First, the Lakers have the rest of the regular season. “Fulfilling the obligation of an 82-game schedule” is how Phil Jackson so indolently describes it.
Mr.Jackson converted a rustic red barn into a herpetarium with displays for a dozen exotic and venomous snakes, including a Burmese python and a monocled cobra.
Stuntwoman Lani Jackson doubled for Arwen for some fight scenes that were cut from the film. Jackson does appear in the film trilogy as various stunt orcs.