THE LORD OF THE RINGS Panel - Steel City Con December 2022

Lord of the Rings stars Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan gave a panel at Steel City Con December 2022 to talk about the trilogy, their experiences, and answer fan questions.
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Elijah Wood portrayed Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit, in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and is also known for his roles in Deep Impact, Back to the Future Part II, Flipper, The Faculty, Spy Kids 3: Game Over, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Happy Feet, and many more.
Sean Astin was Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and is also known for The Goonies, Rudy, Alphas, Stranger Things, 24, The Strain, Encino Man, and many more.
Billy Boyd played Pippin in The Lord of the Rings but is also known for his roles in Seed of Chucky, Doom Patrol, The Witches of Oz, Empty, Taggart, and more.
Dominic Monaghan was Merry in The Lord of the Rings (and on stage with Sean), and is also known for his roles in Lost, Moonhaven, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Flashforward, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and more.
To learn more about Steel City Comic Con, visit www.steelcitycon.com
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[@eunsi.5037]

Billy Boyd maybe the oldest but Sean just brings the older brother energy hahaha

[@KoBxElucidator]

They should form a comedy quartet xD their comedic chemistry fits so well

[@razorback6111]

Billy and Dom have a podcast they do together. It’s called The Friendship Onion. I know Elijah has been on as a guest. Not sure about Sean.

[@roguewookiee]

A buddy comedy adventure type flick with these guys would be awesome

[@JV-sc2wr]

i’m so glad the men they cast for these roles are so real and humble and kind. it is so rare for main characters of a cast to come together so often for the fans. really beautiful to see them keep the magic alive

[@evanmiller2562]

Alot of people say Dominic isnt because of an incident about a co star on the show lost being abusive and Dom made it up or something and he also sent mean tweets to a girl. But does one or two bad things define a person? I'd like to say no. These 4 guys seem amazing so yeah XD

[@tylermoulton7294]

This made most of them

[@tylermoulton7294]

@@evanmiller2562Dominic has the least appeal

[@lordoflaziness7775]

@@evanmiller2562If that’s the worst thing they got super lucky! Hollywood is full of monsters these days!

[@buonafortuna8698]

Sean is just how I imagined him to be the, smart big brother, responsible, funny but serious at the same time. I fell in love with him and I always cry in all his scenes great great actor really...that role was made for him cannot picture anybody doing it.

[@Moikay]

Sean absolutely has the big brother vibe haha perfect description!

[@rosaragnvindr6198]

You described exactly how I feel about him!

[@canadianravenbrook]

I love Elijah's laugh

[@oakleafwellness]

Elijah’s laugh is just golden.

[@charlescannoy5562]

Sean looks like the dad that doesn’t approve of the jokes at the dinner table

[@javix2013]

Incredible that Sean Astin is 52 years old and Billy 54.

[@al81yoo]

Sean Astin doesn't look well, hope he's ok

[@Tawadeb]

Hes been very busy working on the SAG AFRA. Hes on the committee. ​@@al81yoo

[@ANightworkerslife]

What about a Netflix road/travel show with these 4? "4 Hobbits and a Camper" complete chaos and I love it!

[@harveysengers1379]

"Every human interaction is sacret." Damn, thats some great parenting Sean.

[@bradleycharlesworth8745]

Gosh Domonic Monagan is on fire with his sense of humour. They're all funny. Billy Boyd doesn't look in his 50s and neither does Sean Astin. They look in their 40s to me. You'd guess around the same age as Elijah and Domonic. Lord of the Rings is brilliant. 👍

[@mohhkneekuhh]

I was there!! So fun and they are all such sweet people. Amazing that they spent the time going to all the cons this year to meet fans and make their dreams come true. I never thought I would meet them all and it was so surreal to meet them on multiple occasions within the same weekend

[@louisegogel7973]

❤

[@dolfyn73]

I love LOTR, & even more so because of the chemistry of friendship & humour between these four. I wish they would travel here to Melbourne, Australia!

[@whenraindropsfall]

fr

[@worldatmyfingertips7771]

Dude, these 4 guys together talking sounds just as if they were actually the hobbits from the shire that found a portal to another dimension, like the smurfs movie, and landed here on earth....they look and sound so real!😁👌

[@nate4732]

So wholesome! LOTR never fails to make life better

[@Tawadeb]

So true

[@kellyg2635]

imagine being in grad school and getting a group project and sean astin is just there in your group

[@ubbyc-dog2526]

My boys!!! I will always love The Lord of the Rings movies!

[@FXGreggan.]

Billy & Dom is still in their tweens - haven't aged :)

[@ramonmff5158]

My favorite part was when Sean said "you got Gamgee'd" and continued to Gamgee all over Dominic

[@DGenerationX1311]

I just adore Elijah Wood! The perfect Frodo!

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

So grateful for this franchise and these four hobbit actors. Absolutely perfect for the roles they were playing. Also, Elijah's laugh gives me an instant seratonin boost everytime I hear it. Adorable and infectious.

[@Sir_Alex]

What an amazing experience they had filming the trilogy ...

