“Those are tough boots [to fill]”

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Elijah Wood might or might not have confirmed that Viggo Mortensen is not going to be reprising his position as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

In a brand new interview with the Happy Sad Confused Podcasthost Josh Horowitz introduced up the upcoming movie and stated, “Tough act to follow for someone to play Aragorn… Leo Woodall, that’s true.”

Wood replied, “Right, that is true. That’s gonna be tough… Those are tough boots [to fill]…but that’s gonna be great.”

The film was officially announced in May 2024with none aside from Andy Serkis set to direct and reprise his position as Gollum. The movie adapts the story of the identical identify that may be discovered within the appendices of the unique Lord of the Rings novel. In the story, Gandalf the Gray fears that Gollum might disclose details about the One Ring to Sauron and sends Aragorn off on a quest to seek out him.

Sir Ian McKellan is returning as Gandalf (and Wood hasn’t formally confirmed his return as Frodo), however it appears to be like like Mortensen might be sitting this one out. This is most definitely due to the timeline through which the story takes place, which requires a a lot youthful Aragorn. The rumored selection has certainly been Woodall, who’s at present busy being a heartthrob on numerous Netflix reveals, together with One Day and Vladimir.

The Hunt for Gollum arrives on December 17, 2027. In the meantime, fill out your watchlist with our information to all essentially the most thrilling upcoming movies of the 12 months.