[HairOfTheDog]

Jackson & Woods on Return of the King

Wednesday, December 25, 2002 10:35 CST

The Chicago Sun-Times talked to both Elijah Wood and director Peter Jackson about The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Here's a clip...

It might be much longer," says Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo Baggins, indicating that the last journey, "The Return of the King," will be inching toward the 3-1/2-hour mark.

"It will be as long as it needs to be," says director Peter Jackson, who is busy editing the film right now. "The third is my favorite one in the trilogy. It's almost biblical and makes me cry. It's about incredible courage and the last part of it is just mind-boggling."

Wood adds, "The third movie has always been my favorite. I've seen moments from it and they just break my heart," he says. "You've grown to care about these characters and they lose quite a lot in the process of the third movie. Frodo, Sam, Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn will never be the same."

[Sam Cree]

Well, I note that the fellow who plays Denethor is, sadly, exactly my age. My, how fast water flows under the bridge.

However, I will not mind if Peter Jackson decides to release this one early.

[Capriole]

Please include me on your LotR ping list. I'm deranged on this subject.