{"product_id":"9781408739235","title":"There and Back Again : The Unofficial Oral History of The Lord of the Rings Films","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Sam Moore \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFilms, cinema\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 October 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere) in the United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 163 x 32 | 616g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I even learned things about the production that I hadn't known before. A wonderful read for filmmakers, creatives, and fans alike.' Kiran Shah, MBE, Stunt Artist and Frodo's Scale Double for Elijah Wood in The Lord of the RingsTwenty-five years after the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, this landmark oral history takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious and beloved film productions ever undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on interviews with almost 100 cast and crew members, journalist Sam Moore chronicles the extraordinary journey that brought J.R.R. Tolkien's epic to the screen. From director Peter Jackson's struggle to get the films made and the challenges of adapting a supposedly 'unfilmable' masterpiece, to the groundbreaking visual effects innovations that transformed modern filmmaking, There and Back Again reveals the story behind the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Featuring contributions from stars including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies and Andy Serkis, alongside writers, designers, technicians and key creative collaborators, the book captures the passion, ingenuity and camaraderie that defined the production. Readers will discover how Gollum was brought to life through revolutionary motion-capture technology, how New Zealand became Middle-earth, and how a cast of relative strangers forged lifelong friendships that endure to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Insightful, entertaining and packed with previously untold anecdotes, There and Back Again accounts the making of a cinematic phenomenon that changed fantasy filmmaking forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57673226191223,"sku":"9781408739235","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781408739235.jpg?v=1793631952","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781408739235","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}