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138328651729 Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.logo19°C Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Find us on Instagram LOGINREGISTER Discount codesPuzzlesHoroscopesIn Your AreaShopPaper HOME NEWS SHOWBIZ & TV SPORT COMMENT FINANCE TRAVEL ENTERTAINMENT LIFE & STYLE FILMSGAMINGMUSICBOOKSTHEATREEXPRESS WINS HomeEntertainmentFilms Wedding couples can now be fined £10,000 if they fail to do this one thing Queen leaves royal experts baffled with 'jarring' behavioural change after Philip's death Sink your teeth into gripping dramas Acorn TV Meghan Markle and Prince Harry warned Spotify could 'take action' over £18million deal Queen SNUBS Prince Harry: Monarch won't attend Diana event during Duke's trip to UK by Taboola Uma Thurman ‘Turning down Lord of the Rings was one of the WORST decisions I’ve ever made’ UMA THURMAN almost starred in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and really regrets turning it down. By GEORGE SIMPSON PUBLISHED: 07:57, Wed, Feb 22, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:10, Wed, Feb 22, 2017 0Comment sectionShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on PinterestCopy link Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers - Gollum and Sméagol Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. Enter your email address here SUBSCRIBE When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Kill Bill actress appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earlier this week to promote her new TV series Imposters. During the interview Colbert asked Uma if the rumour that she turned down playing Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings was true. She replied: “Yes. It was a very long time ago, and I do consider it one of the worst decisions ever made. “But I had just had my first child, and I just – I don’t know, I was a little housebound… It’s really definitely a regret.” RELATED ARTICLES Why David Bowie didn’t play Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings REVEALED Lord of the Rings cast reunite in hilarious video uma thurman and lord of the rings poster YOUTUBE/NLC Uma Thurman ‘Turning down Lord of the Rings was one of the WORST decisions I’ve ever made’ eowyn with sword NLC Eowyn of Rohan was eventually played by Miranda Otto The news it was Eowyn, that Uma almost played, might surprise fans, as many have noticed how similar she looks to Cate Blanchett, who played Galadriel. Sponsored DocSleeves Knee Surgeons Are Losing It over These Breakthrough Knee Sleeves by Taboola In the end the part of Eowyn went to Australian actress Miranda Otto, who played the character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. At one point Iben Hjelle was attached to the role, but she didn’t want to spend so much time away from Denmark. Last year it was revealed that David Bowie almost played Gandalf instead of Sir Ian McKellen. Hollywood cover girls 20 years on Fri, March 25, 2016 Some of the biggest stars in the world, like Nicole Kidman and Uma Thurman, posed for Vanity Fair's Hollywood class of 95 ...but how do they look 20 years on? PLAY SLIDESHOW Hollywood cover girls 20 years onGETTY/REX 1 of 12 Hollywood cover girls 20 years on Hollywood cover girls 20 years on Vanity Fair 1995 cover Julianne Moore then and now Patricia Arquette then and now Sarah Jessica Parker then and now Uma Thurman then and now Eowyn is a noblewoman of Rohan who Tolkien described as a shield maiden. She eventually falls in love with and marries Faramir, the younger brother of Boromir. RELATED ARTICLES New Lord of the Rings film Middle Earth CONFIRMED Tolkien's Scots island retreat is for sale The Best Battle Scenes ever inspired by latest epic, The Great Wall Lord of the Rings Sink your teeth into gripping dramas Acorn TV|Sponsored