James cordon should NEVER and I mean NEVER EVER, in any alternate universe or parallel dimension or space-time continuum, be mentioned in the same sentence as Samwise the brave.

@melvinloyalist6758

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@fuldaldilgul

2 жыл бұрын

it's a disgrace

@Missmayapapaya26

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahah😂😂😂

@katethegreat4918

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! I shudder at the thought. How could it have even been considered?

@MargotDobbie

2 жыл бұрын

Corden wasnt an actor in 99 so i think that was a lie anyway

LOTR remains the best trilogy in the universe. Period.

@harrypotter5194

2 жыл бұрын

in this planet yes, universe? i dont know man, never watch aliens movie before, cant decide.

@mattbrannon1030

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrypotter5194 It's safe to assume they'd vote for LOTR

@Gaia369

2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing new under the sun!!!!

@aliaqrabi4294

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@TheJosep70

2 жыл бұрын

This one and BTTF.

I feel like the movies wouldn't have been so perfect if they had different actors playing it, it was amazingly well cast.

@abdo19code

2 жыл бұрын

I can't think of any bad casting

@ilsekeinwonderland6515

2 жыл бұрын

exactly. they were perfect

@RubyDoobieScoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@abdo19code viggo

@abdo19code

2 жыл бұрын

@@RubyDoobieScoo Viggo is one of the weaker of the cast but still not bad casting.

@edenakasha7574

2 жыл бұрын

@@abdo19code whattttt???? No wayyyy

If Cage played Aragorn, how hilarious that scene with Eowyn would have been, where she says she's afraid of 'a cage' 😂

@KS-xk2so

2 жыл бұрын

He would've looked right at the camera after that line and said "Nick Cage." in a cool guy arms crossed pose. Every single take. No matter what. Until they either fired him, or just agreed to put it in the movie, lol

@Charmedsas1

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂 nice.

@ambersummer2685

2 жыл бұрын

I’m honestly glad he didn’t play Aragorn. Idk why. He just has a different persona to me.

@EvenstarSaima

2 жыл бұрын

hahahahahahaha

@usern4metak3ns

2 жыл бұрын

Let's ride... Our horses.

I love how much the cast still doesn’t mind talking about the movies. It’s just like reminiscing over fond memories and never gets tiresome.

@CharmEng89

2 жыл бұрын

I think this really speaks to the impact and classic nature of the films. It was a game changing movie, both technologically and culturally. And so many of us were growing up with the films, it's become "our" memories too

@lauraelizabethbrown

Жыл бұрын

Same. You can tell some actors grow weary of talking about their old projects that they're best known for--not this crew! They're just like "yeah, it actually was the best."

@nix2939

5 ай бұрын

@@lauraelizabethbrown The Harrison ford effect

Elijah could have just avoided these LOTR questions, but he is kind enough to answer them with elborated behind stories, which is really amazing and down to earth! Watching this interview brought me back to when I first saw the Fellowship of the Ring as a 13yr old a girl. 😊

@evry1sfriend619

2 жыл бұрын

i mean sure he's very nice to elaborate as he does but its not like he's doing this for free lol

@sorchamarie4089

2 жыл бұрын

awh I was 13 too bless! I was blown away by it too, he's a great actor! Seems like a cool guy too

@SmokingBirds

2 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? How is it Kind to answer the questions? That’s normal behavior when in an interview.

@k____90

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's done to commemorate the 20 yr anniv of the first LOTR, so I'm sure he would be down for it for that reason...

@jrob4795

2 жыл бұрын

It's his most famous role...of course there would be questions.

Not only did Elijah Wood pull off an absolutely iconic acting performance as Frodo Baggins at the age of 18!! But he also nailed that English accent like a Boss!

@WreckItRolfe

7 ай бұрын

He does break it a couple of times in rhe takes used, unfortunately

@tdaddy26

6 ай бұрын

​@@WreckItRolfewhere?

