49. Gandalf the Thief.
Sir Ian McKellen was praised for his portrayal of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, but most fans don’t know just how much of Middle Earth he took with him. Ian confessed that he actually stole Gandalf’s staff, and he proudly displays it at his pub, “The Grapes.”
50. Method Acting
During the shot that Frodo was stabbed by Shelob’s stinger, Elijah Wood actually got stabbed by a prop stinger. Wood mentioned that not only was it extremely painful, but it actually did enough damage to land him in the hospital for a few days.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King (2003), New Line Cinema
51. Always Wear Protection
Elijah Wood had to be wrapped in a latex-esque material when he was in Shelob’s webbing. On the DVD extras Wood jokes that it was like being in “the world’s largest condom”.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King (2003), New Line Cinema
