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TIL that in 1968, the Beatles approached Stanley Kubrick for an idea of the film version of The Lord of the Rings. But Tolkien wasn’t keen and killed it. Their suggested lineup - John: Gollum, Paul: Frodo, George: Gandalf and Ringo: Samwise

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