I’ve said this in a couple of places now but Bernard Hill had meant to have been a part of a LOTR reunion this weekend here in Liverpool at Comic Con but had pulled out last minute with the line being that his wife was taken ill
His former cast mates found out the sad news before coming to the show this morning and like pros, from what I heard, made it through their respective signings and photo sessions. At their show closing panel, Sean Astin and Billy Boyd paid tribute to him along with Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan (Orlando Bloom had been there but had to catch a flight while Andy Serkis could only do yesterday)