Elijah Wood Addresses 'Lord of the Rings' Return, Plays Coy About 'The Hunt for Gollum'

Elijah Wood is speaking out about his apparent return for the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum.

The 44-year-old actor will reportedly reprise his role as Frodo Baggins in the new film, co-star Ian McKellen revealed last year.

During a recent outing, Elijah addressed his return and played coy about reprising his beloved role.

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“I can neither confirm nor deny. Listen, a wizard is to be trusted,” he told Screen Rant at Fan Expo New Orleans. “Aside from any of that, I’m not really allowed to confirm. I’m really excited about the film. I think it really is a creative ‘getting the band back together.’ A lot of the creative heads of department are back and in that space again. Philippa [Boyens] I think, is co-writing it and producing it. It’s very much that core original group getting back together to tell this story that will feel like a really fun exploration of this character that we all love so much. And I’m just really excited.”

“I’m excited for Andy [Serkis] to direct it,” Elijah added. “It feels so unbelievably appropriate that he directs a film about his character that he has really made his own. I’m thrilled. It’ll be great. And I’m excited to see… I know their intention is to make other films in this universe. And that’s exciting, interesting to see where that goes, but very exciting.”

Warner Bros previously confirmed the new movie was in the works back in May 2024.

Philippa Boyens has also teased the movie is “quite an intense story,” and it “falls after the birthday party of Bilbo and before the Mines of Moria. It’s a specific chunk of incredible untold story, told through the perspective of this incredible creature.”

Last fall, Elijah crashed a Lord the Rings-theme wedding!