10 Most Paused Lord Of The Rings Moments

10. Gimli's Obvious Body Double

In The Lord of the Rings, Jonathan Rhys-Davies portrays the dwarf, Gimli. Since the Welsh actor stands 5ft 9, his height is concealed through the franchise with trick photography and a dwarf stunt double. Even when a double is portraying the character, it's hard to notice since Gimli's face is obscured by his helmet and thick beard.

However, there is one shot in The Two Towers where Rhys-Davies' double stands out like an oliphaunt. After Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli learn that Merry and Pippin escaped from the Uruk-Hai, they discover the hobbits found shelter in a forest. Reaching the edge of the woods, Gimli ominously declares their comrades have stumbled upon the Ent-inhabited Fangorn Forest.

As soon as Gimli says this, we cut to a shot of the three of them, where the dwarf is unmistakably portrayed by someone who is not Jonathan Rhys-Davies. The camera lingers on this shot for a few seconds, making the stunt double all the more obvious. What's more bizarre is that the shot is so simple, it's a wonder why the director didn't just use Rhys-Davies rather than relying on an obvious double.