It's hard to believe it's been almost 20 years since Peter Jackson and his team brought Tolkien's fantasy epic to the big screen, a task previously thought of as unfilmable. The Fellowship of the RIng hit theaters in December 2001 and was a critical and commercial smash, with both fans and critics quickly recognizing that Jackson and his team had set a new standard for fantasy filmmaking.
We've been back through the epic filmmaker and cast commentaries that were first released with the extended DVD version of The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002 to find some fascinating behind-the-scenes facts, references, and Easter Eggs.