Orlando Bloom it was put on the map by Peter Jackson when Jackson gave him the role of Legolas in his three epic films The Lord of the Rings franchise. He went on to star in other major projects, but rightly credits his success to Jackson, and like many of his co-stars, Bloom says he’d love to return to the world Jackson created.
In a recent interview with Variety, just days after Ian McKellen expressed interest in returning as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s new live-action film The Lord of the Rings film, Bloom added his name to the list.
Asked if he would be interested in returning to the Tolkien franchise, the Legolas actor replied:
“Oh, man, those things are amazing. Yeah. I don’t know how they would do that. I guess with AI you can do anything these days. But if Pete [Peter Jackson] he says jump, I say, ‘how high?’ I mean, he started my whole career.”
The new Middle-earth films will begin in 2026 with The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumdirected by Andy Serkiswho will reprise his role as Gollum/Sméagol.
Original franchise director Jackson is on board to produce alongside his partners Francesca Walsh AND Philippa BoyensThe plan is for that film to be the start of a new live-action The Lord of the Rings series.
Bloom said of the project:
“I really don’t know what [they are planning]I spoke with Andy [Serkis] and said they were thinking about how to do things.
“I was like, ‘How could this work?’ And he was like, ‘Well, AI!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, OK!’ It was a pretty magical time in my life, and it’s one of those things where there’s no downside.”
While the new The Lord of the Rings The films are still in development at Warner Bros., McKellen said in early September, “They just told me there’s going to be more movies and that Gandalf is going to be involved and they’re hoping I’ll play him. When? I don’t know. What’s the script? It’s not written yet. So they better hurry!”
Would you like to see the whole gang again for these new ones? The Lord of the Rings adventures?
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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