A lot of people wanted to turn The Lord of the Rings into a feature film before Ralph Bakshi and Peter Jackson made their respective adaptations. Among those interested in bringing the fantasy lit classic to the screen were none other than The Beatles.

Blastr.com unearthed this years-old interview Jackson did with People wherein the LOTR helmer recalled the Fab Four's aborted adaptation. John Lennon would have played Gollum, Paul McCartney as Frodo Baggins, George Harrison as Gandalf and Ringo Starr as Samwise Gamgee. Blastr says Lennon approached Stanley Kubrick about directing it."It was something John was driving and J.R.R. Tolkien still had the film rights at that stage, but he didn't like the idea of the Beatles doing it. So he killed it," Jackson said at the time. "There probably would've been some good songs coming off the album."Think about all the countless pun titles alone this film could have generated. Strawberry Shires Forever. Eleanor Ringby. Sgt. Frodo's Lonely Hearts Club Fellowship. Paperback Strider. The Ballad of John and Frodo. The Long and Winding Road to Mordor. The Fool of a Took on the Hill. I am the Balrog. Legolas in the Sky With Diamonds. Pippin Lane. We Can Orc it Out. Good Day Sauron. You Really Got a Hold on Me (the One Ring's theme).