I was listening to the show and you kept talking about how Peter Jackson was "Given" Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson wasn't given Lord of the Rings he pitched it to Miramax as a 2 films but decided to go elsewhere when they wanted to cut the entire 3 book trilogy into a single 2 hour movie.
When they came to New Line it was them who decided 2 movies was too little and said it should be a trilogy.
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