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Viggo Mortensen is the one chucking the apple at Pippin's head. They had to shoot the scene 16 times to get it just right and Billy Boyd says he believes Viggo enjoyed himself 😂

u/Choice-Schedule-132 — 1 day ago
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Liv Tyler insisted that Viggo Mortensen be brought back to the set to film the coronation kiss in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

During the final, hectic days of production, Mortensen had already finished his scenes and left the set. To save time, the crew planned to film Arwen’s close-up kiss using a stunt double. However, Tyler refused, arguing that this was her character’s most pivotal emotional moment and she wouldn't do it without her actual co-star.

Her insistence forced the production to recall Mortensen, ensuring the genuine chemistry between the two actors was captured for the film's finale.

u/Choice-Schedule-132 — 6 days ago
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This scene wasn't planned. During filming, Ian McKellen accidentally hit himself on the head, but he didn't even flinch and carried on with the scene. When they watched the footage, they loved it and kept it in the final cut of the movie.

u/Choice-Schedule-132 — 6 days ago
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Peter Jackson was awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or (the "Gold" Cannes award) at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2026. He received the award from Elijah Wood

u/AlKhwarazmi — 1 day ago
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One of the biggest changes Peter Jackson made to the book was the story of Andúril.

In the book, Aragorn already carries the shards of Narsil before the Fellowship reaches Rivendell. The broken sword is in his possession when he meets the Hobbits in Bree, as an heirloom of his bloodline.

The blade is then reforged into Andúril in Rivendell before the Fellowship leaves, and Aragorn carries it throughout the journey, having already accepted his destiny as Isildur’s heir and the future King of Gondor.

But in the films, Aragorn spends most of the trilogy avoiding that destiny.

Instead, the shards remain in Rivendell until The Return of the King, when Elrond brings the reforged Andúril to Aragorn before the Paths of the Dead.

It completely changes the sword’s meaning. In the books, Andúril symbolises a king returning from the very beginning. In the films, it becomes the moment Aragorn finally embraces who he was meant to be.

Did you like the changes made for the films?

u/Choice-Schedule-132 — 3 days ago