Elijah Wood got the role of Frodo because of this!

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@EstbXCIII 2 ай бұрын

Am i the only one who thinks that Elijah Wood is already a great hobbit name?

@liamsolomon9122 2 ай бұрын

Like he was born to play this role

@dmavrenim3634 Ай бұрын

Absolutely @@liamsolomon9122

@robertadidomenico1891 Ай бұрын

YES

@dmavrenim3634 Ай бұрын

@@liamsolomon9122 absolutely

@swedishErutanFan88 28 күн бұрын

It's definitely a hobbit name.

@gordonlove5121 5 ай бұрын

This is what fans want. People passionate about the role. Writers passionate about the story. Directors passionate about the story. The overall story respects the source material. Thats literally all we want and we will pay money for it. Why can suits and writers and directors not understand this? The approach to established IPs being made into movies, video games and shows seem like its the clouds telling the dirt how it is. Its a comically bad misunderstanding of what people want based on projections and egos and completely talentless people pushing their viewpoint and giving notes to their betters because they have a bigger checkbook

@mtcelticharper 4 ай бұрын

YES. 100%.

@irondirigible4216 4 ай бұрын

2024: I don't hink there's enough women in the Lord of the Rings

@clevelandplonsey7480 4 ай бұрын

Word up

@john.premose 4 ай бұрын

To be frank though, Elijah Wood has got to be the least good one in Lotr. Him and Orlando Bloom are, to me, the worst actors in it, just objectively. I mean I like them for nostalgia purposes but they weren't actually very good.

@SamTheMan55555 4 ай бұрын

They understand just fine. They just want that DEI and ESG money now a days.

@maeglin9041 4 ай бұрын

The Lord of the Rings cast were truly a once in a lifetime sort. Lightning in a bottle. Impossible to replicate.

@drewpetitties5168 2 ай бұрын

I don’t know man. Dune is shaping up finely against.

@CRF250R1521 2 ай бұрын

@@drewpetitties5168 lmao no

@nelieltu9730 Ай бұрын

@@drewpetitties5168 I like Dune I really do but simply no.

@Bfettrules Ай бұрын

LOTR is truly a labor of love in filmmaking. So many great stories. Studios fought PJs vision tooth and nail. They originally wanted only 2 films. Strider was almost played by someone different, Elijah’s casting, the use of so many practical effects, etc. all the suits kept saying no while the fans and the people who love the books all said yes and we won. Hopefully we get an ultimate cut as there is a lot more that is on the cutting room floor.

@alecrichards8574 Ай бұрын

Literally every person involved was perfect for their part, including the crew behind the scenes. But all of the actors were absolutely perfectly cast in their roles.

@brianb8003 5 ай бұрын

Best advice I ever got: "Make getting the job.... your job."

@dianamagritte5079 4 ай бұрын

that is some solid advice thank you for sharing

@asadhafeez7713 Ай бұрын

I wonder how many actors he was competing against though. Level of competition matters and many of them may have gotten lucky back in the day lol

@richardwallis9374 5 ай бұрын

THATS how you get what you want!

@spellrush2097 5 ай бұрын

There are... Other ways 😏

@Dbfjjxnd 5 ай бұрын

@@spellrush2097if you’re a woman

@thisguyhd6591 5 ай бұрын

You make it sound so narcissistic

@CaptainAMAZINGGG 5 ай бұрын

Yes, you know first and foremost that it IS yours. This is crucial.

@CaptainAMAZINGGG 5 ай бұрын

@@thisguyhd6591you interpreted that way. That's on you.

@dutyofcall7659 5 ай бұрын

3 movies and 17 oscars, these movies were probably the biggest movies in cinema history and did everything to get the chance.

@trinityastial5161 4 ай бұрын

And then Amazon ruined it

@nirvanna21 4 ай бұрын

@trinityastial5161 amazon didn't ruin the trilogy, just that particular show

@trinityastial5161 4 ай бұрын

@@nirvanna21 hence they ruined any non Tolkien fan who could have been intrigued into watching the trilogy are now forever lost because of diversity

@nirvanna21 4 ай бұрын

@trinityastial5161 I disagree, people will continue to watch and recommend the original trilogy for years to come.

