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(#8) Bilbo's Floor Was Magnetic, For An Important Reason
In order to show the huge importance and weight of the One Ring, the floor was built to be magnetic, so that when Bilbo dropped the ring, it wouldn't bounce.
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(#29) The Day Of Shooting, A Ping Pong Ball Stood In For Balrog
When Gandalf had his big stand-off scene with the Balrog, Ian McKellen was actually acting to a ping pong ball.
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(#3) Sean Bean, As Boromir, Would Hike To Set Every Day In Wardrobe
The cast often had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter. Sean Bean (Boromir) was afraid of flying and would only do it when absolutely necessary. When they were shooting the scenes of the Fellowship crossing the snowy mountains, he'd spend two hours every morning climbing from the base of the mountain to the set near the top, already dressed as Boromir.
The crew being flown up could see him from their helicopters.
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(#9) The Main Door To Helm's Deep Was Built Too Well And Had To Be Modified
The main door to Helm's Deep was built so heavily and so well that the real battering ram that was built to knock down the gates failed to do so until the door was weakened. Someone had built the door a little bit too well and Peter Jackson can be heard on the extended DVD commentary saying that if they had to defend a castle, he would want the Weta Workshop guys to build the door.
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(#13) The Wrap Gift Each Cast Member Received Was Specific To His Or Her Character
Each of the cast members was given a gift on their last day of shooting - usually a prop that was significant to their role. Miranda Otto received one of Eowyn's dresses and her sword, Liv Tyler received Arwen's "dying dress," and Orlando Bloom got one of Legolas's bows.
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(#17) To Watch All 3 Extended Editions, You'll Need Almost Half A Day
If one watched the extended versions back to back, it would take 681 min (11 hr, 21 min) to finish.
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