Here's What "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" Cast Look Like Today Compared To When The Film Premiered 20 Years Ago

    It's been a long time since we first met them in the Shire.

    This year marks 20 years since The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring made its way to theaters.

    It was the film that started the epic journey across Middle-earth in the name of one ring that ruled them all.

    Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    If you're curious where the cast ended up two decades later, we've got you covered. Check out what they look like today:

    To start, here's Elijah Wood as Frodo:

    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Elijah looks like now:

    Elijah Wood on the red carpet

    Here's Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf:

    Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Ian looks like now:

    Ian McKellen in 2021

    Here's Orlando Bloom as Legolas:

    Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Orlando looks like now:

    Orlando Bloom at an event

    Here's Sean Astin as Sam:

    Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Sean looks like now:

    Here's Cate Blanchett as Galadriel:

    Cate Blanchett in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Cate looks like now:

    Cate Blanchett on the red carpet

    Here's Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn:

    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Viggo looks like now:

    Viggo Mortensen at an event

    Here's Sean Bean as Boromir:

    Sean Bean in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Sean looks like now:

    Here's Billy Boyd as Pippin:

    Billy Boyd in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Billy looks like now:

    Here's Dominic Monaghan as Merry:

    Dominic Monaghan in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Dominic looks like now:

    Here's John Rhys-Davies as Gimli:

    John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what John looks like now:

    John Rhys-Davies on the red carpet

    Here's Liv Tyler as Arwen:

    Liv Tyler in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Liv looks like now:

    Liv Tyler on 9-1-1: Lone Star

    Here's Hugo Weaving as Elrond:

    Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Hugo looks like now:

    Hugo Weaving in 2021

    Here's Sir Ian Holm as Bilbo:

    Ian Holm in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's Ian before he passed away in June 2020:

    Sir Ian Holm in London

    Here's Christopher Lee as Saruman:

    Christopher Lee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    And here's what Christopher looked like before he passed away in June 2015:

    Christopher Lee on the red carpet

    Here's Andy Serkis as Gollum:

    Gollum

    And finally, here's what Andy looks like now:

    Andy Serkis on the red carpet

    Who's your favorite LOTR character of all time? Let us know in the comments!