5. An unscripted bump to the head – or not?
There are two sides to this story. But it’s best first to lay the context…
Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf
During Gandalf’s initial visit to Bag End, he is seen to bump his head against Bilbo’s low hobbit-sized roof.
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In the DVD commentary, Peter Jackson states that this was completely unscripted, but that McKellen continued to act admirably.