The director’s cut of Legend is one of the closest things to J.R.R. Tolkien’s works and Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Its blend of high-fantasy worldbuilding, joyous mythic storytelling, numerous color-splashed scenes, archetypal genre characters, and nature-bending villains makes it feel like a part of Middle-earth.

The names Tom Cruise and Ridley Scott are instantly recognized within Hollywood circles and by film fans; however, Cruise has expressed dissatisfaction with their only project together to date. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Tom Cruise stated ...