@tonypap1

6 ай бұрын

@@tdaddy26 As an Englishman, I can’t remember him breaking accent at any time. But, it just doesn’t matter anyway. Sean Astin breaks all the time but he’s so amazing as Sam that it just doesn’t matter. Also, Tolkien never mentioned Pippin was Scottish but Billy Boyd just spoke his own way and was perfect.

@tdaddy26

6 ай бұрын

@@tonypap1 yeah I don't remember Elijah breaking accent either!

@normalguycap

4 ай бұрын

They had voice coaches.

I can honestly say, with as much confidence as is humanly available, that every single casting choice in this Trilogy was a grand slam. Each one lightning in a bottle. All of the outstanding work, writing, and artistry aside.... the casting alone was like divine intervention.

@Frankje01

2 жыл бұрын

There is one for me, sort of, Galadriel, she did an amazing job but from what I read and pictured in/from the books I just thought she wasn't "pretty" enough. I can't imagine anyone else playing the role but looks wise Robin Wright could probably pull the perfect Galadriel look off better I would guess.

@GoldenProductionTE

2 жыл бұрын

@@Frankje01 Really...? Cate Blanchett not pretty enough? You can't be for real

@ouatedephoque2961

2 жыл бұрын

@@Frankje01 I really hope that by "pretty" you mean elvish looking. That or too beautiful to be just "pretty". Besides, Robin Wright is too short to be Galadriel who was among the tallest of the Eldar.

@ohanna5074

2 жыл бұрын

Elijah Wood really failed to sell Frodo for me. So did the hobbits, they should have cast actual little people so their interactions would have actually been believable and they wouldn’t have needed “forced perspective” and all those cheap parlour tricks

@DorkN313

2 жыл бұрын

@@ouatedephoque2961 how are you saying that height of the actor matters in comments about LOTR films?

What a humble, yet, ballsy move for him to admit that he’s never actually read the books!!! I respect that.

@Tarotiste

Жыл бұрын

Can totally understand how it happened. It must have started to be a bit much. Other actors have commented how *everyone* on set was commenting on where they were in the books... It may have been self defense to just stick to the script.

Liam Neeson as Boromir would have been great but Sean Bean killed it, especially when he say in the film "It's still Sharpe."

@TheRealDoctorBonkus

6 ай бұрын

I always think that too! I cannot unhear it

Thanks to Mr. Jackson who kept Sean Astin as Sam instead of James Corden. Sam is (and always will be) my favorite LOTR character, and that's a large part to Sean Astin's portrayal.

@Donnerjkks

2 жыл бұрын

Oh the train wreck that was avoided !

@billsutherby

2 жыл бұрын

Sam is the GOAT

@BelleMort6

2 жыл бұрын

@@Donnerjkks Amen, lol

@inflameslp311

2 жыл бұрын

Samwise the Brave. Was willing to die to keep his promise, whether fighting giant venomous spiders, orcs, or even just the water. And carrying Frodo up the mountain when Frodo didn’t have the strength to keep going, then saving Frodo when he was unable to pass the final test. Sam is the real MVP.

@TedMattos

2 жыл бұрын

@@inflameslp311 Without a doubt.

His interviews are so entertaining because he answers like he's just another one of your friends and you're hanging out

I think Elijah is the example of a perfect casting. I think Frodo would be him in our world. Just a nice guy, no ego, super emphatic, chill vibe.

I keep forgetting Elijah Wood is a full size human being

@winstonsol8713

2 ай бұрын

Lol. But he’s not, though. I kid, I kid. But he is short.

@user-ql1jz3kh4y

2 ай бұрын

Great comment

He had been in more movies by the time LOTR came along than most actors in their entire career. He was one of the most talented child actors ever.

@SnowdropWood

2 жыл бұрын

I'd go so far as to call him a child prodigy. And he has remained a gifted actor. I think his unusually marked lack of ego helps.

