Melbourne
(ANI):
Elijah
Wood
will
revisit
his
role
as
Frodo
in
the
upcoming
big
screen
version
of
The
Hobbit
despite
his
character
not
featuring
in
the
book
by
JRR
Tolkien.
Wood
has
been
cast
in
the
two-part
Peter
Jackson-helmed
film,
which
is
a
prequel
to
The
Lord
of
The
Rings
trilogy,
reports
the
Herald
Sun.
Frodo
is
expected
to
open
the
movie,
possibly
reading
a
book
about
Bilbo's
adventures,
on
which
the
story
is
based.
Jackson
has
signed
Martin
Freeman
to
play
Bilbo
Baggins,
and
Cate
Blanchett
and
Orlando
Bloom
to
reprise
their
roles
as
the
elves
Galadriel
and
Legolas.