Frodo Baggins: Last News

Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood has weighed in on the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series, suggesting it should have a different title.The actor played the lead role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, which was adapted from JRR Tolkien’s classic fantasy series.Amazon’s upcoming series will be set in the Second Age of Middle-earth before the events of the trilogy, and Wood has suggested as such that the current title of The Lord Of The Rings – which hasn’t been confirmed as the final title – is inappropriate.“I find it very bizarre that they’re calling it Lord Of The Rings as a shorthand, because it’s not Lord Of The Rings!” he says in an upcoming interview with Empire (via Fandom) alongside Harry Potter star Daniel

Heading back to Middle-earth! Author J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series The Lord of the Rings made its big screen debut in 2001 with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — and the rest is history.

Peter Jackson’s three ‘Lord of the Rings’ films have already stood the test of time to become some of the most acclaimed and beloved fantasy films ever created. Of course, the same can’t be said about “The Hobbit,” but that’s neither here nor there.

LORD of the Rings star Elijah Wood has hit out at Amazon's new series based on the legendary books. Wood, 39, starred at the lead character in the trilogy of films released in the early 2000s and went on to be box office smashes.

Bloom, who essayed the role of Legolas in the fantasy franchise, took to Instagram to mourn the loss, and shared a touching message about the star, who played Bilbo Baggins in the franchise," reports dailymail.co.uk."We lost a legend today. He played one of the smallest of characters in our film 'Lord Of the Rings' but he was always a giant to me," wrote Bloom along with a picture of Holm.Actor Elijah Wood, who portrayed Bilbo's nephew Frodo, also paid tribute to the late actor.Sharing an image of the actor in character on Twitter, the actor, 39, described Holm as a 'brilliant and vibrant' person.He wrote: "So sad to hear that the singular, brilliant and vibrant, Sir Ian Holm has passed.

after the actor’s death aged 88.A rep for the actor announced that he had died in hospital from an illness related to Parkinson’s disease.Elijah and Sir Ian starred in the Lord of the Rings trilogy together, playing Frodo Baggins and Bilbo Baggins respectively.On Friday, the actor tweeted: ‘So sad to hear that the singular, brilliant and vibrant, Sir Ian Holm has passed. Farewell, uncle.’In a statement, Sir Ian’s agent Alex Irwin said: ‘It is with great sadness we can confirm that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88.

Ian Holm was a British actor whose many roles included the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and the android Ash in “Alien” (1979). Other notable roles for Holm include trainer Sam Mussabini in “Chariots of Fire” (1981), Napoleon in “Time Bandits” (1981), and Father Vito Cornelius in “The Fifth Element” (1997).