Elijah Wood shares his real thoughts about new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies

Elijah Wood says he’s “surprised” and hopes they’re good.

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“It came out of a passion for these books and wanting to see them realized. And I hope that that is ultimately what will drive everything forward with whatever these subsequent movies are,” he said. “I just hope that it’s the same motivating factor at its core, whenever they hire a screenwriter and a filmmaker — that it is with reverence for Tolkien’s material and enthusiasm to explore it.

Wood, meanwhile, also briefly spoke about his close friendship with his former hobbit co-stars: Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan.

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