-It cost about $270 million dollars to film the trilogy, that's all. It cost about $200 million to film Titanic.
-Each film has taken in over $800 million worldwide. Just think of the profit!
-Over 3 million feet of film was shot
-15 000 costumes were made from scratch
-48 000 items were made (swords, weapons, etc)
-Over 900 suits of hand-made armour were made
-Over 20 000 household and everyday items were made by artists
-Over 1600 pairs of prosthetic feet and ears were made to fit each individual person
-Filming began October 11th, 1999
-Before filming, Peter Jackson got the blessing of the local Maori tribe
-Aragorn was originally going to be played by Irish actor Stuart Townsend
*** taken from Blast! at the Movies : Lord of the Rings, winter 2002 issue
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-the Hobbits were the first ones to begin filming, allowing for them to bond so that they seemed authentic friends on film
-when Viggo Mortensen was offered the part of Aragorn, he was not going to accept it. It was his son, a huge LOTR fan, that persuaded him to do it. Thank goodness!
-Orlando Bloom originally auditioned for the part of Faramir
-Orlando Bloom fell off his horse during the fliming of the scene in TTT where he gracefully jumps onto his horse. He broke a rib, and couldn't film for several days