Harvey Weinstein was appropriately „honored” by the makers of Lord of the Rings. Elijah Wood recalled what was done to return the favor to the producer who wanted to block the making of the movies.
The absence of one of the most important scenes in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was said to have angered Christopher Lee. The actor decided to boycott the movie's premiere and only reconciled with Peter Jackson after time.
Several decades ago, J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were deemed impossible to film by a famous director, so he turned down an offer to make a film based on them. Eventually the project was shut down by the creator of Middle-earth himself.
The final sequences of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King sum up the entire journey of the the characters. One of the key scenes was changed at the last minute, as it could have ruined the whole message.