@H45556 4 ай бұрын

Sad we’re probably not gonna get anything like that ever again, Dune might get close depending on how the third movie goes

@ulricaandrae4381 5 ай бұрын

He was wonderful as Frodo.

@preythemantis5731 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely

@nidh1109 5 ай бұрын

Can you blame him? Having read The Script, you'd realise this is a once in a lifetime chance and to be in the greatest films ever!😊

@Tauno211 5 ай бұрын

"The casting office refused to send the script to actors."

@Zyxusum 5 ай бұрын

@@Tauno211in the video it was mentioned that they could read the script in the office but they couldnt take the script with them.

@Tauno211 5 ай бұрын

@@Zyxusum I myself didn't listen well enough. I stand corrected

@electricangel4488 5 ай бұрын

His friend: you know this lord of the rings right

@Zyxusum 5 ай бұрын

@@legendsofcelestite.officia5398 ok cool but nobody asked

@vivica4645 2 ай бұрын

At this point it doesn’t sound like Peter Jackson offered the job, but just accepted that Elijah decided he would play Frodo 💀

@yinloveyang 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Loroths 4 ай бұрын

Elijah nailed it 100%. As an Englishman I say he nailed the accent too. I didn't really know him as an actor before LotR and he fooled me into thinking he was English, which no other American actor has done as normally can tell. Legendary performance.❤

@mosesa.weaver3058 Ай бұрын

A glowing review! Hot damn😅

@LorileeGA 5 ай бұрын

Wish they would add his tape next time they release more behind the scenes footage.

@DasObscure 4 ай бұрын

I know, right!? Daaaamn I was thinking I wanna see it watching this....

@preythemantis5731 26 күн бұрын

❤

@diegoperezsommariva2509 5 ай бұрын

I hope I never in this life stop getting lore from the movies. I just love this and makes me enjoy the movies again everytime i watch them.

@nateyoung9053 4 ай бұрын

Excellent comment and feel the same! All these years later, I keep learning new tidbits into the casting/acting/directing/etc. and I can’t picture anything being different

@ajandrianjafymusic 3 ай бұрын

And the passion that got him the role in the first place shone through performance perfectly. I can’t imagine Frodo being portrayed by anyone other than Elijah. Genuinely felt to me as if he jump right off of the page

@ArtByKarenEHaley 2 ай бұрын

How could anyone else be Frodo but our boy Elijah Wood

@thatonedude9749 Ай бұрын

I can see hulk hogan as Frodo “ we gotta destroy the ring bruhther “

@fosterc1308 27 күн бұрын

@@thatonedude9749 imagine trying to call andre the giant a halfling LMAO

@lkiing 5 ай бұрын

He was at FanExpo in Vancouver mid-February and actually told this story about sending his VHS tape for auditioning.

@envisiotube 4 ай бұрын

Wood was perfect, the whole world loved his performance. Great choice!

@BlueMoon-Baby 2 ай бұрын

I guess it's when you know you know. He knew he was meant for the character Frodo

@DavidOfWhitehills 2 ай бұрын

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - J.R.R. Tolkien

@BlueMoon-Baby 2 ай бұрын

@@DavidOfWhitehills lovely words. In another word it's what you CHOOSE to BELIEVE & do with the time that you have here.

@zappababe8577 4 ай бұрын

Elijah has extraordinary, beautiful and hypnotic eyes! I would have thought they wanted him as Frodo for that outstanding feature alone

@ravenshade266 14 күн бұрын

“You think this is why you are famous?” “Uh…” “Big. Blue.” “…yes.”

@nastjafisunova7258 5 күн бұрын

Yes, in books he also had nice bright eyes)

@gareth0412 4 ай бұрын

There was a limited edition 4 disk dvd set for each film. Thats 12 discs for 3 movies. 9 of those disc were an epic saga in their own right. They captured the impact this massive human event had on not just new Zealand but the entire world. The fact that they had Tolkien classes including his languages in public schools is just insane to think about. I feel so privileged to have been 14 when these movies released.

@ximar0ckstrx 4 ай бұрын

I have these box sets. Don't even have a DVD player anymore. But I still have these box sets.

@martabachynsky8545 4 ай бұрын

My husband and I have a blue-ray player and have just finished rewatching the movies, and are currently rewatching the "making of" extras on the boxed set. Very fascinating material!

