They’ve been running this gig for over 20 years and are still so courteous to fans and answering questions that they’ve probably been asked a million times before - a true testament to how impactful these films and this experience was for them.

They gave us not only greatest movies. They gave us 20+ years of interviews, their friendship, their experience and bits of life. Extended version of LoTR movies are much more than 100 hours.

Fantastic stuff. RIP Bernard Hill

So glad to see Orlando in a LOTR panel.

They say never meet your childhood heroes. But it’s safe to say we can make an exception for the LOTR cast. They are all amazing human beings. So privileged to have lived in the era of the greatest movies ever made.

Actors like Orlando knowing their book counterparts and being able to vouch in place of the character to the director and writers is wild. Wish that was more common.

Smiling all the way through this with a few tears. I love those guys so much. They’re so funny and endearing. RIP Christopher Lee and Bernard Hill as well. ❤️

Met all of them over that weekend, really nice and friendly guys!! Made a childhood dream of mine come true having photos taken with all of them

There is no cast in the world that I love more than the 4 Hobbits of Lord of the Rings. I truly hope they continue these interviews for at least 20 more years. 😁

Elijah Wood has the best giggle. ♥

To Sean's credit, I always thought that Sam was scared of giving the ring back to Frodo, not that he wanted it for himself. Even when my dad told me otherwise.

You can tell just how much Elijah cherishes these moments together with the crew! He doesn't want it to end!

Sam Gamgee, and Neville Longbottom, are my favorite characters of all time. Their friendship and bravery will never get old to me.

Love seeing them all together, I was 11 or 12 when I saw the Fellowship of the Ring for the first time, I fell in love with everything about it. I had all the posters on my walls, cardboard cutouts of the hobbits, and dressed up as Sam at the midnight showing of ROTK. Lord of the Rings is woven into my life and I'm so grateful I got to experience it when it premiered, what a time to be alive! LOTR is like coming back home again, thanks for being a part of our hearts, much love to you all!

Elijah is such a cardigan dude

I met Sean Astin after Fellowship came out. We just chatted for about a half hour. One of the nicest people I ever met.

Love that Legolas is here too. Such a great cast. Man I love LOTR.

We are so blessed to have this guyz

I love how all actors from every iconic movie like LOTRs, Star Wars and Harry Potter still love to talk about their experiences making these amazing movies.

Always great to see these wonderful people.

“I’m feeling very iconic at the moment.” LOL I love Sean.

It was amazing meeting them and getting autographs at the fan expo! FRODO HELD MY BABY!!!! ❤💚

Orlando Bloom sure does have that dashing distinguished British air about him. He could totally play some iteration of James Bond.

14:22 That's so awesome, because it really does feel like Sam didn't want to give it to Frodo because he didn't want it to hurt him

the end where they're about to talk about the passing of Bernard Hill and you can hear Elijah say he's not good at these kinds of things is sad. they truly loved that man. bless them for speaking on his passing

So incredible! All these years later and its like the first film was released last month or its going to be released this summer! That's a direct effect of Tolkien himself. It never gets old or boring. Grateful to be around to experience it all!

I love that they’re all so tight still! ❤️ And you can totally see Elijah & Sean are bonded just like Frodo & Sam and Dom & Billy are bonded just like Merry & Pippin!

I can't help but tear up seeing how close they've all stayed over the years.

you know a work of art touched deep into the human soul when 20 years after a trilogy- theres still so much buzz and love around it. not to mention the books themselves who where published 70 years ago. these guys do these fan talks every several months . btw- sean austin became a full time UNCLE vibe

I can say that this movie was one of my childhood all time favorite 🎉

I miss the Friendship Onion, my favorite podcast of all time. #Pippin #Merry

I was at the Rotk premiere parade!! Sean Astin looked right at me and my baby!!! What a nice guy!! It was an amazing day- beautiful weather And i was at the first Hobbit premiere and Elijah signed my book.

Rest in Power Theoden King!

Great they got together and in Liverpool of all places. I visited in 2022 for the first time and it's an amazing town if you're a Beatles fan which I am

I hope they never stop doing these fan events, answering questions that they've answered 100 times before yet telling it like it's the first time we're hearing it. The dedication they show to their fans make them so endering and how they are all still close today as they ever were. True friendships have been forged. RIP Bernard, "I go to my fathers. And in who's mighty company I shall not now be ashamed". ❤👑

Best films ever ! I really hope these films are shown again the cinema , incredible actors !

These guys are awesome 😎 and I truly enjoy watching and listening to them ❤

All I know is, for as long as “merry” and “pippin” can giggle at a #2 joke, the world will be fine.

'Time' is so damned!... To see people 'Age', is heart rending, but knowing they've lived such long lives, and through their hard work, given the rest of the world such amazing experiences? wow :-D

Yay 😃 I hope they come back for future events 😁🤞🤞

Why is Orlando Bloom turning into Antonio Banderas?

Such a great panel guys! Thank you!

Thank you!

Fantastic, wish I had been there. I would love so dearly to meet the Hobbits.

I clicked on this thinking, ok yet another LOTR panel I've heard it all before. And I pretty much have, but these guys are just so GD charming I love hearing them tell their stories!!!

cant help feeling they were cast correctly. Elijah is very cerebral, Dom and Billy piss about together a lot, Sean seems very earnest!

