Someone was going to ask him eventually, and the time has arrived: Elijah Wood has responded to Ian McKellan’s cheeky tease last summer that a character named Frodo would be in Andy Serkis’ new Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum. And the answer is… he isn’t saying if that’s true or that he’ll be playing Frodo if it is. But he’s sure thrilled the movie is being made.

Reporting on a panel it hosted at Fan Expo New Orleans, ScreenRant writes that Wood was quizzed about McKellan’s remarks and gave a clever, cagey answer: “I can neither confirm nor deny. Listen, a wizard is to be trusted.”

However, “Aside from any of that, I’m not really allowed to confirm,” he continued.

“I’m really excited about the film. I think it really is a creative ‘getting the band back together.’ A lot of the creative heads of department are back and in that space again … it’s very much that core original group getting back together to tell this story that will feel like a really fun exploration of this character that we all love so much,” Wood said. “And I’m just really excited. I’m excited for Andy to direct it. It feels so unbelievably appropriate that he directs a film about his character that he has really made his own. I’m thrilled. It’ll be great. And I’m excited to see…I know their intention is to make other films in this universe. And that’s exciting; it’s interesting to see where that goes, but very exciting.”

That’s not a yes or no answer. It’s not even a maybe. But one thing we can count on is that considering how The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum isn’t out until December 2027, there are almost two years ahead of us to speculate, pontificate, and analyze actors’ carefully worded interview responses.

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