Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson said that working with Ian Holm taught him “so much”. He added that it was a “privilege” to work with the late actor, whose death at the age of 88 was announced on Friday.
Jackson penned a lengthy tribute to Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings films, on social media. “Back in early 2000, before we started shooting our Bilbo scenes for The Fellowship Of The Ring, I was nervous about working with such an esteemed actor, but he immediately put me at ease,” Jackson said.
He added that Holm’s “incredibly varied line reads and performances were all quite wonderful”, and the actor “rarely needed direction”.
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