Famed filmmaker Ralph Bakshi technically shot an entire live-action Lord of the Rings movie that audiences were never meant to see.

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In the 1960s, Hollywood’s great white whale was The Lord of the Rings. Many notable filmmakers tried and failed to get an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic off the ground — the Beatles even ...

The animated feature tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, the ninth king of Rohan, and his daughter Hera, as they defend their people and homeland against the violent forces of the Wildmen of Dunland.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An animated Ringwraith sitting on a horse in "Lord of the Rings." - United Artists The early "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" ...

An animated Ringwraith sitting on a horse in "Lord of the Rings." - United Artists The early "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies are animated classics, but live-action still had a role to play in ...