5. An unscripted bump to the head – or not?

There are two sides to this story. But it’s best first to lay the context…

Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf

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During Gandalf’s initial visit to Bag End, he is seen to bump his head against Bilbo’s low hobbit-sized roof.

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In the DVD commentary, Peter Jackson states that this was completely unscripted, but that McKellen continued to act admirably.

Bonk!

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However, this has since been considered to be a simple misunderstanding. In a correspondence that appears online, McKellen denies this:

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 “Peter, for once, is wrong. The head-banging was my idea but I’m glad if it seemed spontaneous, the aim of all actors.”

McKellen says it was his idea!

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But even if it was McKellen’s idea, it probably wasn’t initially scripted. It’s still an interesting look into the filming process, huh?

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