Lord of the Rings producer joins Billy & Dom to discuss his role in finding Peter Jackson after seeing Bad Taste, their collaboration on A Nightmare on Elm Street sequel, how Lord of the Rings got greenlit, and the various challenges they faced during production. Mark Lowell Ordesky is an American film producer, television producer and studio executive. He is best known for executive producing the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings film trilogy Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at https://www.thefriendshiponionpodcast.com! Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes and please be sure to rate, subscribe, and leave a comment/review! And be sure to follow and add your favorite funky jams to our Spotify playlist "The Friendship Onion." Feel free to leave Billy and Dom a message with your comments, questions, or just to say hello! https://www.speakpipe.com/thefriendshiponion or write us an email at [email protected] TFO's IG - @thefriendshiponion Billy's IG - @boydbilly Dom's IG - @dom_monaghan_  IG: @markordesky Twitter: @markordesky Produced by Jon Cvack - IG: @jcvack Right now, Trade Coffee is offering a total of $20 off your first three bags when you go to drinktrade.com/onion. Full-season plans start at just $129, and you can get 20% off at checkout when you visit getsunday.com/ONION20! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.