Elijah Wood has admitted he only recently began reading The Lord of the Rings books, decades after starring in the iconic film trilogy.
The actor stars as hobbit Frodo Baggins in the series based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkein, which were written between 1937 and 1949 and originally published in three parts in 1954 and 1955.
The 45-year-old made the confession during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Stephen asked Elijah “I have this other rumour I need to get into with you. And I don’t want to put you on the spot here, okay? Is it true that you still haven’t finished reading The Lord of the Rings?”
Elijah replied “To have it be from you, I feel almost the most embarrassed, Stephen.”
“Because I know no one else in my life that loves Tolkien more than you and has read the books more than maybe anyone.”
He added that he has finally started reading the books.
The actor began shooting Lord of the rings in October 1999, which was almost 27 years ago, but he started reading the books only now.
He also added that he has been loving the books so far.
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