Big news for Lord of the Rings fans! Following the animated film War of Rohirrim (in theaters December 11), the saga returns live in 2026! David Zaslav, Warner Bros. President of Discoveryhas confirmed the start of work on a live-action feature film titled Hunt for Gollum.
Gollum is back!
The film will be directed by Andy Serkis himself, who plays Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy. For the occasion, the actor will once again slip into his stage costume to portray the famous character who accompanied Sam and Frodo to Mordor.
If Andy Serkis is involved, Peter Jackson will also produce; His lifelong collaborators, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, will write the screenplay along with Phoebe Gittins and Artie Papageorgiou. Suffice it to say, Hunt for Gollum is in good hands.
“It’s an honor and a privilege to return to Middle-earth with our friend and collaborator Andy Serkis, who didn’t end up with Gollum’s plague! As long-time fans of the Professor’s vast mythology. TolkienWe are proud, along with Mike DeLuca, Pam Abdi and the entire team at Warner Bros. on a new epic adventure”Jackson, Walsh and Boyens said.
My dear!
On the other hand, Andy Serkis is also very enthusiastic: “Yes, my dear. It’s time to venture into the unknown once again with my dear friends, the extraordinary and incomparable guardians of Middle-earth, Peter, Fran and Philippa. Mike and Pam, as well as the team at Warner Bros. WETA and New Zealand With our creative family, it’s just so delicious.”
David Zaslav explained that The Hunt for Gollum will explore the stories “It’s not said yet. Harry Potter and the DC Universe are franchises that are under-exploited. We’re working hard to fix that.”, he claimed. This new chapter in the Lord of the Rings franchise is set to hit theaters in 2026.
At the moment, the work is in the writing phase. A second Lord of the Rings film is also in the works, starring Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. The monumental mural created by JRR Tolkien still has a bright future in cinema.
Let us remind you that Peter Jackson’s first trilogy earned 3 billion dollars at the box office and won 17 Oscars. As for The Hobbit, it collected 2 billion in 3 movies. In anticipation of the start of The Hunt for Gollum, War of the Rohirrim opens in theaters on December 11th.
Source: Allocine
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