@felisd

2 жыл бұрын

AND he managed to weather that transition from child actor to adult actor/celebrity smoothly, which shows how grounded he and his support system were.

@kabodick

2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching him in Radio Flyer and thinking he is going to be a great actor.

@lukeskywalker6809

2 жыл бұрын

@@kabodick I saw him in FOREVER YOUNG and thought the same thing.

@wattsnottaken1

Жыл бұрын

Search your feelings you KNOW IT to be true!

"They (the LoTR books) were arround the set. They were everywhere you could imagine" This shows how important it was for Peter Jackson and the whole team to tell the story the way it is told in the books and how Tolkien intended it to be.

I'm so proud of Elijah Wood! He was, IMO, the best choice for Frodo. He has those deep, expressive blue eyes that light up whenever he speaks as well as convey immense sadness. He could play the kind of grounded intellectual that was Frodo Baggins.

I don’t think anyone will understand how much I love this man! He’s so talented and his mannerisms and eloquent nature are just so endearing. I feel like it would be easy to have a natural conversation with him.

@Odd_Combo

2 жыл бұрын

He is an Actor, ya know... So, he ACTS for a living. Deduce that how you will.

@hexerey

2 жыл бұрын

he isn't actually

His giggles are so infectious, what a lovely person

One of the best movies of all time

@ogbee9690

2 жыл бұрын

Correction: the best

@jerroww

2 жыл бұрын

"The one to rule them all"

@mycovision3272

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yee

@734wheeler5

2 жыл бұрын

Spy kids? Lol

i watched LOTR 1st one week ago, still better than most of the movies that came out recently.

@benjamincox4211

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair it was much better than most movies that came out back then too

@GandalfTheGreen23

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could experience it for the first time again

@IceChillxen

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly can't think of a single movie (/franchise) that came even close to Lotr, before or after. These movies are in a league of their own.

@cloudsbestshinobi

2 жыл бұрын

welcome to the fandom bro

@dreamer2260

2 жыл бұрын

@@IceChillxen Totally agree.

I love that he just said that Frodo sees Smeagol almost as an addict would see another addict, because really that is exactly what is going on with regards to what is going on with the ring, whether JRR Tolkien meant it in that way or not. Something, a substance or otherwise, that you love at first and feel empowered by ultimately enslaves you and destroys you and Smeagol/Gollum sees that in the younger Frodo. He simultaneously wants to take it back but the humanity within him decides to help Frodo. But he, too, is also constantly surrounded by temptation. Temptation to steal it back even if in his heart he knows that it's bad for him. That's what the ring truly is an allegory for from the modern lens -- addiction to something that is infinitely more evil and powerful than yourself.

He’s really authentic. To the point where you kinda know there’s a thin line where he’s going to lose it. But he calms down and smiles. He looks like the real deal. Happy New Year!

@CorrectionUnknown

2 жыл бұрын

lose*

@xaviermcknight1510

2 жыл бұрын

lucky he didn't lose the ring

@Midnight_Freefall

2 жыл бұрын

"Our master grows impatient. He wants the Shire-rats, now!"

@JN-so6wt

3 ай бұрын

@@xaviermcknight1510 I mean, he kind of did, to Gollum. He failed to destroy it. but it was taken from him after he brought it there, and was destroyed by golllum and the pity which was given to him many times

"You havent aged a day" no but for real elijah still looks 20. True ringbearer right there

@Powd3r81

2 жыл бұрын

He dresses like it is why

@coldnoodles2951

2 жыл бұрын

Ya and i doubt he'd be able to give it to anyone too, pretty suspicious. :)

@edroseptic9442

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. He ages like Tom Cruise…

Perfect casting, the perfect timing in CGI development where it accented the film beautifully but there were enough practical effects to make the world believable, and the perfect story. Lightning in a bottle and will never be replicated or surpassed again. My favorite movies of all time

@mark9294

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely.

These movies are timeless now, especially the first one. All the heart and effort that went into making them...you don't see that anymore.

