Currently, comedian Karl Urban is busy promoting Season 3 of The Boys, which premieres this Friday on Amazon Prime Video. He took advantage of it. of an interview with The Guardians to come back on the way in which he joined the adventure The Lord of the Rings in 2002. Indeed, for those who are not unfamiliar with the name Karl Urban, he is the one who portrays Eomer in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King >. Find out how it was. chosen by Peter Jackson.
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The Lord of the Rings – the role of Karl Urban
In 2001, the New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson decided to embark on the adaptation of the iconic novels of J.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings. In 2001, he debuted with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship. of the Ring. The film instantly becomes an immense classic of the seventh art and opens one of the most cult trilogies of all time. Thanks to; his 4 Oscars(out of its 13 nominations), and its 898 million dollars in box office receipts, New Line Cinema embarks on the production of the other films with its eyes closed.
But it is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers that interests us here. In 2002, Peter Jackson released the sequel to the adventures of Frodo and his friends. The opportunity for the filmmaker to introduce new characters like Éomer. Secondary protagonist, Éomer however made a strong impression. This human who becomes king of Rohan, and who is back in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, marked; spirits despite its short time to the screen, especially thanks to the the performance of its interpreter: Karl Urban.
How did Karl Urban join the adventure?
During a recent interview with The Guardian to promote The Boys, Karl Urban returned to how he landed the role of Éomer in The Lord of the Rings. Originally from New Zealand, Karl Urban returned to on his island after a short passage through Hollywood. On the spot, he turned; in some small local films. One of these feature films, The Price of Milk, was made in England. by Harry Sinclair. The latter was a very good friend of Peter Jackson’s; the time. Harry Sinclair then showed the first cut of his film àgrave; Peter Jackson, who was bluffed by the presence of Karl Urban. Peter Jackson then sought to meet him, as he explains to The Guardian :
“I strongly believe in the philosophy: ‘An Opportunity; neglected doesn’t come back often”. So I went back to New Zealand and did a bunch of New Zealand films. One of them was a little movie called The Price of Milk, directed by Harry Sinclair. Harry was a good friend of Peter Jackson, so he showed Peter the first cut of his movie. And it just so happened that I came across Peter when he was looking for someone to play Éomer in The Lord of the Rings.
Even if he does to shoot in the saga The Lord of the Rings is a huge proof of success in itself, Eomer remains a rather secondary role in the filmography of Karl Urban . The New Zealand comedian has also appeared in cult films such as Star Trek, Thor: Ragnarok, The Chronicles of Riddick and the excellent Dredd. As for; universe of Lord of the Rings, he will be back in the occasion of the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power expected on September 2nd on Amazon Prime Video.