AAccording to Elijah Wood's story, the "Lord of the Rings" rights were initially owned by Weinstein's company Miramax as Peter Jackson attempted to get the films off the ground. The entertainment studio didn't want to create the trio of films according to Jackson's vision, and when he asked to shop the idea around to other studios, Weinstein said yes on two conditions. First, they had to find a buyer that weekend. Second, the studio had to agree to make all three films in one fell swoop.
In the '90s, this was an unheard-of risk to ask a studio to take. Nevertheless, Jackson put on his salesman cap, made a pitch video, and quickly found a buyer in Bob Shaye at New Line Cinema. According to Hollywood lore, Jackson had dialed it back to two films at that point, and it was Shaye who was so taken by the idea that he insisted on upping the number to three.
This made the impish retribution of the Weinstein Orc the perfect way to subtly throw shade at Harvey Weinstein. The specific Orc in question is unknown, which is unfortunate. It would be entertaining for many LOTR fans (and countless others besides) to see the costume that served as a "screw you" to the man that nearly derailed one of the greatest film trilogies of all time.