Elijah Wood just brings the happy mood, always!

I adore him and the trilogy. It is hands down some of the best movies to date.

@Jedzelex

Жыл бұрын

*Spirited Away* is a great movie too.

I met elijah wood at comicon with my 10 yo son. Took pictures ect with him. Ask him to quote a line from lotr for my son. He responded "Alright then, you keep your secrets ". My son smiled so hard. It was a great moment.

@eh6454

29 күн бұрын

He has always been very gracious and obliging with fans. He’s a real people person, very kind and compassionate 😊

I remembered a one interview with Peter, he said that if he didn't cast the perfect characters for each role, the movie would be a mess.

@axelf4515

2 жыл бұрын

I remember, i think it was in the appendices extras

@ohanna5074

2 жыл бұрын

And some argue that for this reason, it was

@losveratos

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohanna5074 You're a member of such a tiny fraction of an already supremely tiny minority that even though I truly believe movie opinions are 100% subjective and you can't be "wrong"... you're wrong. ^_^

I love that so long after this role he is still so happy to talk about it and relive it. Most actors (understandably) prefer to move on after a while but it seems like this movie has really imprinted itself in his heart which is so great :)

ELIJAH WOOD does not age!! HOBBIT magic.

@leafenbark6695

2 жыл бұрын

Nah that's because he still has the one ring

@jangolub8240

2 жыл бұрын

He aged a lot

@FallenAngel9979

2 жыл бұрын

@@jangolub8240 No he hasn’t.

@Thomasmemoryscentral

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing his face reminds me he could play a family member of Eminem in a film

@mikkeli02

2 жыл бұрын

His whitish beard looks so fake. 😀

I'm a simple Tolkienist and film enthusiast. I see Elijah Wood &/or LOTR related content and I click that, precious.

I admire this guy. We only see celebs through media but hes always seemed to keep his head on right. One of the best kid actors of all time.

I did a LOTR rewatch three days before Christmas. Watched all three films back to back on the same day and despite the length I loved watching them all

@thekramer1097

2 жыл бұрын

The same here but for new year

@JonCollinsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing

@Langley_Ackerman19

2 жыл бұрын

Extended version all the time!

@33Jenesis

4 ай бұрын

+1 Extended version back to back between Xmas and New Year. Followed by all the behind the scenes lol

It was bittersweet to see Dominic and Billy have Sean and Elijah on their various podcasts, because they have that connection like friends of old - reminiscent of Bilbo and Gandalf - but their memory of the events of filming LotR had faded dramatically. In the 20+ years since they were working together, they have each gone on so many other journeys as actors that it has become a distant memory with spotty details. It was the pinnacle of Hollywood cinema; an art that hasn't been equaled since, and sadly for many of us who remember it when it was fresh and can hold onto it as fans, the actors have had to become so many different people since that they it is slipping away for them. SIDE NOTE: Elijah did tell them about his brief work on The Hobbit series and how much better the hobbit feet process had become - it was basically now a sock that went all the way up to the knee, looked better, and easily slipped on and off. Compared to the glued on, fragile prosthetic they had to wear for LotR.

@bryancadents3559

2 жыл бұрын

"Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it."

@MichaelSTaylor

2 жыл бұрын

I even forgot why they all went down to New Zealand in the first place. If only they had cobbled together some cinematic something or another as a reminder of the experience.

@malif1279

2 жыл бұрын

Oh didn't know they had podcasts, what are they called?

@adriennek2050

Жыл бұрын

@@malif1279 the friendship onion

Elijah seems so natural and free while hes talking in every interview i watched so far and he also does great movies. he is 100% one of my favorite actors. i respect him a lot, not just as an actor, as the person i see in so many situations too. Elijah, u are one of the best our world has to offer, thats what i think.

