 On November 10 , 2005 , Electronic Arts announced that Hugo Weaving , who played Elrond in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy , would reprise his role as Elrond and be the lead voiceover talent in The Battle for Middle @-@ earth II . During his voiceover session , he noted , " I always find voice work really fascinating because you are working on one element of your make up as an actor — focusing more intently on one part of your toolbox if you like — in a way so everything seems to go into producing that vocal effect . It really isn ’ t just an effect , because it actually comes from a source which is a true continuation of that character . " 
