Hollywood star Sean Bean was forced to climb up mountains on the set of 'The Lord Of The Rings' because he is petrified of flying. The 48-year-old, who played Boromir in the fantasy adventure movie, refused to use the helicopters with his co-stars on the New Zealand set of the hit movie, choosing to walk instead. And Bean - who is famed for his action roles, blames his parents for passing on the phobia, as they hated the thought of flying as well. He says, "My parents were afraid of flying and it rubbed off on me. I used to drive to all my film locations in Europe but I couldn’t when it came to filming The Lord Of The Rings in New Zealand."But I wouldn’t get into a helicopter with the rest of the cast. They had to wait for me to walk up the mountain and join them before they could start filming."
Hollywood star Sean Bean was forced to climb up mountains on the set of 'The Lord Of The Rings' because he is petrified of flying. The 48-year-old, who played Boromir in the fantasy adventure movie, refused to use the helicopters with his co-stars on the New Zealand set of the hit movie, choosing to walk instead. And Bean - who is famed for his action roles, blames his parents for passing on the phobia, as they hated the thought of flying as well. He says, "My parents were afraid of flying and it rubbed off on me. I used to drive to all my film locations in Europe but I couldn’t when it came to filming The Lord Of The Rings in New Zealand."But I wouldn’t get into a helicopter with the rest of the cast. They had to wait for me to walk up the mountain and join them before they could start filming."
