Peter Jackson intervened so that the Fellowship of the Ring could also be united outside the filming of the films
There are stories from the film industry that transcend the screen and they become legends. One of them is the epic trilogy of The Lord of the ringsdirected by Peter Jackson and based on the masterpieces of fantastic literature by JRR Tolkien. But behind the scenes, there are details that even the most ardent fans don’t know. One of them is the mystery of the tattoo: a symbol of camaraderie among the cast, but with a traitor among them. Because yes, many fans know that the main cast got a tattoo commemorating the filming, but many fewer fans know that There is an actor who didn’t do it.
A little ink to tie them all together
The original cast of The Lord of the Rings, with Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen, in the lead, decided to capture their union in a tattoo. The choice was the number “nine” written in elvisha reference to the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring. However, among them there was a dissident: John Rhys-Daviesknown for his portrayal of the brave dwarf Gimli in the trilogy.
Rhys-Davies, in a decision that surprised many, chose not to join the rest of the cast in this gesture of camaraderie. As Fandomwire explains, your reason, although peculiar, reveals a lot about the Welsh actor’s personality. In the interview, he explained that his refusal was due to his aversion to needles and his respect for certain traditionssuch as those related to the military field and tribes such as the Maori, for whom tattoos have a special meaning. That doesn’t mean that Gimli was left without a tattoo: Rhys-Davies’ lookalike Brett Beattie took his place and he got the required tattoo along with the rest of the team.
In addition to Rhys-Davies’ refusal, Peter Jackson, the director of the trilogy, starred in his own anecdote related to the tattoo. Since the actors did not invite him to participate in this little ritual, and as a nice response, Jackson decided make himself a tattoo. The choice of him, the number “ten” in elvishjoining the actors in this symbolic gesture but respecting their place outside the group of actors by choosing another figure for the tattoo.
The Lord of the Rings tattoo became a symbol not only of the camaraderie between the actors and can be seen in different movies in which these actors participate, such as the magnificent Eastern Promiseswhere he competes on the skin of Viggo Mortensen with an endless number of tattoos related to the underworld and the criminal world.
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