some questions 4 u guys! I need help!

[MirkwoodArcher]

I really need some help here. I have a few questions LotR related that I need some help answering! My friends put me to the test and I need ur help to find the answers to their questions. Ready, steady, GO!!!

1- Who was chosen to play Aragorn BEFORE Viggo Mortensen?

2- What are the 4 nicknames of Sméagol?

3- What was the average weight of Gimli`s armor?

4- What is Peter Jackson`s phobia?

5- What is the hidden feature on the FotR Extended Edition DVD?

6- What is the length of the WHOLE ENTIRE trilogy (in theatres)?

PLZ!!! u have to help me! I wanna see all of my friends faces when I`ll say the anwsers! hi hi! I`m EVIL!!!

[Laeretheas]

lol i only know one of the answers! sorry!

1- Who was chosen to play Aragorn BEFORE Viggo Mortensen? STUART TOWNSEND

[Turin]

A. 4... Spiders

[luthienarnatuile]

sam called gollum stinker, slinker, taruvel or something like that...and really ugly green thing that is oddly cute

[~Èlven Ðreamer Child~]

4-bugs, especially Wetas
5.There are 2, A Two Towers Trailer and an MTV spoof of the Council of Elrond

(Hope this helps, my friends have long ago given up trying to stump me. I'm not sure about Gimli's armor, but I know where to find out and I'll be back )

[goldelf]

1.stuart townsend
2.slinker,stinker,gollum and smeagol
3.70 pounds??thats just a guess
4.spiders i think
5.an alternate version 2 the council of elrond
6.gosh i dont know!!

[Findemaxerulisse]

1. Stuart Townsend
2. Slinker, Stinker, Gollum, Smeagol
3. about 200 pounds (i think-check FotR EE cast commentary
4.spiders-thats why he enjoyed doing shelob so much (aka arachnaphobia)
5.i dont know
6 i dont know exactly, but around 7hrs 20 min