The four actors who played the hobbit protagonists ofThe Lord of the Rings they have met again 23 years after the end of Peter Jackson's trilogy. Sean Astin, who played Samseny Gamgí in the saga, has shared a photograph on his social media of the reunion with his colleagues Elijah Wood (Frodo Saquet), Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry). “The full band,” writes Astin. Dominic Monaghan has also published a photograph in which the four actors can be seen dining at the restaurant La Royal, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Monaghan, also known for his role as Charlie in the series "Lost, has shared another group photograph, but in response to an article in the magazine "People, which was titled "The Stars ofThe Lord of the Rings, unrecognizable in their reunion." “Of all the cast, I would say we are among those who, after 25 years, look the same. «Unrecognizable?» Very much disagree,” said Monaghan.

The cinematic universe ofThe Lord of the Rings It's being renewed. The presenter of late night Stephen Colbert has announced he is writing a new movie aboutThe Lord of the RingsThe original title of the project is Lord of the rings: shadows of the past The story is set 14 years after the death of Frodo Baggins. Here is the official synopsis: "Sam, Merry, and Pippin decide to continue their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam's daughter, Elanor, discovers a long-hidden secret and is determined to find out why the War of the Ring was almost lost before it even began."

Sir Ian McKellen, who played the wizard Gandalf the Grey in the film trilogyThe Lord of the Rings and the subsequent trilogy ofThe Hobbit, announced this Sunday that Gandalf will return to the cinema and will be part of the new film about the JRR Tolkien universe that Peter Jackson is producing: The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, which will star and be directed by Andy Serkis, the actor who played Gollum—using digital motion capture—in the previous films in the saga. But Gandalf won't be returning to Middle-earth alone; he'll be accompanied by Frodo Saquet, the bearer of the One Ring who played Elijah Wood in the film.