The announcement of a new film focusing on the character raised questions about whether Sméagol’s story had not already been told sufficiently in the 2001 trilogy
A Warner Bros. confirmed the production of a new film based on the saga Lord of the Ringsproduced by Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens, responsible for the already classic adaptation directed by Jackson in 2001. However, the choice of the story of the new film, which should revolve around Gollum, made many people wonder if there weren’t more topics interesting to fit into a return to Middle Earth.
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Gollum has always been an extremely important character in the War of the Ring saga, which covers the events of the Third Age of Middle-earth, shown in The Hobbit AND Lord of the Rings. Recently, the character also won a game that focused on the period between the stories written by Tolkien, which was considered one of the worst releases of 2023.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum it should be set in exactly the same period, which did not reassure fans much, who were expecting other stories about Middle Earth.
In an interview with the site Hollywood deadlineJackson, Boyens and Andy Serkis (Batman), actor who played Gollum in the films and who will be the director of the new adaptation, spoke about the reasons why he returned to this universe and started with Sméagol.

A more human character than expected
For director Peter Jackson, what attracted him to the project was that Gollum had always been a character that fascinated him. Presenting two sides of the coin, with Gollum representing the worst of human nature, while Smeagol was much more docile, his choices seemed increasingly interesting.
For the director, the fact that fans of the books and films continue to follow the character’s story because they feel that “there is a bit of these two sides inside each of us”. “We want to explore more of his past and delve into parts of his journey that we haven’t had the opportunity to see in the previous films. It’s still too early to know who might cross his path, but we will follow the works of Professor Tolkien,” he said. added Jackson.

This means that the film should feature cameos from characters who, at some point, met Gollum, such as Gandalf and Aragorn.
Regarding the choice of Andy Serkis as director, Philippa Boyens said that she always saw Jackson as having a lot of confidence in Serkis’ work behind the camera, which was the main reason why she chose him as second unit director during the filming of The Hobbit.
Since Jackson didn’t want to direct another film, Lord of the RingsWhen the idea for a new adaptation telling the story of Gollum came up, the two immediately thought that Serkis was the only person who could take on the project.
It is worth mentioning that Serkis is the director of Venom: Let there be carnage, Mowgli: Between two worlds and prepare an adaptation of Animal revolutionbook by George Orwell.
Warner Bros Discovery has already confirmed that this should be just the first of a new wave of films based on The Lord of the Rings, which will show new stories and characters who appeared in JRR Tolkien’s films and books, but were not that important.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumin literal translation) is expected to debut in theaters in 2026.
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