Elijah Wood disclosed that the cast of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy did not profit significantly despite its massive success. The filming of all three movies back-to-back left no room for the cast to renegotiate salaries. Wood emphasized the gamble taken by Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema, stating that while they sacrificed lucrative contracts, they signed on for a life-affecting experience. Both Wood and Cate Blanchett acknowledged they did not receive substantial salaries, reflecting on the fulfillment of participating in an iconic series over monetary rewards.
"Because we weren't making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn't the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life."
"The benefit of that was that we were also signing up for something that was going to be a part of our lives forever."
"Are you kidding me? No, no one got paid anything to do that movie."
"I basically got free sandwiches, and I got to keep my ears.... No, no one got paid anything."
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