McKellen, Mortensen, Jackson, and Bean are joined by actors Andy Serkis (Gollum), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Billy Boyd (Pippin), Karl Urban (Eomer), Mirando Otto (Eowyn), Sean Astin (Sam), Elijah Wood (Frodo), and Liv Tyler (Arwen). This is just a small sampling of what to expect from the video-watch the full thing above. To convince New Line that Mortensen was the right choice, Jackson decided to film the action-heavy Weathertop scene to help the movie studio believe in Mortensen as Aragorn. Jackson said in the video that the production company, New Line, was nervous about the late addition of Mortensen, and they wanted to see the "dailies" from Mortensen's first days on set. Jackson rushed to find a new actor, and Mortensen's son ultimately convinced him to take the role after feeling hesitant at first. Jackson originally cast Stuart Townsend in the role, but he was replaced just days into filming. "I had to meet the Hobbits and say goodbye to them-I'd never met them before!" McKellen said.Īlso in the video, Jackson talks about the re-casting of Aragorn. Just two days later, McKellen filmed the final scene in the final movie, and this just further proves what a great actor he is. That's why Bean keeps looking down during the scene that has since become a meme.Īnother interesting anecdote from the video is that Ian McKellen recorded his "A wizard is never late" scene on his very first day of filming. Jackson also revealed that, because of this late addition to the script, they taped down the script to the table for Bean. Boromir actor Sean Bean performs his "one does not simply" speech, and director Peter Jackson revealed that the entire speech that Boromir gives at the Council of Elrond was written the night before it was filmed.
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