Those are tough boots [to fill]

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Elijah Wood could or could not have confirmed that Viggo Mortensen won’t be reprising his function as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

In a brand new interview with the Happy Sad Confused Podcast, host Josh Horowitz introduced up the forthcoming 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 2024, with none aside from Andy Serkis set to direct and reprise his function as Gollum. The movie adapts the story of the identical title that may be discovered within the appendices of the unique Lord of the Rings novel. In the story, Gandalf the Grey fears that Gollum could reveal details about the One Ring to Sauron and sends Aragorn off on a quest to search out him.

Sir Ian McKellan is returning as Gandalf (and Wood hasn’t formally confirmed his return as Frodo), but it surely appears like Mortensen can be sitting this one out. This is almost definitely due to the timeline wherein the story takes place, which requires a a lot youthful Aragorn. The rumored selection has certainly been Woodall, who’s presently busy being a heartthrob on numerous Netflix exhibits, 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 probably the most thrilling upcoming movies of the yr.