Everybody is keeping in touch with old friends these days. As it turns out, so are some fellas from Middle Earth. This Sunday, the cast of The Lord of the Rings will reunite for a special livestream ā because apparently Gollumās nonstop reading ofĀ The HobbitĀ was only the beginning.
The epic reunion is the latest installment in Josh Gadās ongoing series āReunited Apartā, which has already brought together the cast of The Goonies and Back to the Future during this period of self-isolation. In a teaser clip,Ā Gad geeks out to Astin in an attempt to bring The Lord of the Rings family back together. āI was wondering what you might think about tracking down a certain group of buddies, comrades, pals,ā says Gad. āOh, whatās another word for it? Fellowship?ā
Astin protests, but eventually cracks and phones up Elijah Wood. From there, one by one we see familiar, smiling faces pop into the frame: Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, and even Ian McKellen. Spoiler alert: the cast seems just as happy to see one another again as we are. Itās a fun and emotional clip, but itās best to watch it yourself below so as to not ruin the sweet reactions.
By the way, thatās not even the full list of who will be stopping by the livestream. An Instagram teaser posted by Monaghan also reveals that Peter Jackson, Sala Baker, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Sean Bean, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, and Liv Tyler will be a part of it, too.
āReunited Apartā goes down at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 31st over at Josh Gadās YouTube channel. Donāt forget to bring some potatoes and a spare axe if youāve got āem. Word is the crew may need them.
Thereās more Lord of the Rings lore coming down the line, too. Amazon and Peter Jacksonās own creative team are working on a Lord of the Rings TV series that takes place in the Second Age. With Amazon funneling $1 billion into the showās pocket and the fact that itās already renewed for a second season, it sounds like it just might meet our high expectations, if not exceed them.