The casting of this movie is my example why "best casting" should be a category in movie awards events

Elijah looking like he's about to start training to fight apollo creed 🤣

@asparuhkostov6496

2 жыл бұрын

lol

The incredible irony that Gimli is the tallest of the fellowship. Love it. Greatest films of all time 🙌

@rhythmandblues_alibi

2 жыл бұрын

Wow no way!? I had no idea!

@MamadNobari

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhythmandblues_alibi 7:20

@KaitainCPS

4 ай бұрын

One of the oddities of the shoot was that John Rhys-Davies was only used for close-up shots. There are actually more scenes with Brett Beattie, who played Gimli in all the full scale shots. Rhys-Davies didn’t get a tattoo with the others; Beattie did.

Who else wants to see that audition tape!?

Elijah lookin like if Mac DeMarco and Paul Sheer had a child in this. Love it

Oh man, Daniel Day Lewis as Aragorn... In the universe where that exists I'm certain he absolutely nailed it.

@johnrockyryan

6 ай бұрын

He did but I wouldn't change Viggo for anyone he is Aragorn as far as im concerned and thats coming from a guy who has DDL as his favourite actor

The ring granted Frodo unnaturally long life

4:48 Dude, you have a kid, read the books to him, starting of course with The Hobbit. Oh, oh, better yet, have the whole cast come back for a 20th anniversary reunion and read the books!!! Each actor reprising their role!! Well, of the ones who are still with us (RIP Christopher Lee and Ian Holm).

I'd never heard of lord of the rings until my uncle took me to see the fellowship. I read all 3 books before two towers came out a year later. Couldn't put them down.

It's so adorable he says "Before burning DVDs" which are just as outdated as VHS tapes.

The Faculty is a massively underrated film and another with great casting

My heart skips a beat every time I see Elijah. He's in my heart forever!!! Such a kind guy and an incredibly talented actor!!! ❤💜💙🧡💛

@Singsonggirl

2 жыл бұрын

He was my first real teen celebrity crush. I was 13 and so deeply in love with him and Frodo!

@hexerey

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely not.

@spiralskyes

Жыл бұрын

yes🥰

Guy looks pure a friend you want in your life

I love Elijah. He’s so articulate and grounded. Great guy

@alexlazzerly3677

Жыл бұрын

He's THE Guy.

Harry Potter and lord of the rings are definitely Christmas movies in my family

Elijah looks like a character from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and I love it

His reaction to people who could of played the roles 🤣🤣😂

@MargaretUK

3 ай бұрын

Could have, not could of 🤨

@katherinewilson1853

3 ай бұрын

He's very polite.

Elijah Wood is the only celebrity who I feel like is fun to hang out with irl

Elijah seems to have this inner joy always. he is just sunshine 💕

Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan have a podcast called “The friendship onion” They talk about filming LOTR quite a bit.

For some reason it took me until today to watch lord of the rings for the first time ever, not knowing if I could even watch it all the way through but I love it! Looking forward to the rest of them!

Such a down to earth and funny guy

@hexerey

2 жыл бұрын

not a bit funny

I remember him as the kid in Forever Young.

@jackiekreutzer166

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Love that movie!

@captainboromir6958

2 жыл бұрын

First movie I remember watching him in was The Adventures Of Huck Finn.

To say that Elijah Wood was perfect for the role is an understatement.

Elijah Wood is a class act.

I absolutely require an edit where Paul McCartney plays Frodo Baggins

@ericadodson2741

Ай бұрын

I adore Paul but having recently seen A Hard Day’s Night, I think we’re better off without a Frodo with a Liverpool accent

I have only just now started reading the Lord of the Rings so it's never too late

I love hearing adult Woods chastise 18 year old Woods for not reading the books when adult Woods has still not, in fact, read the books, haha. That's wild, though. He should read them.

I love his laugh when he found out how he’s most well known for The Guy in Spy Kids over Frodo 😂 I genuinely thought Frodo was more well known!

