Orlando Bloom Reveals Whether He'll Return for Upcoming 'Lord of the Rings' Movie

Orlando Bloom isn’t ready to let go of Legolas just yet.

The 48-year-old actor spoke to Today on Friday (September 5) about the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie.

Although the 2027 installment in the franchise will be focused on Gollum, Orlando isn’t ruling out the possibility that Legolas could make an appearance.

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“I don’t know. I know it’s focusing on Gollum, so anything’s possible,” Orlando said, revealing that he hasn’t heard “a peep” about the upcoming movie. Although he admits that he hasn’t heard anything about possibly reprising the role of Legolas, Orlando went on to say that he was “grateful” to have been in the original films.

“It’s such an amazing part. I’m so grateful to have been a part of those movies. But I haven’t heard,” Orlando revealed.

If Legolas is part of the upcoming movie, Orlando says there’s no way he wouldn’t agree to reprise the role.

“Listen, I’d hate to see anyone else play Legolas, you know what I mean? What are they going to do? Are they going to put somebody else in as Legolas?” Orlando asked. The actor went on to joke that anything can be done with AI.

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