The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey behind the scenes gags

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

For physical reasons, Christopher Leeand Ian Holmboth finished filming their films in London and did not go to New Zealand.
Gurum appeared only once in the original novel, so Andy Serkis, who played him, only took a week to finish filming his own scene. But he did not leave the crew, but worked on the crew as the second director.
Richard Armitage, who plays the dwarf prince Thorin, is a 1.89 meter big man in reality. When the crew first asked him to play the dwarf, he thought he was joking.
It was British actor Robert Kaczynski who was originally scheduled to play the dwarf Philip. One month after filming started, he retired from the crew due to personal reasons, and replaced him by New Zealand actor Dean Ogolman.
Sedvin Brophy, the son of Jed Brophy, who plays the dwarf Noli, once played the son of Aragorn and the fairy princess in "The Return of the King"; he played both in "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King". Played as a strong orc and finally showed his face in "The Hobbit".
In "The Return of the King", the unnamed elf who talks to the elf princess has attracted the attention of fans, and they even named him "Figwit"short forin "Unexpected Journey" In the middle, he became Lin Dier, the assistant of the Elf King.
The actor Sylvester McCoy, who plays the brown-robed wizard Rhidagast, participated in the casting of "The Lord of the Rings". He wanted to play Bilbo Baggins. He and Ian McLean, who played the gray-robed wizard Gandalf, had collaborated as early as in the stage play "King Lear."
Pang Bo, the chef of the dwarves, never said a word in "Unexpected Journey."
This film is the first in film history to be shot in a new format at 48 frames per second. This frame rate is twice the original movie's 24 frames per second. Can make the picture look smoother and smoother. In the 3D world, the use of this new technology is revolutionary.
Hellboy Ron Pullman had planned to star in this film, but after his old partner Gilmour Del Toro gave up directing "The Hobbit", this matter went as it was.