Balrogs, Beatles and Bean: Twelve Facts You May Not Have Known About Lord of the Rings

Sean Connery was originally offered the role of Gandalf, but had never read the books and “didn’t understand the script.” Sean Bean is afraid of riding in helicopters, so he chose to take a ski lift in full Boromir costume and then walk the rest of the way to the set. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.…