Warner Bros. has begun working to return to Middle Earth. Ten years since the last film installment of The Lord of the rings (The Lord of the Rings), the company announced that they are developing a new film focused on the character of Gollum. This production, which provisionally bears the title The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, is in the writing phases. Nevertheless, Andy Serkis He revealed that he has some ambitious plans to finalize.
Within the framework of a panel that took place in ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024the director and screenwriter of the project announced that the film could feature the return of some characters present in The Lord of the rings and The Hobbit. “There may be characters we recognize“, he acknowledged Serkis. “It’s going to be very much the world of Middle Earth based on Gollum’s experience in it.”“, added the filmmaker.
Even so, the filmmaker could not provide accurate information about which figures they have in mind. “It’s so early that it would be unfair to commit to anything now. But I will say that it will be a deep dive in which we will investigate the character of Gollum. There may be characters we recognize who could return. I’m not going to say who”, he concluded.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is planned to be the first in a series of new films. Peter Jackson, who has written and directed the six previous installments of the franchise, will have a role as producer and will be involved in the development process. He will be accompanied in the production by his previous collaborators and scriptwriters, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
The new of The Lord of the rings It was announced on May 9 and has an agreed release window for 2026.
