Orlando has not been approached to go back to Lord of the Rings for the TV show (Picture: Warner Bros; Rex)

Sad news, folks – Orlando Bloom has pretty much ruled out ever returning to Middle Earth as part of the Lord Of The Rings Amazon series.

The streaming service is spending some serious big bucks on recreating the JRR Tolkien novel, which was made into a film trilogy by Peter Jackson.

Orlando, who broke through as bow-and-arrow wielding elf Legolas in the franchise, is now about to return to our screens in fantasy series Carnival Row – and during a chat has shut down rumours he might be heading back to help out the Hobbits on their new adventure.

He told Entertainment Tonight: ‘Look, I don’t know how they’re going to approach it. I haven’t had any conversations about that.’




‘I don’t know where I would fit in now in that world. If I think you’re saying [I’d come back] as Legolas, they probably got a 19-year-old kid,’ he later added.

‘I like to think of myself of ageless, but I’m not.’

Orlando broke through to the mainstream thanks to his role as elf Legolas (Picture: Warner Bros)

Despite the film blooming into a franchise that spawned another trilogy in The Hobbit, it seems that Orlando isn’t surprised by Lord of the Rings making a comeback – and in fact predicted it back when they were filming the first adaptation.

‘It’s so funny, I remember being on set with Peter [Jackson] 20 years ago now, and he was saying, “Wouldn’t it be funny to think about when they want to remake Lord of the Rings?”

‘We were in the midst of this remarkable journey. I was like, “It’s never going to happen!”’ he laughed.

Be careful what you wish for there, Orlando!

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While he might not be a member of the new Fellowship of the Ring, he will at least be around on our screens again soon.

Carnival Row, in which he plays a detective who starts a dangerous love affair with a fairy played by Cara Delevingne, has already been renewed for a second season, despite the first not even airing yet.

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In the meantime, Lord Of The Rings have announced their stellar writing squad to bring the new show to life – with a creative team comprised of those who have made Game Of Thrones and Westworld for starters.

Basically, get ready for seriously epic TV.

Carnival Row launches 30 August on Amazon Prime Video.

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