@Silmerano 3 ай бұрын

Elijah was one of those castings where I was completely onboard from the beginning.

@roseappleberry 3 ай бұрын

thats something i love so much about these movies - everyone was in for passion for the project and the story. that level of care shows clearly in the final product

@pokeli2728 5 ай бұрын

Man, so many incredible events happened to make this legendary movie. The one instance in human history where the stars align produced us this legendary movie and honestly, I dont think it was a waste of our one star alignment in human history. Just perfect, nothing beats these movies, you gotta watch them every year.

@mtcelticharper 4 ай бұрын

Yes! Well said.

@TheHandleOnYoutube 4 ай бұрын

Idk, if there were one star alignment in human history that could end all suffering I'd take that over Lotr.

@sakurasfish2115 4 ай бұрын

@@TheHandleOnKZfaq no, lotr is better. If there was a second star alignment I'd ask either a movie about the silmarillion done in that style or for malaria to be cured but who'd like to end the suffering that's kinda dumb

@toadkiller4475 4 ай бұрын

@@TheHandleOnKZfaqto flourish would have no meaning if we knew not what it is to suffer. Just as evil gives meaning to good. Negative and positive. Without being able to compare and contrast we wouldn’t value them. They would hold no meaning.

@TheHandleOnYoutube 4 ай бұрын

@@toadkiller4475 surely, but there is also no such star that grants wishes or aligns so perfectly it could set off the balance of bad things to come since bad doesnt correlate to negative. I certainly get your approach. We as humans need to make sense of life and contrast this bad with good. But if such a star exists then likely there would be a universe or world where good and only good could prevail. One can only dream outside the dark realms of realism.

@lovingmayberry307 3 ай бұрын

Have loved Elijah since first seeing him as a child in the movie, The Good Son. 👍

@Ninkamaslinka 8 күн бұрын

Yeah,starring Macaulay Culcin as the bad son...😊 Great performance! So gifted..

@thurayya8905 5 ай бұрын

He did his homework and was rewarded, which is rare. Many actors do the work and still don't get the role. Fortunately, his vision and that of the director's coincided.

@Bassynater2500 Ай бұрын

to this day i still happily watch the extended cuts of these movies.

@craz4jaymz 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad. He was amazing 🤩

@JumpingJesus4 2 ай бұрын

I still want to see the audition tape!

@martham8061 4 ай бұрын

Wow.....just wow. I take my hat off to Elijah Wood for his utter determination, it really paid off. It must of been one hell of an audition tape for Peter Jackson to cast him on the strength of it.

@user-vt8qb1qs8u 4 ай бұрын

Would love to see that audition tape!

@alexandrosgoulas 5 ай бұрын

That's also how Peter Jackson got the project in the first place. He wrote and directed a first 9 hrs version of the movie, then sent it to the producers who said "wtf bro" and hired him straight away

@OneStubbornLass 5 ай бұрын

Sounds like when my French teacher (now like a dad to me) gave me a project meant to only be like 2 page travel Brochure and I turned it in with ten pages (beautifully done I might add) and took me all of my free time. He took one look at the amount of pages skimmed through it and said “I’m not reading 10 pages, A++.” (I was already the top in my class and no one ever turned in the work, when my peers saw how I got the grade the next project was one everyone did lol and it was twice as hard as the easy brochure. This was like 15 years ago. Dang it I’m old

@kailahmann1823 4 ай бұрын

didn't he also originally plan for two movies with somebody answering "aren't there three books"?

@martabachynsky8545 4 ай бұрын

@@kailahmann1823 Yes, New Line did. The people at Miramax wanted it to be _one_ movie. Idiots.

@carbonmonoxide5052 3 ай бұрын

@@kailahmann1823yeah, he was worried they would want him to make it one movie, so he decided to ask for two and fortunately they wanted him to go all the way.

@MoritsukiRei 4 ай бұрын

Elijah Wood is genuinely a sweet, nerdy guy.

@marvwatkins7029 5 ай бұрын

That boy did this homework!

@milissadaniels2727 5 ай бұрын

That's GOAT behavior

@Light_Of_Elohim 4 ай бұрын

Lol

@shellyirby9828 5 ай бұрын

Wow!!!! Thats is amazing! He definitely deserved the role!

