A Gollum movie with Andy Serkis marks first of a new "batch" of Lord of the Rings movies – and Peter Jackson is involved "every step of the way"
May. 9, 2024Andy Serkis will return to direct and star in The Hunt for Gollum
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PerVariety, The Hunt for Gollum sees Andy Serkis return as Gollum, as well as helming the film. It will be the first major live-action movie set in-universe since The Hobbit movies. The Gollum movie will “explore storylines yet to be told” based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s novels, and will kick off a new batch of films.
Most excitingly too for fans of The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson (who is the mastermind behind the previous movies) will be involved again. He and his writing partners, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, are on board as producers. According to Zaslav, they “will be involved every step of the way”.
“Lord of the Rings is one of the most successful and revered franchises in history and presents a significant opportunity for theatrical business,” Zaslav added of the news.
Other Lord of the Rings projects are in the making too. This includes an animated film called The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which is due out in December. Elsewhere, Prime Video has the rights to The Rings of Power, which is currently in production on its second season.
For more, check out our guides tohow to watch The Lord of the Rings movies in orderand our breakdown ofThe Lord of the Rings timeline. We’ve also got the lowdown onThe Rings of Power season 2.
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