Orlando Bloom has recently opened up about portraying Legolas, his iconic character from the Lord of the Rings film series, at the AwesomeCon event held by ScreenRant.

Let us find out what more Orlando Bloom shares about returning as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings.

"Such a cool feeling": Orlando Bloom opens up about playing Legolas again in The Lord of the Rings

Orlando Bloom had portrayed the role of Legolas, an elf prince in the Woodland Realm. His father, Thranduil, is the ruler of the land. Legolas is one of the associates belonging to the Fellowship who are on the quest to demolish the One Ring.

The Lord of the Rings film franchise (2001-2003) is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic novel The Lord of the Rings (1954, 1955). The films have been helmed by Peter Jackson. Orlando Bloom, as Legolas, had also starred in The Hobbit film series (2013, 2014).

Along with Orlando Bloom, actors including Elijah Wood, Sean Bean, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, and Christopher Lee have also been in the cast of The Lord of the Rings film series.

In fact, one of the cast members, Andy Serkis, will be helming the upcoming film of the series, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. He shall be essaying his character from the series Gollum as well. The film is expected to make its release in December 2027.

The last release of Orlando Bloom was the 2024 film The Cut. The forthcoming releases of the actor include Tom Kingsley's Deep Cover, David Michôd's Wizards! , and Werner Herzog's Bucking Fastard.

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