[@whitedove2352]

I ran straight into Billy Boyd in Williams Sonoma in Santa Monica several years ago and didn't say anything to him, but was so excited! I ran back to my boyfriend and said, "Oh my God that's Billy Boyd!" Boyfriend- blank look on his face. I said, "He played Pippin, in Lord of the Rings." Boyfriend said he'd never seen LOTR. I dumped him immediately.

[@nowirehangers2815]

You post that everywhere . Did everyone clap too?

[@olliehays3206]

Their chemistry as friends is quite high. Nice to see.

[@corpsegrinder88]

If anyone is having a rough day just send them this and i guarantee it will lighten up their day

[@jeayupila2841]

They're so friggin funny, I love their chemistry! Awesome cast, a once in a lifetime experience!

[@DeanoPiano]

Good to see that they are all still close after 20 years, gonna dive back into the extended editions again and watch the making of the films, it is Christmas after all ❤️

[@HP-lc5vw]

They just have such great chemistry and are all so charismatic. Every actor in these films was perfectly cast, it’s mind blowing

[@javix2013]

The magic and chemistry between the 4 remain intact

[@shaealrousan5196]

The way they match their characters in real life 😊

[@TristanBailey]

The four of them doing a road trip with laughs and humour seems like it would be so good. 😂

[@TristanBailey]

The monkeys on tour. They could recreate the tv show

[@qcrew2938]

You can tell Sean is the leader of these guys.... He's the adult in the room

[@taragatorade]

definitely the adult there. the consistent banter was too much for me.

[@FALLACYix]

Sean comes off more like a 4th wheel that they tolerate.

[@qcrew2938]

@@FALLACYix He's the mom

[@taragatorade]

@@qcrew2938 nice

[@paulfulbrook8220]

Anytime Billy or Dom say something..Elijah, just pisses himself laughing! I love it!!

[@zhangshiyucao]

These guys are so lucky to have been involved in something so wonderful.

[@lotusflower474]

As a somewhat gullible person myself I love that Sean replaced it with trusting! Bless him!

[@oross4001]

Five things that make me happy, Aragorn, courage, Howard shore’s scores, lembas bread, and the shire. One thing that scares me?, A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor is gone beyond recall or desire.

[@victorrelmek2889]

Sean is such a dad and I love it

[@LotRFanFilm]

34:10 is my question! It was so cool getting to see all of them in person, wow!!! You can tell I was having a hard time getting my words out--I was starstruck!

[@Schellnino1994]

WARNER BROTHERS... GET THESE GUYS TO VOICE ACT IN AN ANIMATED SCOURING OF THE SHIRE!!!

[@zoniekat]

Way too short. They were hilarious. And such a pleasure to see

[@Ichiban_Kasuga.]

Funny!! After watching the 2023 panel, it was Sean's birthday and they all sang to him there too lol !

[@Xxpavement_angelxX]

sean austin is so wise and funny

[@Tawadeb]

Hes a lovely person

[@tylerjcranford]

This had me smiling ear to ear the whole time 😊😊😊😊

[@WickerSticksSinema]

A scouring of the shore movie would be so awesome

[@gilded_spark_7022]

10:15 that moment 😂 Elijah's laugh lmao he really hits my funny bone

[@Maridun50]

Once a hobbit - always a hobbit ........! So true for these lovely four.

[@ogbee9690]

Love them all, and LOTR is the best franchise ever. Just perfection.

[@jordesporde6102]

Sean took it to himself when Dom said he talks a lot

[@prophet-1267]

If I witnessed these 4 walk into a store I was in, I think I'd pass out and wake up after they left 😅

[@Vicol-247]

40:00 of sean using the water bottle to try to talk LOL love them all

[@katarina.lillian]

One thing that makes me smile: Elijah's laugh

[@chukasssss]

I love how Sean Astin just jiggled into the panel. So cute 🥺

[@TSotP]

Christopher Lee kind of inspired the creation of heavy metal. The guys from Black Sabbath intentionally wanted to make the sort of musical equivalent of the Hammer Horrer theater across the street from where they practiced. Then, in a part of unintentional Irony, Christopher Lee loved Black Sabbath, and that inspired him to start his own band (Charlemagne). Sir Lee even has 3 (yes two) heavy metal christmas albums lol.

[@finalsecretofchrono1339]

The way people phrase their questions 😆

[@ginjafide3526]

They are my favorite actors on panel ever honestly.

[@anactaneustheeleventh2542]

I love these guys!!!! God bless them!!!! Hope they can keep talking about how they made the Lord of the Rings. I’m a huge nerd for TLOR

[@Lukauskus]

Holy shit I was just casually looking up Lotr and this shit happens a couple hours ago let’s go baby

[@kevbrix9686]

The feel of that room was just full of fun and joy. When they asked about what Star Wars character they would be, I also said ewok, but I didn't want to say it out lout, haha.

