Orlando Bloom also wants to return to The Lord of the Rings

In the age of AI, a few extra wrinkles won’t stop it.

Each in turn, the members of the Fellowship of the Ring are invited to answer THE question that fans are asking themselves: “Will they return in the new great adventure that will be The Hunt for Gollumby Andy Serkis ?” After Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) and Ian Mckellenwho recently revealed that he was approached by Warner Bros. Studios to reprise his role as Gandalf the Grey, Orlando Bloom (Legolas) said he really wanted to put his blonde extensions back on.

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The interpreter of the Wood Elf answered questions from Variety regarding a possible return to Middle-earth:

“It’s so cool. I don’t know how he would do it. I think with artificial intelligence you can do anything these days. But if Peter Jackson tells me to jump, I say, ‘Is it high?’ I mean, he launched my whole career.”

Before The Lord of the RingsOrlando Bloom had only appeared in Oscar Wilde. So it is thanks to Peter Jackson that the actor started his career and found himself playing in the early 2000s, among others, in one of the most successful franchises: Pirates of the Caribbeanas well as for Ridley Scott in Kingdom of Heaven.

Directed by Andy Serkiswho will also return to play the stinking and sneaky creature, The Hunt for Gollum narrates an episode left out of the film adaptations, but told during the council of Elrond – that of the hunt for Gollum by Aragorn and Gandalf, a few years before the events of Lord of the Rings.

Taking place in the past, but made more than twenty years later The Return of the Kingone of the main issues raised by the return of actors is that of age. How can we erase the wrinkles of the past years and make the actors appear younger?

Orlando Bloom has said that Andy Serkis has discussed using artificial intelligence with him. This wouldn’t be the first time that the technology has been used to make a person look younger on screen. This process of “De-Aging” is particularly visible in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyas well as Rogue OneFor example.

For the actor who plays Legolas, a few makeup sessions were enough to hide the age he gained during the trilogy. The Hobbit, the first part of which was released in 2012 – ten years later The Return of the King while the story told takes place many years before the first trilogy. Will this be enough for a second return to Tolkien’s universe?

One thing is certain about the actor, in two decades, he has lost none of his archery skills: in 2021, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Fellowship of the RingBloom had shared his archery training video on Instagram, and he was still as good as ever.

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Last missing element for The Hunt for Gollumthe ranger’s bride, Arwen. Liv Tyler Would she also return to play the Elf, daughter of Elrond? The film is expected to be released in 2026.

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