Richard Simpson|Showbusiness Correspondent|Evening Standard10 April 2012- 1,600 pairs of rubber ears and feet were used in the filming of the trilogy
- All nine actors of "The Fellowship" have reportedly had a tattoo done of the word "Nine" in Elvish - to mark the close bonds they built up during 18 months of filming
- The body double for Elijah Wood, who plays the diminutive hobbit Frodo Baggins, is London-based actor Kiran Shah, who is only 4ft tall. Shah, who returned to the UK in October after four years in New Zealand, also played an Ewok in Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
- Christopher Lee fans have started an online petition for the seven-minute scene where his character Lord Saruman dies to be reinstated. It has been cut from the cinema version but will be reinstated when the DVD is released
- Mr Lee is so convinced of the third film's brilliance he has vowed to resign from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, if it does not receive an award
- 250 horses were used in the filming of the trilogy, including five miniature horses used for the hobbits
- Over £50,000 worth of coffee was drunk by the crew during the 18-month film shoot
- More than 26,000 extras have appeared in the trilogy
- JRR Tolkien sold the film rights to his books in 1969 for £10,000. The first two films have taken £380million in the US alone