Peter Jackson was reunited with Elijah Wood at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday as the star of his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy presented him with the Honorary Palme d’Or at the opening ceremony of the 79th edition on Tuesday.

“I’ve still got to work out why I am getting a Palme d’Or, I am not a Palme d’Or type of guy,” said Jackson as he received the prize.

Wood recalled that he had been just 10 years old the first time he met Jackson, when the director flew to L.A. with partner, screenwriter and producer Fran Walsh to scout for the young actor who would play Frodo Baggins.

“A little later, when I was told I was going to be in the film, I sat down on the floor and realized that in my life, there was a before and an after, and I’m not the only one, whose life Peter Jackson changed,” he said.

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