How ELIJAH WOOD Went Out on a Limb to Land Frodo in LOTR

[@buddyalbert5808]

I’m in New Zealand as I’m watching this. I just visited the Hobbiton set in Matamata. Surreal

[@TheKOzality]

For Frodo! One of the best segments on your channel. It's such a great story.

[@lindamawdsley6130]

Elijah so fitted the part of Frodo and deep down he was guided to dress for the part to clinch the deal🙂

[@Joeofthedragon]

For Frodo

[@teejaydee85]

For Frodo ⚔️

[@adampryor4662]

For Frodo 💯

[@claytonberg721]

Frodo Lives

[@ShrOo0ms]

he auditoned... For Frodo

[@eddiemcgrath8536]

...for Frodo..

[@CompleatedMagic]

He literally dressed for the job he wanted.

[@EverteFarnell]

😂😂

[@jessicab2202]

How lovely that he has such great memories of the process! I loved, and still love, this character of his.

[@samuelgore202]

Elijah: "I knew I was about to embark on a journey". 😂😂

[@bmjester009]

WHEN, will you wear wigs!?

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

I think his eyes helped him get the role.

[@griffinh21]

Big beautiful blue...

[@anthonyt1t5]

​@@griffinh21lmao

[@DCNewsom42]

I had never even heard of LOTR before Peter Jackson’s trilogy. After watching that first film I fell in love with the world of middle earth.

[@connormcleod9595]

Perfect casting ❤❤❤

[@bobjohnson7020]

7:20 in the longer shots it looks like Elijah's rockin' a stache.

[@PastaSauce.]

Brilliant that the risk of filming his self tape worked out. Sometimes we need to take risks for things we want. It does remind me of the actress Sean Young who dressed up as Catwoman and showed up at Tim Burtons production office to get a role. She was absolutely ridiculed for it, but if she got the role that story would have been celebrated.

[@Niho_10]

You haven’t aged a day

[@StuSaville]

Dude has barely aged, I'm beginning to suspect that he kept the ring...

[@360.Tapestry]

let's not overlook the power of having good friends

[@Oleoay]

Funny thing is the wiki on Swimming with Sharks suggests it was probably not based on Barry.

[@DugTheDog]

Over 8 minutes and Michael didn't bring it back to himself and Smallville... Wow! lol

[@nataliep6385]

he was in smallville??? I can't regognize him.. ?

[@timefilm]

Somewhere Harry Knowles is screaming at his computer screen.

[@MichaelEvans-i2r]

Let him. Recommending to Elijah Wood that he audition for Frodo is probably the only worthwhile contribution that idiot ever made to the conversation about Cinema.

[@virtualgateway4u]

Ha! I understood this reference

[@spaceistheplace1054]

Not only did he tell him he could play the part, when he told Jackson about it; he knew then it was his next project!

[@Mike__B]

That was such a great story. Would have been great to know who all was up for the various roles though. Like Viggo obviously was Aragorn, but did like Brad Pitt, or Chris Pratt (yeah I know) also try out?

[@eddiemcgrath8536]

Russel Crowe was wanted by the studio, Sean Connery was wanted by PJ for Gandalf, love Connery but glad he passed, could not imagine anyone else as Gandalf now.

[@Badkitty24]

When people ask if that was the biggest moment of your life, aside from your kids being born.......i still say that his moment was the biggest. Everyone has kids, not everyone gets to do what he (and the others) did. Now excuse me, while i start watching LOTR again.....

[@screengraphy]

Did he really destroyed the ring?

[@williammccormick984]

He bows to no one.