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𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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TIL: Peter Jackson made the decision to model one of the orc leader's face mask after Harvey Weinstein

www.theguardian.com

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TIL: Peter Jackson made the decision to model one of the orc leader's face mask after Harvey Weinstein

www.theguardian.com

𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Lord of the Rings orc was modeled after Harvey Weinstein, Elijah Wood reveals
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The actor says the Weinstein orc was intended as a message to the domineering sexual predator producer
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    Courtney Love once walked past some microphone-wielder at an event, who asked if she had any advice for aspring young women in the business. Her friend muttered something to her and you can hear her reply, “No, he’ll sue me,” but then after a second she went back to the mic and said, “If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a party at the Four Seasons, don’t go.”

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      courtney love they could never make me hate you

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    No orcing way…

    Weinstein orc

    Whaddaya orcing know…

    Weinstein

    I can sort of see it.

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      What a hideous monster. The orc is pretty ugly, too.

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        Orc: “I’m not THAT evil!”

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          “Yes, I follow the dark will of Sauron, but I don’t rape people! That’s just sick!”

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        Hey thats pretty offensive. That comparison is cruel to the orcs

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    While a lot of people think it’s Gothmog or the Orc Inspector, according to the mask’s sculptor Michael Asquith it’s actually this background orc

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      the resemblance is uncanny.

      1000003994

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        TheyreTheSamePicture.jpg

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    Weinstein also threatened to replace Jackson with Quentin Tarantino or John Madden

    Hahahahahahaha can you imagine

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      John Madden

      like this?

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      Lots of close-ups on hairy hobbit feet.

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        Arwen stepping on an orc’s balls, with the orc played by Quentin Tarantino of course

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          And Arwen played by Uma Thurman

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        I really wanted a Tom Bombadil taking off his boots scene.

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    One orc among many in the Lord of the Rings movies was designed to resemble Harvey Weinstein as a “sort of fuck you” to the notorious producer, Elijah Wood, who played the hobbit Frodo in the series, told a Hollywood podcast.

    Wtf is this opening paragraph

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      Well at least you know a human wrote it since it’s such a disaster lol.

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      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcuxUTkWm44

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      Gave me whiplash

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    Bummer of a thumbnail for Elijah there.

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