After greater than a decade, Orlando Bloom is able to choose up his bow as soon as extra to play Legolas in The Lord of the Rings franchise.

The actor just lately expressed his curiosity in reprising the position after Deadline reported in Could 2024 that Andy Serkis will direct and reprise his titular position in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

“I’ve not heard a peep, truly. I don’t know. I do know it’s specializing in Gollum, so something’s doable,” he stated on the Today present. “It’s such a tremendous half. I’m so grateful to have been a component of these films. However I haven’t heard.”

Bloom added, “Pay attention, I’d hate to see anybody else play Legolas, you understand what I imply? What are they going to do? Are they going to place any individual else in as Legolas?”

“With A.I. they’ll do something today!” the actor joked after portraying the Sindar Elf prince in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003), earlier than reprising the position in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the 5 Armies (2014).

After Deadline reported final Could that Serkis is engaged on The Hunt for Gollum, Warner Bros. Footage and New Line Cinema introduced a Dec. 17, 2027 theatrical launch for the movie, which relies on J.R.R. Tolkien‘s fantasy books.

Final month at a fan occasion in London, Ian McKellen teased his and Elijah Wooden‘s return as Gandalf and Frodo Baggins in The Hunt for Gollum.

“I’ll let you know two secrets and techniques about the casting: There’s a personality in the film referred to as Frodo, and there’s a personality in the film referred to as Gandalf,” stated McKellen. “Other than that, my lips are sealed.”