Los Angeles, Jan 20 (NationPress) Hollywood star Elijah Wood has disclosed a memorable line from ‘Lord of the Rings’ that was nearly left on the cutting room floor. The 44-year-old actor, who portrayed the hobbit Frodo Baggins in Sir Peter Jackson's film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's legendary fantasy saga.

During a fan Q&A at Fan Expo Portland, moderated by Collider's Maggie Lovitt, Wood discussed the line, “All right then, keep your secrets,” which he recorded during the reshoots, as reported by Female First UK. He explained, “That scene was actually shot during pickups. It was not shot during principal photography. I'm pretty sure that sequence was from pickups.”

The process of pickup shoots was particularly challenging for actors required to wear heavy makeup and prosthetics for their roles. Wood commented, “Obviously, the folks who had a lot of makeup had the earliest pickup times. 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.”

According to Female First UK, last year, Sir Ian McKellen, 86, hinted that Gandalf and Wood’s heroic Hobbit might have a part in director Andy Serkis’ upcoming spinoff The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. While Wood has not confirmed his co-star's assertion, he recently suggested that there might be some truth to it.

In an interview with Screen Rant, the actor stated, “I can neither confirm nor deny. Listen, a wizard is to be trusted. Aside from any of that, I'm not really allowed to confirm.”

Wood expressed his enthusiasm for The Hunt for Gollum, noting that it will feature the return of series director Jackson to produce, along with writers Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh to craft the script. “I’m really excited about the film. I think it really is a creative ‘getting the band back together.’ A lot of the creative heads of department are back and in that space again. Philippa, I think, is co-writing it and producing it. It's very much that core original group getting back together to tell this story that will feel like a really fun exploration of this character that we all love so much. And I'm just really excited,” he added.