of The Rings film trilogy But he revealed that The Beatles almost made a musical version in 1968 Sir Paul McCartney admitted he is glad the plans never came to fruition Jackson said Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien put a stop to the plans

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When Peter Jackson turned the Lord Of The Rings books into a blockbuster film trilogy, he ended up with three Oscars.

But the director has told of his disappointment that the Fab Four didn’t get there first.

The Beatles wanted to swap Abbey Road for the Shire in the Sixties, but JRR Tolkien blocked the Fab Four from making a Middle Earth musical.

Sir Paul McCartney has now admitted he is ‘glad’ the plans – which included him playing Frodo – never came to fruition.

When Peter Jackson turned the Lord Of The Rings books into a blockbuster film trilogy, he ended up with three Oscars. But the director has told of his disappointment that the Fab Four didn’t get there first (Jackson pictured in 2019)

When Peter Jackson turned the Lord Of The Rings books into a blockbuster film trilogy, he ended up with three Oscars. But the director has told of his disappointment that the Fab Four didn’t get there first (Jackson pictured in 2019)

The Beatles wanted to swap Abbey Road for the Shire in the Sixties, but JRR Tolkien blocked the Fab Four from making a Middle Earth musical. Sir Paul McCartney (pictured November 16 in London) has now admitted he is ‘glad’ the plans – which included him playing Frodo – never came to fruition.

The Beatles wanted to swap Abbey Road for the Shire in the Sixties, but JRR Tolkien blocked the Fab Four from making a Middle Earth musical. Sir Paul McCartney (pictured November 16 in London) has now admitted he is ‘glad’ the plans – which included him playing Frodo – never came to

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