Elijah Wood says the 'Lord of the Rings' cast's low salaries on the multibillion-dollar trilogy were 'understandable'

Elijah Wood and Cate Blanchett starred in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

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• Elijah Wood said it was understandable that "The Lord of the Rings" cast didn't get paid much.
• Last year, his costar Cate Blanchett joked she "basically got free sandwiches" to be in the film.
• Wood told BI he knows Blanchett's comments were in jest and none of them regret being in the movies.

The classic 2001 film "Lord of the Rings...