Lord of the Rings and its prequel trilogyThe Hobbit easily had a few couple million other props put together, ranging in measurement all the way down to 1 small ring. For the forged who had to work with those props for years, there is no doubt they shaped some kind of attachments to them. So once they leave the set, of path some of them are going to take house some little memento to remind them of their time making the film.

Cate Blanchett, who played elvish queen Galadriel, not too long ago reminded us of all the cool props some actors got to take house with them as souvenirs. The actress appeared on Stephen Colbert's A Late Show with Stephen at Home, and the pair mentioned Lord of the Rings of path. Since they have been chatting by way of video name from their homes, Blanchett had all of her props at the in a position to show and brag about (we are not bitter).

While Blanchett is at house, she's been cleansing out her attic and was trying to find her elvish ears. Unfortunately she could not find them, but she did in finding her set of Tauriel's combating blades, which she confirmed Colbert. "I mean some people stock toilet paper, but I've got these," she said. Tauriel is in truth Evangeline Lilly's character in The Hobbit so Colbert concept it used to be bizarre Blanchett had the swords. To which Blanchett quickly said, "Actually, you did not see those. Don't speak to Evangeline Lilly anytime soon."

Blanchett's little display and tell used to be just a painful reminder that the forged have been ready to take virtually anything else they wanted from the set, despite the fact that it did not belong to their characters (Sorry to Evangeline Lilly). It would seem as even though just about everybody who worked on the two trilogies were given to take one thing.

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Sir Ian McKellen printed on an Ask Me Anything on Reddit that he took house a couple of gold coins from the treasure Smaug was guarding in The Hobbit, together with the entrance door key to Bag End, studies Insider. But he needed to be as stealthy as Bilbo to obtain either of them.

"And if you don't tell anyone, I can tell you that I have some of those coins," McKellen wrote. "Along with the font door key to Bag End, which I know Peter Jackson is looking for, but will never find."

Liv Tyler, who played the elvish princess Arwen, additionally took home a pair of issues. She has Arwen's sword and her personal pair of elvish ears she wore in TheLord of the Rings. Coincidentally she also did a display and inform with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, and showed him the extremely detailed sword. She advised Colbert it was a present from the trilogies' director, Peter Jackson.

Both Elijah Wood, who played Frodo, and Andy Serkis, who performed Gollum, received prop replicas of the One Ring, used on the set as a present from Jackson as neatly. Wood went on Conan O'Brian's show all the way through Comic Con to speak about the ring he owns. What's particular about Wood's ring is that it was once one of the rings they utilized in filming.

Wood stated, "This is the real thing, so I was given this ring when we commenced principal photography of all the films. I'm a ring bearer, so they gave it to me. It's an incredible thing to have." Wood additionally mentioned there have been more than likely only ten of the ones rings in lifestyles, so they'd be extremely valuable.

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Sean Astin, who performed Same Wise Gamgee, additionally took house his Hobbit feet, however Viggo Mortensen didn't just take any old prop; he took house the horse he shaped a bond with all over the making of Lord of the Rings. According to IGN, Mortensen bought the horse he rode on for most of the films.

Being a particularly experienced horse rider, Mortensen shaped an attachment to his horse named TJ, and purchased him. "I bought the one in Lord of the Rings 'cause I had – even though I wasn't with him all the time, I just developed a real good friendship with him," Mortensen defined. It may be rumored that Mortensen were given Aragorn's sword as smartly.

Fans in every single place the world alternatively, who have never set foot on the set of Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, are still in a position to procure those treasured props from prop auctions. Props ranging from swords to helmets utilized in the movies can go for masses of hundreds of greenbacks.

No doubt they keep their purchases under lock and key in nice glass circumstances, unlike Blanchett and Tyler who stash their souvenirs of their attics. But if you are a die onerous fan who cannot afford to buy those props, there is always the Noble Collection, for your entire copy desires.

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