Elijah Wood Agrees With ‘Lord of the Rings’ Co-Star on Playing His Most Iconic Role as Long as He’s "Alive and Able"

3 weeks ago 17

Elijah Wood as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings

Published Mar 9, 2026, 12:46 PM EDT

Adam Blevins began working in the entertainment industry in 2022 as a Staff Writer for Agents of Fandom, where he progressed to Senior Editor and interviewed talent from Marvel Studios, House of the Dragon, and Planet of the Apes. He joined Collider as a News Author in April 2024, was promoted to a Senior position in December 2024, and has written over 3,000 articles for the site, including exclusives relating to Avengers: Doomsday, The Penguin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and more. He primarily writes about the latest box office numbers and the hottest movies and TV shows on streaming, while also covering superhero and sci-fi news. He has completed a set visit for The Chosen and even has several months of experience writing Gaming Features at ScreenRant. You can find him on X, LinkedIn, and Muckrack.

It’s almost impossible to quantify the impact that The Lord of the Rings movies have had on the filmmaking industry over the last 25 years. Based on the famous literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien and written and directed by Peter Jackson, the movies became a cultural phenomenon that’s still relevant to this day. Even the franchise is still going strong in the form of a Prime Video original series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is a prequel to Jackson’s films. Last year, Warner Bros. released a new LOTR animated movie, The War of the Rohirrim, which underwhelmed both in its reception and performance at the box office.

Woody recently sat down for an interview, and he confirmed that he shares the same sentiment: “I totally get that. I certainly wouldn’t want anybody else to play Frodo either, as long as I’m alive and able. And I can also recognize what fun that is going to be — when you are in the cinema, and you see the hat turn around, and it’s Gandalf. Because I’m also a fan, and I’m excited to see how it all comes together.” While he won’t expressly admit that he’s returning as Frodo in The Hunt for Gollum, he does add that “there’s a feeling of getting the band back together.”

Who Is Writing and Directing ‘The Hunt for Gollum’?

Andy Serkis has been tapped to direct The Hunt for Gollum with a script from Philippa Boyens, Phoebe Gittins, Fran Walsh, and Arty Papageorgiou. Peter Jackson remains involved as a producer and is said to be supervising the story and direction. In addition to directing the film, Serkis will also reprise his role as Gollum, but it’s unclear if Viggo Mortensen will also be back as Aragorn.

Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of The Hunt for Gollum.