[@TonyBloodclot]

"you just got Gamgeed"

[@cdrmusicaz]

merry and pippen were meant to be played by these two

[@gorymarty56]

The kiss was hilarious

[@shan4883]

I love watching this before I go to work and during while I'm cleaning. It really calming and funny watching all of these Lord of the rings panels 🎉

[@gestaltdude]

When Billy started describing himself, how many other's believed his beginning of, "Handsome. Elegant..," was going to be followed by ,"Intelligent. Sweet?" And possibly half off? (curious as to how many people understand this reference.) Also in the same question, for Elijah, it would have been hysterical if he'd added, "Not Daniel Radcliffe."

[@rodimussubprime]

These panels you guys put up are always a treat!

[@buttpub]

thank you for making this, love these dudes.

[@marilia_moro]

I love them so much ❤

[@mindfreak0525]

I'm sad I missed this last yr, but agree w/Dom whats w/the 5 things

[@filo5930]

i love this

[@antnovs]

The way Elijah laughs makes you wonder who is Gollum really

[@jinnhellman]

Let's make a Lord of the Rings TV series where these hobbits sit in a Shire bar and joke around. Daily routine of hobbits.

[@MancFlowerDragon]

I always find it amazing that Hobbits can build beautiful Shires, secure circular housing with round doors and windows, a lovely pub where Rosie Cotton worked, cutlery, crockery, and all manner of beautiful artefacts yet they couldn’t make boots or shoes! Fascinating.

[@jannythomas3104]

The shire is intact as a tourist stay in Hobbiton NZ.

[@andrewlopezmp3]

They could :) they just didn’t want to, they liked having their feet out and were much more capable of walking on them than humans

[@MidnightAndLuna]

So upset I missed this!

[@Tawadeb]

These four guys are gold

[@vivianasoto424]

Elijah has the most contagious laugh😂😂😂

[@mena94x3]

Thoroughly enjoyable, as always. Thank you boys!

[@TheMetalMag]

those guys are great! no doubt they made this awesome movie

[@random22026]

47:00 Ah, at the 11h hour: 'SteelCom'--Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Explains so much! Explains the audience plant at 33:39, in particular! 🤣🤣 FRICKin' high-larious...47:28 And thank YOU,, Aaron Ash. More. These four men were so well cast--decades on, the camaraderie and chemistry is still palpable 🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@FandomSpotlite]

Audience plant?

[@random22026]

@@FandomSpotlite Absolutely.

[@vahidshahadi9817]

I ❤ all these guys. The Dream Team 🙌

[@elham1026]

Frodo and sam❤❤.omg elija is so cute and pretty. He is so yong yet.god bless him.

[@arveedibira2454]

get them in a travel show all over New Zealand❤😁😁😁

[@Beargrim]

LOTR: The Scouring of the Shire 2025 Merry and Pippen star as the protagonists, Frodo and Sam appear in short segments.

[@guitaoist]

Great last question

[@patrickwentzell4638]

Gandolf : " where is your pass young lady ? " Nancy : " screw your pass . " Gandolf : " hey no running in the hallways ! "

[@avyitis3425]

I like it. It's Gandalf though, with 2 a's

[@tristanlacher2671]

Elijah you gotta let Billy complete his mission!

[@Tawadeb]

Nope

[@loltimno]

Union strong Sean Aston :D Great video.

[@JAce94007]

I was supposed to go to this, but it was at the exact same time as my performance on the North Shore...

[@nowirehangers2815]

And?

[@davidbaillie2403]

Elijah looks like tony hinchcliffe

[@wysiwyg2006]

Sean and Billy with star wars. It could be a movie based on George Lucas's journey in creating star wars with Sean as George and Billy as Anthony Daniels

[@nickh7777]

Smoke another dude

[@johns1625]

I would love to ask Elijah "I am aware you were able to take home the prop ring you wore around your neck. Does it mean a lot to you, and if it does, can I have it?" It's only yours by unhappy chance! It could have been mine! It should be mine! GIVE IT TO ME! 😂😂

[@rachaelb.471]

MY PRECIOUS!!!

[@avyitis3425]

From what I've seen about him, for how real he is, he'd love that but challenge you to a duel.

[@seanrochin4276]

Thank you for asking about the carded figure exclusives. Being one who likes to have a carded figure and an opened I think Hasbro needs to think of alternatives ways to bring more accessibility to collectors such as myself.

[@jencollen4529]

I love the fact that Sean’s face the entire time is just:😐😑

[@Tawadeb]

Fun fact: Hobbiton now has 2 Hobbit holes you can go inyo and explore. See Nerd of the Rings

[@nightnightninja8211]

“Did the gusset perish” 😂

[@jmatos316]

Lol im 51 and also love getting good grades😂

[@Tawadeb]

Yup

[@tempstep4058]

Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. I might have known.

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

Sean Astin looks like he’s questioning his decision to show up 50% of the time lol

[@MarcShake]

Why LOTR is better than Hobbit? Or that Amazon-Stuff? Chemistry.

[@ryancamacho3129]

I love the lotrs so much. I love Tolkiens work. Id ask them so much questions lol. But for sean austin. Id just yell out. Goonies never say die

[@fab92n15]

Masterpiece movie

[@MrTardis11]

2:27 you just got Gamgeed 😂