The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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'Superstitious' Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen carries a good luck acorn, because "it makes me feel calm"
Look, when you've seen how handy an Ent can be in battle, who can blame you for carrying a baby tree around in your pocket?
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Viggo Mortensen had only read The Hobbit before being cast in The Lord of the Rings, wasn't sure about playing "guy who lived in the woods"
Thank goodness that Mortensen, who we all now know as Aragorn, son of Arathorn, had a Tolkien fan in his life to sway him toward taking the part
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Right before he filmed Helm's Deep, The Lord of the Rings production team swapped out the horse Viggo Mortensen had been training with
Even the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth have to deal with production changes. And in Viggo Mortensen's case, that meant starting from square one with a new horse, Uraeus, who would go on to play Aragorn's horse Brego
June 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Finally, Gollum vs Samwise Gamgee go head-to-head: watch Andy Serkis body slam Sean Astin to the stage at C2E2
It looks like horsing around, but take a second look at the two on stage at C2E2 2025...
April 15, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Follow along live to the Lord of the Rings reunion panel with Elijah wood, Andy Serkis, and more from Chicago's C2E2 2025
Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Sam), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Billy Boyd (Pippin), John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), and Andy Serkis (Gollum) are reuniting to talk Lord of the Rings - and you can follow it live from C2E2 2025 here with our liveblog.
April 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt