In retrospect, not all the stars of the fantasy saga are happy with the role they played in Middle-earth
Not all the protagonists of the film trilogy The Lord of the rings have had the opportunity to interpret their characters beyond the saga of Peter Jackson’s first films, but one of those that he repeated under the orders of the New Zealand director when he got to work with the adaptation of The Hobbit was Hugo Weavingthe one in charge of interpreting the elf Elrond.
The first time we saw Hugo Weaving, also very famous for his role as Agent Smith in the science fiction saga Matrixin the skin of the important elf was in the first film of the trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, and would play the character again in the second and third films. Furthermore, Huvo Weaving also appeared in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and in Him Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
However, 24 years after his first appearance in Rivendell in Middle-earth, the Australian actor sums up his famous role quite soberly in a recent interview with Guardian, in which he does not hide, was not a role he particularly liked. The actor, who is now 64 years old, has spoken retrospectively about his career with the prestigious media, reviewing some of his most iconic characters, which include everything from famous Hollywood villains to Matrix either Captain America until, of course, Elrond, perhaps the most world famous.
To be honest, it wasn’t the most satisfying character to play. Elrond was a coat rack and they gave me the whole presentation
What Hugo Weaving probably wants to express with the comparison with a coat rack is that the Lord of Rivendell was always elegantly dressed, but he did not have much to do with the plot. In fact, both in the movies The Lord of the rings like in the trilogy The Hobbit, Their main role is to provide shelter to the heroes, provide them with the necessary information, and then send them on their way.
Although Weaving, with his sobriety, nailed the role, the fantasy saga par excellence contained some truly impressive characters, so in the end the actor was not particularly delighted with his.
In fact, Elrond is one of the few characters in The Lord of the rings that due to age can be part of the series The rings of power, set thousands of years before. However, for the character in the series, another actor was signed: Robert Aramayo. For his part, Weaving made it clear to Variety that he considered his time in Middle-earth over forever: “Matrix it could have happened but The Lord of the rings, no, I never would; I’m not interested in that at all. “I loved being in New Zealand with all those wonderful people, and it was like coming back to a family, but actually, to be honest, I think everyone had more than enough.”
