Orlando Bloom has confirmed that he would "absolutely" return to the Lord of the Rings universe if asked.
The actor played warrior elf Legolas in Peter Jackson's original trilogy from 2001 to 2003, later reprising the role for The Hobbit prequel trilogy from 2012 to 2014.
Last year it was revealed that Jackson is developing three new live-action movies set in Middle Earth - and Bloom is keen to be part of the project if Jackson wants him to be involved.
In quotes reported by ScreenRant, he said of the prospect: "I always think that if Pete says 'jump', I say, 'how high?'
"It's funny because I think the elves go through so much of this world so many times because they're ageless. I was in The Hobbit, and it was really interesting revisiting the world. It was so different from Rings as an experience. It was a beautiful time, but this idea of kind of going back is like... Absolutely, who wouldn't want to go back to that place?"
He continued: "But, of course, the magic of that moment is not something that could ever be repeated. The time, the age, the place that we were at; the place that the universe, the world, the planet was at, is impossible to recreate.
"But I think the idea of playing these characters? Being in that headspace of Legolas is awesome. My ADHD is gone; I am focused. And that's something that I would always embrace because it's this crazy, meditative state of being all-knowing and all-seeing, which is such a cool feeling."
The first movie of the new series, Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum, is due for release in December 2027.
Neil Wilkes
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