@herchannel1355 5 ай бұрын

Elijajh already well known actor before LOTR, he played in good son as main role with macaulay culkin, and the faculty.

@OneStubbornLass 5 ай бұрын

Ask everyone how they know him and it’s not because of good son. It’s LOTR. 99% of people will say LOTR

@peterang6912 5 ай бұрын

don't forget the most known movie at all, Back to the Future II

@TheJosep70 5 ай бұрын

You're all forgetting Flipper, how could you?

@olichkaBelDear 5 ай бұрын

North

@ambrosiaruby 4 ай бұрын

Forever Young

@Hannibalian 2 ай бұрын

ven villy he vear vigs?

@c.d.dailey8013 4 ай бұрын

Wow. That is dedication. That reminds me of the time Val Kilmer started in the Doors movie. If starring actors are that invested, they deserve medals.

@crystalynkoch1806 5 ай бұрын

That's my Elijah. He's always been an amazing actor.

@tahirahshabazz50 5 ай бұрын

Radio Flyer

@rhodawatkins4516 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome to know that he wanted this particular role enough, felt strongly enough about it, to go to that unusual extent to prove it, and prove that he was the right man to become Frodo.

@MrAtomicfrog98 2 ай бұрын

He was really good in Huckleberry fin

@dissect123 2 ай бұрын

Today‘s Hollywood would not be able to create such a masterpiece anymore.

@snooneatall4131 2 ай бұрын

As a proud Kiwi, I can honestly say Peter Jackson did that story a great justice. A beautiful set of films in every aspect ❤

@Dimas451 2 ай бұрын

Legend

@abniobgnuoy9698 5 ай бұрын

Best cast ever!

@leojablonski2309 5 ай бұрын

Very happy he got the part

@Starbat88 4 ай бұрын

Good for him! He knew what he wanted and gave his all to get it.

@RogueSmithers 5 ай бұрын

One of the many reasons why I respect the craft of Elijah Wood, he truly is a dedicated actor and more.

@sallymccoy6286 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't see anyone else playing Frodo. All the parts were given to the perfect actor/actress. R.I.P. King The'oden Bilbo, Saruman

@SussedRage 5 ай бұрын

I love this. I often tell students I teach this story.

@christinemerritt974 2 ай бұрын

WOW❤❤❤😮

@orinm4128 5 ай бұрын

I just want to know if fatty Bolger made it into Frodo’s take. The man deserves some recognition.

@martabachynsky8545 4 ай бұрын

I was disappointed at the lack of Fatty Bolger and other minor characters. It would have been nice to have them included in just one scene. I _really_ missed the scouring of the Shire, but it is what it is.

@niveditabaidyasworldofknow1118 Ай бұрын

I love this man fullstop 😂❤❤

@soko1450 Ай бұрын

Everything about this series was pure brilliance. The casting is no exception.

@_different_scenez 5 ай бұрын

I still remember him playing as "the guy" in spy kids 3😂😂

@NidgeDFX 4 ай бұрын

I'll always call him North. That's how I remember him

@AnakinSkywalker-xr1th 4 ай бұрын

I was so in love wirh frodo as a child.

@souvikbasumatary6863 2 ай бұрын

Or he blackmailed Peter saying that he would release it first

@aldnoah3857 2 ай бұрын

Lmaoooo 😂😂

@StephenGeorge Ай бұрын

That would explain why we've never seen the audition tape 😆

@MaskedViolinist07 3 ай бұрын

This is top inspiration! I don’t know what’s more incredible than going after what you want this hard. The rarity of it shows how few of us actually go all in. Elijah decided no was not an option and went right for the gold!

@I_am_Raziel Күн бұрын

All 3 movies are legendary. OUTSTANDING!

@abbyroed 4 ай бұрын

I love Elijah Wood 💝💖💝💖 he is just what every Movie Star should be 🥰🥰🥰🥰 And that is awesome!

