Warner Bros. has threatened for a time who wants to continue telling movies in Middle Earth, and while we look forward to Rohan animated prequel Rohirrim War At the end of this year, the studio has just revealed the first details about the first major project of this new communityand it is a Amazing.
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This morning, following a brief announcement from CEO David Zaslav during an earnings call, Warner Bros. confirmed that the working title of its upcoming The Lord of the rings the movie is The hunt for Gollumand you will see Andy Serkis (Andor, Planet of the Apesperhaps previous films about halflings and jewels) resume his role as the titular creature, as well as directing the film.
Little else is currently known about The hunt for Gollumbut The Lord of the rings director and producer Peter Jacksonalong with his producing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, will return to produce the film, and is currently eyeing a 2026 release.
The hunt for Gollum and Rohirrim War will be the first salvo in a series of new films set in the events of The Lord of the rings that Warner Bros. hopes to make, and explicitly around it, as the initial announcement of these plans included a statement from Warner Bros. executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy that implied the focus of these films will not be a retelling of Tolkien’s novels, but they will take up ideas and elements that were left unexplored in the The Lord of the rings and Hobbit trilogies.
“Despite all the scope and detail carefully packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex and dazzling universe devised by JRR Tolkien remains largely unexplored in cinema,” reads the statement released in early 2023 in part. “The opportunity to invite fans deeper into the cinematic world of Middle-earth is an honor and we are excited to partner with Middle-earth Enterprises and Embracer on this adventure.”
We’ll bring you more about Warner Bros.’ plans for The Lord of the rings how and when we learn them.
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