Sean Connery turned down the Gandalf role in TLOTR

August 4, 2014 araho Did you know that Gandalf, Sean Connery, the lord of the rings

Sean Connery turned down the Gandalf role in Lord of the Rings, saying “I read the book. I read the script. I saw the movie. I still don’t understand it.” Connery stated in interviews that he was offered a role in The Lord of the Rings series, declining it due to “not understanding the script.” […]

Elijah Wood recived one of the One Ring props and Sting Frodo’s sword

December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 araho Did you know that Elijah Wood, Lord of the Rings, the lord of the rings

Elijah Wood was cast as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of director Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel. His most hotly anticipated project, the 2001 film gave Wood top billing as Baggins, alongside a cast that included Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando […]

While filming X-Men Ian McKellen was cast as the Gandalf in LOTR

While filming X-Men Ian McKellen was cast as the wizard Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 araho Did you know that ian mckellen, Lord of the Rings, the lord of the rings, X-Men

McKellen had taken film roles throughout his career—beginning in 1969 with his role of George Matthews in A Touch of Love, and his first leading role was in 1980 as D.H.Lawrence in Priest of Love, but it was not until the 1990s that he became more widely recognised in this medium, through several roles in […]

Ian McKellen has a tattoo of the Elvish number nine on his shoulder

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 araho Did you know that ian mckellen, Lord of the Rings, tattoo, the lord of the rings

Ian mckellen and his first serious partner, Brian Taylor, a history teacher from Bolton, began their relationship in 1964. It lasted for eight years, ending in 1972. They lived in London, where McKellen continued to pursue his career as an actor. For over a decade, he has lived in a five-story Victorian conversion in Narrow Street, […]

Russian novel published in 1999 which re-tells the lord of the rings

May 9, 2013September 20, 2013 Anya Did you know that russian, the lord of the rings

Did you know there was Russian novel published in 1999 which re-tells The Lord of The Rings from Sauron’s Perpective The novel is based on the premise that the Tolkien account is a “history written by the victors”. In Eskov’s version of the story, Mordor is described as a peaceful country on the verge of an […]