Stephen Colbert Gets Into a Sting-Measuring Contest with Frodo Baggins
Stephen Colbert interviewed Elijah Wood on Tuesday night, and while not a lot of actual news or information came out of the video, it’s always fun to see the Lord of the Rings fanboy Colbert nerd out. Here, he dutifully asks Wood about Happy Feet 2 (in which Wood does the main voice), but you can tell he’s aching to just get right into LotR and Hobbit stuff. Of course, once they do start talking about The Hobbit they immediately have to stop talking about the Hobbit, since apparently Colbert visited the set and all the shit he and Wood know are secret. Anyways, it’s a fun watch. And sorry, Mr. Colbert, but Wood’s Sting is clearly nicer. (Via Nerd Bastards)
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