Ed Gamble

I don't even think it was Lord of the Rings.

I think it was a film that he'd done before Lord of the Rings.

And Peter brought him on from this fan art.

Because Christian had just written to him going, I want to work with you.

And they worked together for years and years and years.

And I think Peter had just finished the Hobbit trilogy.

And was basically like, I've got these rights.

I am...

making a Beatles doc, you do this film.

And so we're on this massive, massive set, green screens everywhere, like massive, there's got to be 200 people on set, green screens everywhere, huge built set, it's my first shot of the day, I'm being introduced in an extremely Legolas fashion, like there's a huge crane, it's doing like a panning shot up from the legs into the face as a fan blowing my dreadlocks in the wind.

He's like, right, so this is your romantic introduction.

She's going to come off the airship, and she's just got to see you and see her life.

And so, like, we do the first take, and the camera pans up, and my hair's blowing in the wind, fans, and I'm like, hmm.

And then cut.

And so he's maybe 50 metres away, maybe more.

I'm up on a platform.

200 people just milling about doing their work.

Bell goes, brr, everyone's, like, hammering and stuff.

He goes, right, could you do that again, but maybe do it sexier?

Right, let's go.