Why the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies Cut Tom Bombadil

Peter Jackson’s critically acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy has often been praised for its strong fidelity to the source material, but some notable creative liberties were exercised in the process. One of those is the choice to leave out Tom Bombadil, a key supporting figure in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels.

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