Orlando Bloom Says He'd Love to See Legolas in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, but 'AI Would Have to Come Into Play'

Orlando Bloom has discussed the anticipation of reprising his iconic relation arsenic Legolas successful Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and has a wide thought of however the quality would work.

The Hunt for Gollum, owed retired December 17, 2027, is confirmed to spot prima and manager Andy Serkis reprise his relation arsenic Gollum, arsenic the rubric suggests. This time, we’ll get to spot what Gollum was up to successful the years betwixt The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

But could different Lord of the Rings actors travel suit? In an interrogation with MovieWeb to beforehand his caller film, Deep Cover, the 48-year-old Bloom discussed the anticipation of Legolas returning for The Hunt for Gollum. Apart from precise overmuch being into the idea, helium said that Legolas would person to beryllium the aforesaid property arsenic helium was successful the archetypal trilogy, and to execute that, the filmmakers would person to usage AI-powered de-ageing technology.

“I deliberation archetypal of all, I’d similar to spot [Legolas] the aforesaid property arsenic helium was [in the archetypal trilogy],” Bloom said. “So, AI would person to travel into play. I deliberation I’d similar to spot him lithe and breezy and warrior-like truthful AI would person to travel into play.

“And I deliberation if they asked me, I would say, ‘Absolutely!’ It would beryllium truthful amusive conscionable to spell backmost to New Zealand and walk nevertheless agelong they privation maine determination for. Because honestly, if you privation to beryllium anyplace successful the satellite close now, New Zealand is the place.”

Bloom played Legolas archetypal successful 2001's beloved The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, aged 24. 24 years later, is simply a Legolas instrumentality realistic? We bash cognize Hunt for Gollum is acceptable to spot a fig of celebrated faces return, including Gandalf. The 86-year-old Sir Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf successful The Lord of the Rings, has said he'd beryllium unfastened to returning arsenic the wizard truthful agelong arsenic property didn't drawback up to him. Aragorn histrion Viggo Mortensen is besides unfastened to returning.

This week, Serkis touched connected the code fans tin expect from The Hunt for Gollum, and issued an update connected erstwhile filming volition begin. Warner Bros. has said The Hunt for Gollum is successful information the archetypal of 2 caller Lord of the Rings diagnostic films from Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens based connected J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, arsenic the institution aims to marque much of the franchise.

Amazon has of people kept the Lord of the Rings occurrence burning with its Prime Video bid The Rings of Power. Season 3 is successful the works. Elsewhere successful Tolkien's satellite sits The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the animated movie that came retired successful December.

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