[Iceman]

ELIJAH WOOD is to reprise his role as Frodo Baggins for new film The Hobbit.

Rumours about the pint-sized actor's involvement in the project, a prequel to The Lord Of The Rings were confirmed by fan site theonering.net.

Elijah, 29, will kick start the film by reading from the Red Book of Westmarch, introducing audiences to the stories of his uncle Bilbo's adventures upon which the film is based.

Another star rumoured to be returning to the fantasy adventure is new dad ORLANDO BLOOM, who played elf Legolas in the original trilogy

[Locke.]

Good news.. I got bored of the book a few years ago after a few pages.. How many of the old characters are in it?

[Iceman]

Couldnt tell you I never read the Hobbit.

[Marsh.]

Just Gandalf I heard. And brief appearance of Galadriel.