Josh Gad has been making the best of his time at home by reuniting the stars of some of pop culture’s most beloved movies in recent weeks, and now he’s at it again with a newLord of the Ringsreunion set for this Sunday. On YouTube, Gad has also revealed a sneak peek at the special reunion, bringing back many major players from the popular Peter Jackson fantasy series. The preview video alone is more than enough to get anyLord of the Ringsfan stoked for the occasion, but you can see that for yourself by watching the video below.
The amusing clip opens up withJosh Gadspeaking with Sean Astin, with whom he’d previously hosted acast reunion for The Goonies. When Gad tells Astin he has another reunion in mind for the actor soon, Astin theorizes it could be forEncino ManorRudy, only to be asked to gather up his old “fellowship” from a certain fantasy film franchise instead. “You fought off an army of Orcs multiple times, escaped from the clutches of the Uruk-hai, wounded the demon spider Shelob, ran away from Gollum all to destroy the most powerful ring in the world. How hard can a f—ing phone call to Elijah Wood be?” Gad says, hoping to convince Astin to help make the reunion happen.
Fortunately forLord of the Ringsfans, the reunionishappening, and the preview revealed a handful of other fan favorites from the series we can expect to see at the digital event. Of course, that includes Wood, who famously portrayed Frodo in all threeLord of the Ringsmovies. Also confirmed to be featured in the reunion by way of special appearances in the preview are Dominic Monaghan (Merry Brandybuck), Billy Boyd (Pippin Took), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), and the always amazing Ian McKellan (Gandalf). It might be digital, but it still feels very magical seeing all of these faces back on the same screen again all these years later.
TheLord of the Ringsreunion is just the latest in a handful of similar digital reunions to be hosted by Gad for hisReunited Apartweb series. After beginning with Astin and the other stars ofThe Goonies, Gad has also hosted areunion for Back to the Futureincluding Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Just recently, he also invitedTom Hanks and the stars of Splashfor another unexpected reunion. It’s quickly becoming a regular thing for Gad to bring beloved casts from the past back together again, and doingLord of the Ringsnext is particularly exciting.
Dubbed “Return of the Kings,” Gad’sReunited Apart: Lord of the Ringsreunion will stream on Sunday, May 31 onGad’s YouTube channel. Certainly, featuring McKellan in the preview was a wonderful surprise, and there may be a few other surprises in store for fans during the stream. Needless to say, this one is going to be mandatory viewing, and I’ve got to say, I’m really enjoying seeing all of these wonderful reunions coming to us lately from Gad. Perhaps not all heroes wear capes, as the saying goes. This news comes to us fromJosh Gad on YouTube.
