Elijah Wood reveals Lord of the Rings scene that…
Elijah Wood is sharing secrets and techniques from Middle-earth.
The “Lord of the Rings” actor, 44, participated in a Q&A at a panel at Fan Expo Portland over the weekend and revealed that the well-known line “All right then, keep your secrets” that Frodo (Wood) says to Gandalf (Ian McKellen) virtually didn’t occur.
“That scene was actually shot during pickups,” Wood told a Collider reporter who was moderating the panel.
“It was not shot during principal photography,” he added. “I’m pretty sure that sequence was from pickups.”
Elijah Wood speaks onstage during 2026 Fan Exp in New Orleans. Getty Images
Elijah Wood speaking about “Lord of the Rings” at 2026 FAN EXPO New Orleans. Getty Images
Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” WireImage
Frodo’s quote made the last cut of 2001’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” which kicked off the fantasy movie franchise based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel.
During the panel, Wood also spoke about the grueling course of of doing pickup shoots for “Lord of the Rings.”
“Obviously, the folks who had a lot of makeup had the earliest pickup times,” he explained. “I think Lurtz, the Uruk-hai, was picked up just around midnight to then be put in makeup for five or six hours. My earliest pickup was during the first pickups in Osgiliath, and I think it was 3:30 in the morning. It was brutal.”
Elijah Wood speaks onstage at 2026 FAN EXPO New Orleans on Jan. 10. Getty Images
Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler, Miranda Otto, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.” ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection
Wood starred in Peter Jackson’s epic journey movies alongside McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, and more. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” got here out in 2002 and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” got here out in 2003.
At the 2025 Texas Film Awards, Wood revealed that the solid of the trilogy didn’t end up with a big pay day – despite the franchise collectively making $2.9 billion at the worldwide box workplace.
“Because we weren’t making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn’t the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life,” the actor told Business Insider.
Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Sean Astin in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” ©New Line Cinema/courtesy Everet
Elijah Wood in “The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers.” ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection
Elijah Wood as Frodo in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Wood added, “The benefit of that was that we were also signing up for something that was going to be a part of our lives forever.”
The “Lord of the Rings” franchise is continuous with “The Hunt for Gollum,” set to be directed by Gollum actor Andy Serkis.
McKellen, 86, hinted last 12 months that he and Wood are returning as Gandalf and Frodo, respectively, in the 2027 movie.
“There’s a character in the movie called Frodo and there’s another character called Gandalf,” McKellen said at a fan event in Aug. 2025. “Apart from that, my lips are sealed.”
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