Just a few days ago Ian McKelen noted exactly twenty years since he joined the acting on the set "The Lord of the Rings". In honor of the memorable date, he shared with fans of the franchise by a personal diary, which led during his fantastic travel under the leadership of Peter Jackson.
20 years ago I arrived in New Zealand on the shooting of the "Lord of the Rings". I joined the film crew on January 10, 2000. Throughout this time, I led the magazine, called the blog now. You may like to read about those rapid times,
- Posted actor in Twitter.
According to the link that McKelen left in the report, everyone can familiarize themselves with 16 entries on how he was listening, as the future Gandalf worried about the reaction of fans to his interpretation of a cult character, what an indelible impression was made to him renounced Rivendell, and about much more.
October 14, 1999:
So, the journey began without me. On Monday, October 11, Elijah Wood and the rest of the guys gathered in Hobbiton. And, as I heard, they behave well.
Road to Mordor
January 25, 2000:
In New Zealand, I feel at home. So far from England, but the language is the same, you can buy the same chocolates Marmite and Cadbury, on the banknote Queen, and in the magazine Women's Weekly article about the scandal around Prince Edward.
November 27, 2001:
What should I tell you about the "Brotherhood of the Ring", which I just looked? Of course, much less than you would like. In the prologue, a female voice sounds (guess, whose), who introduces the viewer into the world of Mediterrane, as if Peter Jackson took you by his hand and personally led there. The trip lasted 2 hours 45 minutes, although it seemed to me that it was not more than an hour, it was so exciting.