Hugo Weaving Announces He Will Not Recast Elrond

He plays V in V for Vendetta, Agent Smith in The Matrix, and Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hugo WeavingOne of his most memorable roles is in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit series. Elrond had happened.

Lord of Rivendel, also owner of the Amazon Lord of the Rings He is one of the characters that will also appear in the series. However, it seems that Weaving does not want to revive the elf lord.

“Maybe for Matrix, but no for Lord of the Rings”

In an interview with Variety, Weaving was asked if he was open to reprising the character of Elrond in Amazon's series. “No, absolutely not” He answered no. The famous actor stated that he is open to reprising Agent Smith in Matrix 4.

Hugo Weaving, “Matrix maybe, but Lord of the Rings no, never. I'm definitely not interested. “I loved being with all those wonderful people in New Zealand and it was like coming back to family but honestly everyone got more than enough.” he said.

Amazon's Lord of the Rings series will take place in the Second Age of Middle-earth, which we see very little in the movies. Second Age, morgothIt takes place between the first defeat of Sauron, his flock and his servant. Critical events occur in the Second Age, such as the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Nùmenor, the creation of the Rings of Power, and the formation of the Last Alliance that protects the world from the wrath of Sauron.

(Last Alliance War)

The character of Elrond, played by Hugo Weaving in the legendary series, was the herald and commander of Gil-Galad, the High King of the Noldor, during the Second Age. Elrond is the battle of Men and Elves against Sauron that took place in this age. War of the Last AllianceHe fought under the leadership of Gil-Galad and Elendil.

The cast includes names such as Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ema Horvath. The shooting of the series, whose shooting was stopped due to the coronavirus epidemic, restarting within this month is targeted.