Lord of the Rings fans have been eating really well lately, as it’s been a while since the franchise has delivered content so consistently. Aside from The Rings of Power Season 3 , we can look forward to a new live-action film that takes place in the timeline of the original movie trilogy. So it’s no wonder that many have been wondering about the chances of the original cast reprising their roles.
Now, John Rhys-Davies shares what it would take for him to make a return, and it’s quite reasonable. Andy Serkis ’ The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is set to be the first live-action Middle-earth film since The Hobbit trilogy's third installment in 2014. While chatting with Collider , John Rhys-Davies, known for his role as Gimli in the original trilogy, talked about the possibility of reprising his role in the film.
Based on Rhys-Davies' comments, he's not totally opposed to rejoining the franchise, yet there's one element of the work that would have to change: Well, I’m known to not want to put that prosthetic on again, but out of deference to Andy, whom I love and admire and again who has grown so much, if they invited me...
oh god could I dare to put on that make-up again and lose my skin? Maybe with CGI. Before when they asked me to do ‘The Hobbit’, for instance, I said no. No, not at all.
Times have moved on and technology has moved on, if I don’t have to spend eight hours a day for three years of my life in a make-up chair, I might indeed do it. The o.