Elijah Wood Reveals The Secrets Behind Filming 'The Lord of the Rings' | Explain This | Esquire

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[melsanchez]

James cordon should NEVER and I mean NEVER EVER, in any alternate universe or parallel dimension or space-time continuum, be mentioned in the same sentence as Samwise the brave.

[thelord]

I feel like the movies wouldn't have been so perfect if they had different actors playing it, it was amazingly well cast.

[kurtsiecolferites]

LOTR remains the best trilogy in the universe. Period.

[angelabernhardt]

I love how much the cast still doesn’t mind talking about the movies. It’s just like reminiscing over fond memories and never gets tiresome.

[alassera]

If Cage played Aragorn, how hilarious that scene with Eowyn would have been, where she says she's afraid of 'a cage' 😂

[userabcdefghi]

Elijah could have just avoided these LOTR questions, but he is kind enough to answer them with elborated behind stories, which is really amazing and down to earth! Watching this interview brought me back to when I first saw the Fellowship of the Ring as a 13yr old a girl. 😊

[Odd_Combo]

What a humble, yet, ballsy move for him to admit that he’s never actually read the books!!! I respect that.

[andrewslonkosky]

I can honestly say, with as much confidence as is humanly available, that every single casting choice in this Trilogy was a grand slam. Each one lightning in a bottle. All of the outstanding work, writing, and artistry aside.... the casting alone was like divine intervention.

[robbyclark]

Not only did Elijah Wood pull off an absolutely iconic acting performance as Frodo Baggins at the age of 18!! But he also nailed that English accent like a Boss!

[IrishTechnicalThinker]

Liam Neeson as Boromir would have been great but Sean Bean killed it, especially when he say in the film "It's still Sharpe."

[donnyyario]

I keep forgetting Elijah Wood is a full size human being

[TedMattos]

Thanks to Mr. Jackson who kept Sean Astin as Sam instead of James Corden. Sam is (and always will be) my favorite LOTR character, and that's a large part to Sean Astin's portrayal.

[lukeskywalker]

He had been in more movies by the time LOTR came along than most actors in their entire career. He was one of the most talented child actors ever.

[zlamelie]

I think Elijah is the example of a perfect casting. I think Frodo would be him in our world. Just a nice guy, no ego, super emphatic, chill vibe.

[astorlefflinker]

His interviews are so entertaining because he answers like he's just another one of your friends and you're hanging out

[MrDulvalius]

I met elijah wood at comicon with my 10 yo son. Took pictures ect with him. Ask him to quote a line from lotr for my son. He responded "Alright then, you keep your secrets ". My son smiled so hard. It was a great moment.

[SithCelia]

I'm so proud of Elijah Wood! He was, IMO, the best choice for Frodo. He has those deep, expressive blue eyes that light up whenever he speaks as well as convey immense sadness. He could play the kind of grounded intellectual that was Frodo Baggins.

[spa__ce]

"They (the LoTR books) were arround the set. They were everywhere you could imagine"

This shows how important it was for Peter Jackson and the whole team to tell the story the way it is told in the books and how Tolkien intended it to be.

[strawberrymonstr]

I don’t think anyone will understand how much I love this man! He’s so talented and his mannerisms and eloquent nature are just so endearing. I feel like it would be easy to have a natural conversation with him.

[hawkxking]

i watched LOTR 1st one week ago, still better than most of the movies that came out recently.