New ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movie Plans See Elijah Wood Cautiously Optimistic
deadline.comCount actor Elijah Wood among those who are rooting for the new Lord of the Rings movies that are planned. Warner Bros. Pictures and Swedish media company Embracer Group said earlier this year they will produce more films based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in the massively successful LOTR Peter Jackson film trilogy, talked about what the new films might be in an interview with . “I’m fascinated and I’m excited.
I hope it’s good,” Wood told GQ. “I’m surprised — I don’t know why I’m surprised, because of course there would be more movies.” A new Lord of the Rings, along with a reimagined Harry Potter, are among the projects Warner Bros.
Discovery has in the works. “Obviously at the core of that is a desire to make a lot of money,” Wood allows. “It’s not that a bunch of executives are like, ‘Let’s make really awesome art.’ And, again, not begrudging anybody, because of course, it is commerce.
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