" … If you ask me, there is no better film series. Lord of the Rings is without a doubt the greatest trilogy in movie history. I know I may have said that many times before, but I have never — not once — rapped it. Until now."
With the help of Late Show resident musician Jon Batiste, Colbert kicked off his #1 Trilly rap, before some of the trilogy's most famous cast members popped up to drop some hilarious rhymes of their own, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen and Andy Serkis (with a cameo by Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick).
But the most jaw-dropping moment came when acclaimed actor Hugo Weaving – who played Elvish ruler Elrond in the fantasy franchise – joined in … and rapped entirely in Elvish.
Watch it for yourself:
Colbert has made his love of the fantasy franchise well-known in the past – so much so, that he was given a cameo in the 2013 LOTR prequel film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
He also took a joking swipe at the Harry Potter franchise, which is being given the full reunion treatment with Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts premiering on Binge New Year's Day.
"Harry Potter's fine, but it's no Lord of the Rings. I mean, Dumbledore couldn't take a Balrog! Dumbledore was killed by a high school chemistry teacher!" he joked, referencing Professor Snape.
