Elijah Wood has cautious optimism about the upcoming situation. Lord of the Rings movies.
This yellow jackets actor – best known for playing Frodo Baggins. Lord of the Rings trilogy — He shared his thoughts on Warner Bros.’s development of multiple new franchise films.
“I was fascinated and excited. I hope it’s good. I’m surprised – I don’t know why I was surprised because of course there would be more movies,” said Wood, 42. GQ In an interview published on Friday.
“Obviously, there’s a desire to make a lot of money at its core. It’s not like a group of executives is like, ‘Let’s make really great art,'” he continued. “And again, I’m not jealous of anyone because of course it’s commerce. But great art can come from commerce. So these two things are not mutually exclusive.”
“However Lord of the Rings Wood said, “I came out of a passion for these books and a desire to see them realized. And I hope that whatever the next films are, that’s what will drive everything forward.”
“Hopefully, whenever they hire a screenwriter and filmmaker, it’s essentially the same motivating factor – it’s respectful to them. [J.R.R.] Tolkien’s material and his enthusiasm to explore it.”
Alongside New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. announced in February that the studio had entered into a multi-year deal to develop new features based on Tolkien’s films. Lord of the Rings books and the hobbit.
Warner Bros. although he has already published three LOTR movies and three hobbit The films ensured that “the vast, complex, and dazzling universe that JRR Tolkien envisioned was largely unexplored in the film.”
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Peter Jackson’s live action Lord of the Rings The trilogy was released theatrically between 2001 and 2003, broke several box office records and grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. The films also won a total of 17 Academy Awards.
The three continued to manage hobbit Studio films released from 2012 to 2014.
Meanwhile, Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power A second season has been confirmed on Amazon Prime Video. The series is not based directly on Tolkien’s story. Lord of the Rings novels but collection of myths and stories published posthumously in 1977 The Silmarillion.