![]() ![]() We can confirm that the image is from the first episode though sources close to the production are declining to confirm the identity of the figure seen there. The date announcement comes with a first image of the series to celebrate the wrap of filming in New Zealand, and fans will be sure to eagerly pore over every pixel. Break out the Longbottom Leaf and mark your calendars for Septemso you can see what Amazon has had cooking over in New Zealand these last few years. The folks behind the as-yet unnamed series have picked a very auspicious date indeed. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, fans have been eagerly wondering when their journey might begin. Astin had to be taken to the hospital for stitches via helicopter.Ever since 2017 when Amazon first announced the massively expensive deal that would send TV audiences back into the world of J.R.R. Towards the end of the film, Sam runs to catch up with Frodo when he’s in the boat, but during one of the takes, Sean Astin stepped on a piece of glass in the water, that cut through his fake hobbit foot. The Orc blacksmiths beneath Isengard are the WETA workshop staff who made the weapons for the film. Since molten metal is hard to fake, the goblin forges of Orthanc were built in a real foundry and filled with real molten metal. The scream of the Nazgul (Ringwraiths) is actually Fran Walsh, co-writer with Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson (director) on the film. When Merry and Pippin light the firework, Billy Boyd was so shocked by the firework going off when it was being filmed that he actually let out the high pitched shriek that is heard when the tent goes up. Apparently, Peter Jackson had told Billy Boyd it would only spark and fizzle, so he was fairly surprised when it shot off in his hands. However, PJ and crew decided that Pippin’s lines sounded funnier in his normal accent, so he returned to it. Gandalf was also considered.Īfter being cast as Peregrin Took, Billy Boyd was advised by Peter Jackson to tone down his Scottish accent because it stood out from the other hobbits’ English accents, so during rehearsals he used a Gloucestershire accent. Galadriel’s opening narration was originally supposed to be provided by Frodo. If Mortensen had not parried it, he could have been seriously injured.Īt the end of the shoot, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh gave each, Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Andy Serkis (Gollum/Smeagol), one of the gold rings used as the “One Ring” in the films.Īndy Serkis, who plays Gollum, also voices the Ringwraith who says, “Shire…Baggins” to the hobbit outside Hobbiton. This is also done without special effects – the actor who played Lurtz’ vision was so impaired that he could not see where he was supposed to throw the knife. ![]() When Aragorn parries the knife Lurtz throws at him, Viggo Mortensen successfully parried it on the first attempt. A giant ring of six inches in diameter had to be used to keep both Frodo and the Ring in focus.Ĭhristopher Lee (Saruman) reads “The Lord of the Rings” once a year, and is the only cast member to have actually met J.R.R. When Frodo falls over in the snow and loses the Ring, there’s a close-up of the Ring, with Frodo in the background. The actors who played the members of the Fellowship all got the Elvish symbol for “9” tattooed somewhere on their bodies, apart from John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) who sent his stunt double instead. Alan Lee (a Tolkien artist and conceptual designer with John Howe) has a cameo as one of the nine men who received a Ring of Power in the Prologue. ![]()
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