Just like it has been 17 years since the last Bad Boys film it has also been 17 years since The Lord of the Rings came to an end.
The trilogy ended with Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Sir Ian McKellen describes the last day of filming the iconic franchise. The actor who played Gandalf said:
I finished mid-afternoon standing in front of a green screen close to the camera, filming a close-up of Gandalf as he battled with unseen (indeed non-existent) forces – orcs probably, although I confess I’m never too sure. It can be surprisingly tiring in heavy robes twisting and turning even only on the spot, stabbing and slicing the air as a sedentary director watching a TV monitor of the action a few yards away shouts encouragement ‘More vicious! Behind You! Again – hit him again! It’s an effort! It’s exhausting! One last effort!’ Then blessedly after a couple of minutes when my arms feel they are about to drop off, it’s ‘Excellent Ian! Alright?’ as Peter levers himself up from the reinforced armchair and hurries to shake my hand. ‘And that is a wrap on Ian McKellen!’
What a way to end the last day on set! A ferocious battle with invisible orcs and CGI monsters. With such a heavy costume Sir Ian also had a rather large sword to swing. This became very tiring for the actor and was a very intense scene to shoot. He certainly went out with a bang shooting this one!
If you’re getting itchy feet and wish to return to Middle Earth I can’t imagine it’ll be too long until we see the Lord of the Rings series arrive on Amazon!
