How 'The Lord of the Rings' Orcs Differ From Book to Movies

Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' films have created drastic misconceptions about Tolkien's most prominent antagonist.
Game Rant

LOTR: Why Are Orcs Afraid of Sunlight?

Parker Bennett is a graduate of Emerson College with more than 3 years of writing experience. He's been a fan and scholar of Tolkien's extended works for nearly his whole life, and is excited to be ...
Cinema Blend

Why Warcraft Orcs Are Better Than Lord Of The Rings Orcs, According To Clancy Brown

Movies Will Orlando Bloom Play Legolas In The New Lord Of The Rings Movie? Here’s His Honest Thoughts (And Why He Doesn’t Want Someone Else Taking The Role) Streaming News Harry Potter Director Got ...
Uproxx

The ‘Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series Will Add Some Lady Orcs To The Cast Of Creatures

J.R.R. Tolkien did not invent orcs; version of them date back to at least the 10th century. But the author’s magnum opus The Lord of the Rings helped make them popular in modern times, leading to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Elijah Wood Claims ‘Lord of the Rings’ Orc Was Designed to Resemble Harvey Weinstein

Miramax owned the rights to the books, and when it became clear the project was not moving forward, the studio put nearly impossible obstacles in the way of the producers to shop the film series ...
Game Rant

LOTR: Are There Female Orcs in Middle Earth?

Jillian (she/her) is a writer for the Movies & TV section at GameRant. She's always loved writing and been a voracious consumer of all kinds of media, so writing for GameRant has been the perfect ...
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Lord of the Rings Used Orcs To Take a Shot at Harvey Weinstein

Sarah Lewis is a Feature Writer based in the UK. She loves to watch and write about everything from classic romance movies to bingeable reality TV. The entirety of the Lord of the Rings franchise is ...
Comic Book Movie

First Look At The Orcs In The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power

As per IGN's twitter accout, we now have a first look at Orcs in The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power! Several images were released so head on down to IGN to check them out. Along with the images ...
Yahoo

Who Is Adar on THE RINGS OF POWER? A History of LORD OF THE RINGS’ Orcs

Ugly, violent creatures, orcs hate almost everyone and everything. That includes themselves. This is why it’s so interesting that The Rings of Power‘s orcs do not hate Adar. They also abhor natural ...
nerdist

Yes, There Was a Baby Orc and an Orc Family on THE RINGS OF POWER Season 2 (Get Over It!)

One little orc/uruk baby is in the middle of much discussion among the lovers of Middle-earth in our world. During The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two’s first episode, we got to meet ...
New York Post

Lord of the Rings: War in the North Impressions

The Lord of the Rings series has one of the strongest fan bases around, meaning every piece of media that is released bearing the LotR moniker has to have a certain level of authenticity to it in ...