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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)
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