Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is hosting a series of screenings for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and they will be bringing the cast of the films together for a special Q&A! It’ll certainly be fun to see the cast of the films come back together again to talk about their experiences making the classic fantasy epic.
This is all being done as a way to help support local cinemas around the world. Director Peter Jackson will be in attendance along with Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, and Liv Tyler.
The Q&A sessions will be hosted by The Late Show host and longtime J.R.R. Tolkien fan, Stephen Colbert. Fans of the films can submit questions for the Q&A presentation through March 10th using #LOTR20 on Twitter. The Lord of the Rings reunion Q&As will be initially exclusive to theatrical screenings of the 4K remasters of the trilogy, but as part of their “Support Local Cinemas” campaign, Alamo Drafthouse is making these Q&A presentations available for all theaters around the globe for free.
Wood had this to say in a statement: “One of the experiences I miss most during this last year, beyond getting to hug my friends and travel, is sitting in a dark movie theater eagerly anticipating a new cinematic experience. When Tim [League] reached out with the idea that we could band together to bring some much needed support to independent theaters across the globe, I jumped at the chance to help.”
For fans who are unable to attend theaters to watch the reunion, the presentation will eventually be released later online.
Here is the schedule for the Q&A screenings below. You can see more information about tickets here.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING – Beginning March 25
Featuring Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood.
THE TWO TOWERS – Beginning April 1
Featuring Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, and Liv Tyler.
RETURN OF THE KING – Beginning April 8
Featuring Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis.
The news of the Lord of the Rings screenings event comes right after the Texas-based movie theater chain filed for bankruptcy as part of an asset purchase agreement with Altamont Capital Partners, a previous investor in the company, as well as affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, a new financial backer for the chain.
Here’s a little promo video that was created for the event. I’m just excited to watch the remastered versions of these movies!