Considered by now as one of the greatest fantasy productions in the history of cinema, the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy is the most acclaimed work of Peter Jackson’s career, but revealed an interview that almost “exploded” during filming. of a famous battle. .
In an interview with The Telegraph, Jackson revealed moments of tension while filming “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” the second film in the trilogy. In particular, the Battle for Helm’s Deep, one of the most famous sequences in cinema.
Despite the success of the production when it hit the big screen, Jackson faced angry bosses and budget fights and revealed that one of those moments, where he practically blew up, happened during the filming of the battle.
The reason for this was New Line Cinema’s constant and increasing pressure on the production budget. “It was a time when New Line was angrier with us in terms of budget.”
“I’m on the railing, probably with the [ator de Aragorn] vigo [Mortensen]and I see [o produtor] barrier [M. Osborne]Jackson told of filming the Battle for Helm’s Deep in “The Two Towers”. “It took him about 30 minutes to snort to get to the top, so I just kept filming.”
But the producer eventually got to the top to talk to the director. “Barrie walks in and says, ‘I have the studio, I need to get you in touch with Michael Lynne from New Line.’ I ask why. He says, ‘Oh, he’s going to threaten to sue you and sell the house to cover the excess costs,’ “Jackson revealed.
“Barrie was just the messenger, but that was one of the only places I really blew up,” Jackson continued. “I said, ‘Tell Michael Lynne I’m making this fucking movie and I’m doing the best job I can, and I’m not going to interrupt my day with a phone call like that.’
Jackson declined to speak to the studio and simply continued filming, which sent a clear message: either New Line trusted the director or stopped production once and for all. Eventually, New Line Cinema withdrew, rather than taking more drastic action.
The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy became a huge success with both audiences and critics, earning the rare feat for fantasy adaptations to compete and win multiple Oscars.
In addition to the conflict with the studio over budget overshooting, shooting Battle for Helm’s Deep was a challenge in itself. The clash between Saruman’s forces and the Rohan warriors under King Théoden’s command took more than 120 days to shoot and 40 minutes of “The Two Towers”, almost like a short film within the film.
In addition to the long duration and delay of filming, the battle was extreme for the actors, the stuntmen and the army of extras who attended the recordings. Viggo Mortensen and Bernard Hill were injured during filming, and the scenes were shot at night, with constant New Zealand rain which, when it finally stopped, was replaced by artificial rain to get the scenes going.
“Three and a half months of night shooting – it was the creation and destruction of some people,” said Sala Baker, the actor and stuntman who played various warrior orcs and the Dark Lord Sauron himself.
Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn in the trilogy and witnessed the scene where Peter Jackson exploded with a producer, agrees with Baker. “Those months of night shooting … constant difficulties,” he said. “I hated it and I liked it, I will always remember it.”
The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy is available on HBO Max.
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