The Lord Of The Rings: 10 Scenes Actors HATED Shooting

10. Sean Astin Got Pissed Off With Andy Serkis' Method

Before Peter Jackson developed a means to record motion capture on set, Andy Serkis spent his days acting as the physical representation of Gollum, for Sean Astin and Elijah Wood to play off. Serkis would then have to replicate all the physical exertion he put into those shoots on a motion capture stage - effectively doing his job twice. He must have been knackered.

Although Serkis' original performances were cut out and replaced with a digital character, the impact of his actions were not unnoticed. The shots of Frodo and Sam wrestling with a digital creature only felt authentic because Serkis threw himself into the role with such passion.

Serkis' method was so full on that it resulted in a bit of a tense incident with his fellow cast member Sean Astin, however. During a scene in the Two Towers, the Hobbits are about to make a break for the Black Gate, only for Gollum to pull them back.

In one take, Serkis pulled with such force that he yanked Sean Astin's wig off, along with a big clump of hair. Astin stormed off the set, leaving a frosty atmosphere between the two for the rest of the day.