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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1294812" data-attributes="member: 151">This is what I've read and seen.&nbsp; PJ himself says this on one of the documentaries on the extended DVDs, and repeats the information in the current issue of Cinefex.&nbsp; They originally pitched LotR as a two movie series, cutting lots of material (for example, all the Edoras scenes were moved to Helm's Deep) and presented them to Miramax.&nbsp; Miramax dragged their feet, wasn't sure, and decided not to pursue it.&nbsp; At that time, New Line entered the picture and picked it up from Miramax, and CEO Bob Shaye wanted three pictures, particularly because there were three books.&nbsp; (Cinefex 96, Pages 57/58)&nbsp; There was no company before New Line, and it was never planned to do a single 2-hour film.&nbsp;As to the 5+ hours report, I believe that theonering.net reported that PJ has already commented on the incorrect nature of the report, stating that he said 4 hours and 15 minutes, not 50.&nbsp; They cut a lot of material, but they didn't cut THAT much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1294812, member: 151"] This is what I've read and seen. PJ himself says this on one of the documentaries on the extended DVDs, and repeats the information in the current issue of Cinefex. They originally pitched LotR as a two movie series, cutting lots of material (for example, all the Edoras scenes were moved to Helm's Deep) and presented them to Miramax. Miramax dragged their feet, wasn't sure, and decided not to pursue it. At that time, New Line entered the picture and picked it up from Miramax, and CEO Bob Shaye wanted three pictures, particularly because there were three books. (Cinefex 96, Pages 57/58) There was no company before New Line, and it was never planned to do a single 2-hour film. As to the 5+ hours report, I believe that theonering.net reported that PJ has already commented on the incorrect nature of the report, stating that he said 4 hours and [b]15[/b] minutes, not 50. They cut a lot of material, but they didn't cut THAT much. [/QUOTE]

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