One Zoom to rule them all: Lord of the Rings cast reunites to share memories - Ars Technica

For the first time in a long while, every actor who played a member of The Lord of the Rings’ fellowship reunited (along with other former cast members) to discuss their memories of shooting the hugely popular 2000s films, do line readings, and crack jokes.

It’s part of a series hosted by actor Josh Gad, each episode of which is a reunion via Zoom meeting to raise money for a charity that is working on some aspect of COVID-19 relief.

Some of it retreads things dedicated fans already knew—for example, that Viggo Mortensen joined the cast as Aragorn after production had already started.

(A younger, Irish actor named Stuart Townsend was originally cast, but he “didn’t work out,” according to director Peter Jackson.) But even those who watched all the behind-the-scenes videos on the DVD releases and the like will probably learn a new thing or two.

The call concluded with Gad asking each cast member what the Lord of the Rings means to them and with Pippin actor Billy Boyd singing his character’s song from The Return of the King.

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