Elijah Wood breaks silence on possible return to new 'Lord of the Rings' film

Elijah Wood finally broke the silence over his potential return to the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie.

Speaking to Screen Rant at Fan Expo New Orleans, the 44-year-old actor neither confirmed nor denied reports claiming that Elijah will reprise his role as Frodo Baggins in the new film, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

Playing coy about reprising his beloved role, Elijah said, "I can neither confirm nor deny. Listen, a wizard is to be trusted."

He further told the outlet, "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," continued the Green Street star.

Elijah further said, “I’m excited for Andy [Serkis] to direct it. 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," he added.

For those unversed, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will be released in cinemas on December 17, 2027.