Elijah is one of those stars that realizes how big the thing he was a part of was. He knows its gonna follow him probably forever but he seems to love it anyway and he's always happy to talk about it. Like the opposite of Harrison Ford

@Thomasmemoryscentral

2 жыл бұрын

In the case of Harrison Ford, just be sure you mention Indiana Jones more than Han Solo

4:40 lol this is like me in college thinking I'm actually going to read the textbook but give up four weeks in

I love how exasperated with himself Elijah is for still not reading the books 😂❤

I love him and his humor almost as much as I love the movies 😍😍😍

I'm so happy knowing Elijah keeps Sting and one of the Ring props.

i remember Elijah Wood in Flipper with Paul Hogan lol

Love him so much!

wow is his eyes ever blue! like DUNE levels of blue!

Mr. Woods rocking the Steve Zissou hat. Love it.

Let's not forget he had a cameo in Back To The Future part 2

Every year me and my friends have a Lotr day were we watch all 3 extended movies in one go, LOVE IT!

@rhythmandblues_alibi

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta be the extended editions, all the way!

We need to see that audition tape! Get to searching Elijah!

He seems like such a dude. So engaging and unaffected. Top lad.

I'm still dying about "Frito"

There’s an alternate universe out there with Jake Gyllenhaal as Frodo, James Corden as Samwise, Nic Cage as Aragorn, Uma Thurman as Arwen, and Sean Connery as Gandalf

@rhythmandblues_alibi

2 жыл бұрын

The Fauxllowship of the Ring

@Davidsworldtravels

2 жыл бұрын

Gyllenhaal and Sean Connery would actually be a fascinating watch as both are great

@CherryBlossom3x3

2 жыл бұрын

@David the fact that they're great actors doesn't necessarily mean they would be great in the role.

@Langley_Ackerman19

2 жыл бұрын

Eeeekkkkk no 😅

Thanks for this, Elijah! I can't believe that you have not (as of this video filming) read Lord of the Rings! A great joy awaits you.

I really hope Wood digitizes that audition VHS tape at some point and uploads it to the Internet.

i love elijahs personality and will forgive him anything, but not finishing the lotr books? i cant believe it, lol.

The "Making of" documentaries are amazing. Watch them. Almost a better family story than the movies themselves.

I love Elijah. Watched so many movies solely because of him. My fave is actually "The bumblebee flies anyway". Also, his eyes are mesmerizing!

I'm so thankful the cast is who it was, just perfect!

And Ian MacKellam also took Gandolphs staff which now hangs behind the bar of his pub in London.

If only I could see those audition tapes!

I read the books in the 70s and they remained my favourite books all through the years until the first movie came out, so I had already had my own pictures of the scenery, buildings and characters in my head, but I went to see the first movie with an open mind, hoping for the best, and boy was I satisfied by virtually everything in the movie, and certainly by the main character, Frodo, which Elijah Wood complete brought to life on the screen all through the trilogy.

he just exudes coolness, what a jewel of a human

Please please Elijah upload a rip of that vhs to KZread

I watch LOTR every Christmas :)

Elijah, I think you should take the advice you gave your 18yo self and READ THE BOOKS! You can pop a frozen pizza into the oven, snuggle up with your gf, and take turns reading to each other. I can only imagine the nostalgia you would feel going through the books and realizing all of the details that were put in and reflecting on the things that were kept out! What a gift you could give yourself!

Seeing Elijah Wood and listening to him talk sparks joy

Love all the zooming in and out. So immersive

I can't believe these movies are 20 years old.

Turn the music down i want to hear what hes saying, the guy's a legend in this movie and you blast this dam music which throws the whole conversation out of context, learn the word subtle when combining music with videos.

I love how LOTH actors to this day love, appreciate and embrace their roles. So many young actros who became famous for playing a particular character wish it wouldn't have overshadowed their following roles. But Elijah Wood, while having a successful career afterwards, still being best known as Frodo, still talks this passionate about this exact role in an interview years later.

7:23 Gimli's actor (RIP) being the tallest of them all will never not be funny