Elijah Wood Could Return As Frodo For The Hobbit

And TheOneRing.net has the scoop on how it could happen, if you’re thinking, “Huh, but how…?”

Okay, there have already been stories and rumours of other characters who don’t appear in Tolkein’s book The Hobbit who are appearing in films – Radogast The Brown and Legolas, primarily – but you can see how they might be included without much rewriting of the author’s larger history of Middle-earth. But Frodo? Played by Wood? Wouldn’t that require time travel?

But TheOneRing.net , without doubt the most respected Lord Of The Rings site on the net, and not in the habit of making stories up, seems pretty certain that Wood will be returning (the site says it has known for a while but sat on the info until rumours started circulating), and has the scoop on how: he’ll be used as part of a framing device that will introduce the story of The Hobbit . Not quite Frodo sitting on Bilbo’s knee as the elder Hobbit relates tales of youth by the fireside, but not far off.

Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.