Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood breaks his silence on The Hunt for Gollum

Elijah Wood knows "a great deal" about The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

The 44-year-old actor starred in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Frodo Baggins from 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring to 2003's The Return of the King, and Wood has now revealed he has read the script for the upcoming spin-off and thinks The Hunt for Gollum is "really good".

During an appearance at DesertCon, Wood said of the film: "Well, I can't say anything about that. I know a great deal about it. I've read it. It's really good."

The Toxic Avenger actor added it was "so exciting" that the original creative team behind The Lord of the Rings – including series director Sir Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens – have reunited for The Hunt for Gollum.

He continued: "There are some wonderful people involved. The thing that is so exciting is that it is really getting the creative band back together.

"The brain trust behind Lord of the Rings, Fran, Peter, Philippa, they are heavily involved. And then, the same production designers. It is going to be shot in New Zealand.

"So, it is going to carry with it such continuity with so many people who are a part of Lord of the Rings, and I am really excited about that. It feels like getting that old machine up and running again with all of the right people."

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum takes place during the events of The Fellowship of the Ring, and follows Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) as he embarks on a quest to find Gollum/Smeagol (Andy Serkis).

As well as reprising his role of Gollum, Serkis will serve as director, while Jackson produces.

Although The Hunt For Gollum - which releases in December 2027 - will see the return of Aragorn, Mortensen, 66, has not yet officially signed on to play the Ranger of the North again.

Boyens previously told The Playlist: "The Hunt for Gollum is set during The Fellowship of the Ring era, shortly before Frodo Baggins leaves the Shire for Rivendell.

"And it begins with Gandalf sending Aragorn on a quest to find Gollum, who the wizard fears may reveal information about the One Ring to Sauron, so Viggo Mortensen’s appearance is crucial.

"But will he return? Honestly, that’s entirely going to be up to Viggo, collaboratively and we are at a very early stage.

"I’ve spoken to Viggo, Andy has spoken to him, Peter has spoken to him, we’ve all spoken to each other and honestly, I cannot imagine anyone else playing Aragorn, but it will be completely and entirely up to Viggo."

The Green Book star said he would consider portraying Aragorn again, but only if he felt it made sense for his age and story.

He told GQ: "I would only do it if I was right for it in terms of, you know, the age I am now and so forth. I would only do it if I was right for the character. It would be silly to do it otherwise.

"I don’t know exactly what the story is, I haven’t heard. Maybe I’ll hear about it eventually. I like playing that character. I learned a lot playing the character. I enjoyed it a lot."