@Jasterouge 5 ай бұрын

Also, he just looks like Frodo 😆

@NikolaiVolkovski 2 ай бұрын

talk about creating a path to achieve your dream, what a baller

@krazyivan007 24 күн бұрын

Elijah Wood has been a crush of mine for decades. Ever since I was a young boy and saw him in Good Son and Flipper (I was like 13 at the time)... He will forever be one of my main star crushes. He was and will always be a sweet, gorgeous person. I watch LOTR a few times a year and cannot get enough of staring into his beautiful blue eyes. Even in more of his recent films, he is still a heartthrob for me.

@SquiffleNoses 3 ай бұрын

He was overwhelmed with emotion from the story!? Wjat a T@AT!!

@SebaDiGiuseppe 2 ай бұрын

Going the extra mile, what an example 🗿💪🔥❤️

@dmaliha Ай бұрын

That's what I call BOSS!! ❤

@Andrea-ue2uw 19 күн бұрын

He is such a good actor, hes one of my favourite actors and I think he far to underrated for an actor

@paulhope8045 10 күн бұрын

Elijah Wood on seeing the opportunity was like, "PREHHHCIOUSSSS!" 😅

@tanicide-arizonametalband8657 5 ай бұрын

My opinion, but... Brian Blessed woulda been a stellar Tom Bombadil if they had kept that part in the movie!

@SeansMusicVault 3 ай бұрын

Man, that's next level dedication!

@user-gf1rr5sf5w 5 ай бұрын

Good for him! He made an excellent Frodo too

@TheOfficialTarynTots 4 ай бұрын

In my opinion Elijah Wood was already a legendary actor before those films. I think the first film I saw him in was Radioflyer and his acting moved me to tears. I remember telling my brother I thought he was gonna a huge movie star because he was so good.

@coreyhead5777 2 ай бұрын

Elijah Wood was a prolific child actor his entire early life and was in the arcade with Marty Mcfly in “Back to the Future 2”. So you probably saw him there first.

@TheOfficialTarynTots 2 ай бұрын

@@coreyhead5777 I have seen that movie a bunch of times. I didn't realize he was in it.

@prettyboyg1278 23 күн бұрын

That's dedication and passion that a lot of modern actors and directors lack.

@bch9124 5 ай бұрын

And we were all better for it!

@GregMuniz7 5 ай бұрын

God damn that’s dedication. Literally meant to be.

@PraiseChrist4Ever 5 ай бұрын

Praise God. Don’t blaspheme Him

@czntrm 7 күн бұрын

Now THAT is dedication! 😆

@lechat8533 Ай бұрын

He was the best actor to play Frodo. No other actor could ever be better. His big blue happy and sad eyes were made for the part of Frodo.

@personanongrata6249 5 ай бұрын

How does a guy from Iowa have that many connections?

@AlisonBryen 4 ай бұрын

He moved out to LA as a child to become an actor.

@hito-sama 3 ай бұрын

The beginning of how Mr. Wood got possessed by The Ring and tried everything to get that ring

@yinloveyang 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤💍his precious😂😊❤

@georgehopwood452 5 ай бұрын

Massive respect, love how he was moved by the script so he moved mountains to part of the script

@JackDawson2008 2 ай бұрын

"One dose not Simply walk into Mordor."

@ordinary-not2525 2 ай бұрын

One does not simply do a half-hearted audition for a Lord of the Rings role.

@heatheranderson3323 5 күн бұрын

Good for him - going above and beyond.

@derekkkaizer3458 5 ай бұрын

Best trilogy ever made, best cast, best everything

@excitingfactsandshorts4896 28 күн бұрын

The best character of The Lord of the Rings

@k-t2498 4 ай бұрын

I love Elijah Wood.He is amazing.I loved his movies even when he was a child star..He was really good.

@Blindsyde5762 4 ай бұрын

Im so happy he did !!! He was perfect ❤

@merendell Ай бұрын

And thats the perfect person to cast as a role. If they are that passionate about a role to completely reenact a scene from memory and edit up an audition tape in full costume. If they put on even a remotely competent performance that's who you want because they will do anything to nail that part no mater how many rehearsals it takes. You dont want a big name who's just there for the paycheck, you want someone that will pour their heart and soul into the performance.

@helpinyerdasellavon Ай бұрын

The LOTR trilogy is a true masterpiece, casting was perfect! PJ gave Tolkien's characters a real face and Elijah portrayed Frodo flawlessly, he was really amazing! Thanks for sharing this ❤