The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Trivia - IMDb (original) (raw)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Since John Rhys-Davies suffered constant rashes from wearing the Gimli make-up, the make-up department gave him the opportunity to throw his Gimli mask into the fire on his last day of pick-up photography. He didn't hesitate a moment to grab and burn it.
To get enough extras for the Battle at the Black Gate, a few hundred members of the New Zealand Army were brought in. They apparently were so enthusiastic during the battle scenes that they kept breaking the wooden swords and spears they were given.
The last shot of principal photography was when the newly-crowned Aragorn bows to the four Hobbits. Although Viggo Mortensen did not need to be on-set for that day, he nevertheless insisted on attending. He didn't have a crown (it wasn't necessary, he wasn't being filmed), so he fashioned one out of paper. With each successive take, the crown was becoming more ornate and sillier as crew members kept decorating it, so the four actors playing the Hobbits often had difficulty suppressing their giggles.
Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood were each given prop rings by Peter Jackson used in the movie. They both thought they had the only one.
King Theoden touching the spears of his soldiers before they charge into battle was Bernard Hill's idea.
Royd Tolkien: (J.R.R. Tolkien's great-grandson) as a Gondorian Ranger handing weapons to his fellow soldiers when the orcs are invading Osgiliath.
Christian Rivers: The art director and storyboard artist appears as one of the Gondorian soldiers watching the beacon in Minas Tirith.
Rick Porras: The other soldier watching the beacon at Minas Tirith is a co-producer.
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