Lord of the Rings is never far from the pop-culture front row, especially with Prime Video’s The Rings of Power ramping up to its second season, Andy Serkis’ Gollu
When news broke that Warner Bros.
When The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King released into theaters December 15, 2003, it had the feel of a significant moment in Hollywood’s trajectory, not only from a cultural standpoint (it became the second-highest grossing blockbuster ever, at the time) but from the standpoint of accelerating Holly