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Ronster
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Info: Deleted Scenes from Films that ended up in Other Films or TV shows Archive List
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19-Dec-2017, 1:29 PM

Ok So after a Lord of the Rings Marathon the other day I realised although the films were shot all together when it came to editing the films some things became apparent,

Lord of the Rings - Peter Jackson

Although in terms of the Lord of the rings books the climax of “The Two Towers” was always the battle at Helms Deep and also Frodo being stung and paralysed by Shelob with also Aragorn taking the paths of the dead…Regardless of this these story elements were always planned to move over to the film “The Return of the King” from “The Two Towers” book including a pairing down of Saruman being stabbed by Wormtoungue on top of Orthanc rather than “scourging of the Shire” as in the book… But in terms of scenes filmed always intended to be in “The Two Towers” Movie that made their way into “The Return of the King” Movie there are a few notable sequences moved to the sequel…

  1. Smeagol (Opening to the Return of the King) fighting and killing Deagol over the lost but newly found one ring of power. Shot for “The Two Towers” but became redundant originally intended to be inserted where Frodo says “Your name was Smeagol was’nt it”

  2. Scenes of Arwen Leaving Middle Earth and premonitions of a child she would bare with Aragorn were also shot and intended to go in to “The Two Towers” but made their way in to the sequel.

Will add to first post.

Just for the sake of a side note there was originally meant to be a meeting between Elrond and Galadriel in Lothlorien in which Galadriel Recited the prologue Dialogue from “The Fellowship of the Ring” in Elvish to Elrond… “The world has Changed” and so on But also with a conclusion about weather to intervene in the world of men which was decided help would be given…the important part that is missing is Arwen also looking into Galadriels mirror upon visiting Lothlorien presumably where she would have seen her possible unborn child from Aragorn which would conflict with Elronds opinion of why she should leave Middle Earth and not choose a mortal life and a conflict over Elronds vision vs Galadriels mirror and uncertain futures.

This was made in to a telepathic communication eventually in editing on “The Two Towers” but ultimately meant losing Arwen looking into Galadriels mirror causing havoc for her subplot.

Another important shuffle in the “Return of the King” is that when Pippin and Gandalf first arrive at Minas Tirith the scene with the Nazgul attacking and a retreating Faramir from Osgiliath were to intersect as in so much as Gandalf arrives at Minas Tirith fending off the Nazgul (Gandalfs light in his staff) to help Faramir escape not already being in the city there with Pippin.