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'''John Boorman''' is | '''Sir John Boorman''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (b. [[18 January]] [[1933]]) is an English film director who had planned [[John Boorman's The Lord of the Rings|a film adaptation]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', however the plan fell through, although he used some elements from his proposed film on the film ''Excalibur'', which he directed. | ||
==Quotes== | |||
{{quote|I met [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] when I was preparing the film and he asked me if the film would be live-action or animated; he was relieved we weren't animating the film. Well, we all know what subsequently happened with [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Ralph Bakshi's version]] of Lord of the Rings which was animated.|John Boorman<ref name="Wired"> Winnipeg Free Press, [http://newspaperarchive.com/ca/manitoba/winnipeg/winnipeg-free-press/1981/04-04/page-35 Apr 4 1981 Issue], (accessed 8 September 2014)</ref>}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[John Boorman's The Lord of the Rings]] | * [[John Boorman's The Lord of the Rings|John Boorman's ''The Lord of the Rings'']] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{WP|John Boorman}} | * {{WP|John Boorman}} | ||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Directors|Boorman, John]] | [[Category:Directors|Boorman, John]] | ||
[[Category:British people|Boorman, John]] | [[Category:British people|Boorman, John]] | ||
[[Category:People by name|Boorman, John]] | [[Category:People by name|Boorman, John]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 8 April 2024
Sir John Boorman CBE (b. 18 January 1933) is an English film director who had planned a film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, however the plan fell through, although he used some elements from his proposed film on the film Excalibur, which he directed.
Quotes[edit | edit source]
- "I met Tolkien when I was preparing the film and he asked me if the film would be live-action or animated; he was relieved we weren't animating the film. Well, we all know what subsequently happened with Ralph Bakshi's version of Lord of the Rings which was animated."
- ― John Boorman[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ Winnipeg Free Press, Apr 4 1981 Issue, (accessed 8 September 2014)
