Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
When Sean Astin Was Airlifted To The Hospital After A Gruesome Foot Injury On ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Set
Image
Sean Astin Was Injured During Filming ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Sean Astin didn’t just carry Frodo to Mount Doom — the man literally bled for Middle-earth. While filming The Fellowship of the Ring, Astin suffered a gruesome foot injury that left him gashed, bloody, and airborne in a helicopter. A real-life emergency straight out of a fantasy epic.

It all went down during a scene shot at Lake Mavora, New Zealand, when Sam and Frodo were bolting through the water. Astin had been wearing prosthetic hobbit feet, but one wrong step turned deadly serious. A sharp object hidden in the riverbed stabbed straight through the fake foot, and deep into his real one.

“As my right foot lands about two feet in the water… just this huge sharp pain. I grabbed onto the side of the boat. It hurt so bad,” he recalled in the DVD extras (via Cheat Sheet). Director...
See full article at KoiMoi
  • 4/30/2025
  • by Koimoi.com Team
  • KoiMoi

Similar News

Netflix

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Unveils First Teaser At Netflix Tudum
  • 6/1/2025
  • by Matt Grobar
  • Deadline Film + TV
‘Frankenstein’ teaser: Guillermo del Toro’s next monstrous creation revealed
  • 6/1/2025
  • by Kevin P. Sullivan
  • Gold Derby
Frankenstein: Oscar Isaac Brings Jacob Elordi to Life in Electrifying Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix Movie
  • 6/1/2025
  • by Matt Webb Mitovich
  • TVLine.com
Image

Instagram

Renée Victor, Voice of Abuelita in ‘Coco,’ Dies at 86
  • 6/1/2025
  • by McKinley Franklin
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Image
‘True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto Says Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson Are “Open To” Reprising Cohle & Hart For “Another Story”
  • 5/31/2025
  • by Natalie Oganesyan
  • Deadline Film + TV
Image
90 Day Fiancé’s Jasmine Pineda Reaches Life-Changing Milestone In US After Nearly Leaving For Panama
  • 5/31/2025
  • by Neha Nathani
  • ScreenRant
Image

Twitter

Mikaela Hoover will play Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece season 2, coming to Netflix in 2026
  • 6/1/2025
  • by Dan Selcke
  • Winter Is Coming
Image
Seong Gi-hun fights for his life in new Squid Game season 3 trailer
  • 6/1/2025
  • by Daniel Roman
  • Winter Is Coming
Image
Joe Rogan Pisses Off His Audience By Having Bono as a Guest
  • 5/31/2025
  • by Jo Vito
  • Consequence - Music
Image
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.