Best movies ever made.

It worked so well because they are so complimentary to each other. God bless them all

All grey now🥹🥹 awwwww…i remember baby face Elijah. He was ab 19 years old in FOTR. On the ROTK dvd extra u can watch the emotional moment of Elijahs last scene. Peter Jackson kept telling him to redo the scene so he wouldnt leave. Awww🥹 Does anyone remember “The Long and Short of It” small film? 😊 I miss our fan crazy days when we got all our tv and dvd specials🥹

Absolutely lovely men

13:45 Out of everyone tempted by the ring, Sam's trial was the only one where his emotions were drawn to concern for the ring's effect on Frodo. Sam does not lust after the power of the ring at all, but rather he wanted to keep carrying it to protect his friend. Really touching moment.

Hello all and thank you! Specifically to Dom and Billy, can you please find time to bring back the podcast??

I would like to see Treebeard at one of these conferences, talking about his film experiences. Maybe one day they will invite him.

These movies were so special and beautiful in everyway! I was obsessed like im sure everyone was!!! I saw all 3 in theaters when they cam out! I had the movie posters on my wall, I had the soundtracks. I have shared these films with my kids!! They will always be the best trilogy!! This answer and question session is amazing and its great to see all of them together after all these years. These guys are legends!!

The absolute last shot in the film is a shot of some skulls rolling on the ground. It was actually shot after ROTK won the Oscar and was just inserted into the DVD extended edition.

This is amazing ❤

i cant carry the ring but i can carry you was the best line from sam

Antonio Banderas is looking great.

Seeing these guys up here brings me back to the late 90s at my Grandma’s house, trying to download the LOTR trailer (which literally took HOURS, and then had an error haha) Still unbelievable to think Peter Jackson managed to pull this off.

LOVE YOU GUYS

Elijah hasn't changed a day, only grey hair...must still be having a spare ring in his pocketses!

Why are there not more views and comments on this?!

It was a perfect storm with the cast. I don't think it would have been as good with anyone else in these roles.

You have the cast of Lord of the Rings, can ask them about anything, and the last question you ask them is a washed up "will you wear wigs". You can see Elijah being tired of hearing that.

Gotta be the coolest group of actors ever.

GREATEST ❤

This was such a fun watch!

To this day I thought that Sam didn't want to give Frodo the ring because he knew the effect it had on him. Oh my god this is destroying illusions, Peter and Fran really messed with their characters in the third movie especially 😅

Thanks for the memories guys.

I love these four men

The guy in the audience that knew the last scene to be filmed sounded just like the voice actor of Fritz in Kingdom Come Deliverance. 😂

Sean aston is the most amazing actor. I was so impressed by him in Rudy. Then he did lotr and his genius was solidified in my mind. Love everything he does.

this warmed my heart

Christopher Lee throwing a pen into a tree. Iconic

I love the fact Billy and Dominic are literally just Merry and Pippin 😂

I was there and I met them!!!!

This was beautiful

They will always have a special place in my heart. I was so sad after all the LOTR and Hobbit movies were done because I knew, that was the last time I'd see Middle Earth on the big screen. No-one will be able to replace these actors.

I love you guys! ❤

I agree with Billy, the 'Speak friend and enter' Moria door scene should have been with Merry, Frodo and Gandalf already had an insane connection.. honestly, keep it how it's written in the books.

Sean Astin is a legend first as Mikey - Goonies- Sam - Lord of the Rings and Bob in stranger things!! ❤

Legolas looks toasted 😂

Elijah’s laugh is great

Sean has to be most normal celebrity of all time. Like, he’s always like that neighbor who did something awesome and finds himself on talk shows out of nowhere. Just wholesome with no pretentious gleam 😂🤘

You can see how much grief Billy is feeling. His eyes are so red.

Wow. It's crazy how all these years later, they look so similar to how they did back then except Orlando Bloom. He looks like an entirely different person. I didn't even recognized him until he smiled.

Hail King Theoden 🥲! Great Interview!

Love these guys

Wow I would have loved to go to this !!

I'm not sure they really get worn out about this reunions, because as actors, they have all gone on to do different projects in TV, cinema, and theater ever since. They have had to get their heads into different roles, characters, and settings, while also having families at home. They all split up from each other for a while, but the 20th anniversary of Fellowship in 2021 brought many of them back together and it has been like watching them relive memories for the first time. We as fans can be focused on the genre, watching all of the extras over and over again, and feeling (constantly) immersed in that universe, but again, as actors, they have had to get their headspace into very different worlds. For them, this probably feels like...there and back again.

This is Great, and I loved playing N64 Goldeneye

Rip Bernard Hill thank you 🙏

First time I've ever seen Legolas hug Frodo lol

Why has Dom basically morphed into Charlie (his Lost character)??

RIP Bernard Hill.

Legends.

fun stuff, for sure...realized I was sitting here smiling continuously (between laughs) ;-)

Such a great group of people to meet on a weird stage

The LOTR cast is guinenly good people, who share a special band. 🤝

Theoden King = Legend 💙