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Ian McKellen's LOTR filming blog beginning in 1999
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Now that a group of friends have got our tickets for the LOTR extended showings at the Wellington Embassy Cinema in Jan/Feb 2026, I've been reminiscing about those years. One of the best things I found years ago while living on the other side of the planet from Middle-earth, NZ was Sir Ian's blog he posted then - when blogs were still a pretty new thing. I've been re-reading it today, and what a joy it is to have a first-hand account of what the filming experience was like. Sir Ian being Sir Ian it is humorous, insightful, joyous, and very detailed from an actor's viewpoint. It's like a written account of the days we see in Peter Jackson's behind-the-scenes videos. Each post is so detailed I find I am happy to read just a few at a time. That's fine with me as it means I'll have many delightful sessions of reading before I see the films on a big screen again.
A look through the LOTR board did not turn up a reference to them. Perhaps they were posted in the First Age of TORn and have disappeared with other posts from that time? I hope that posting the link to the blog will revive good memories of the first time you read them and delight those who will see them for the first time.
Thank you, Mister Gandalf!
Enjoy, All!
https://mckellen.com/cinema/lotr/journal.htm
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