Warner Bros. Pictures y New Line Cinema They announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum The December 17, 2027positioning itself as one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
The film will be directed by Andy Serkiswho will also play again the iconic character of Gollumrole that made it an outstanding figure thanks to its innovative work with movement capture technology in the trilogies of The Lord of the Rings y The hobbit.
The project has the production of Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh y Philippa Boyensthe winning team of the Oscar behind the cinematographic adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkiennext to Zane Weiner. The script has been written by Walsh, Boyens, Photins of Papageorgiooensuring continuity in the narrative style of the Tolkien universe.
However, the announcement of the premiere has generated controversy due to the elimination of an unofficial film entitled The Hunt for Gollumproduced by a fan and published in YouTube in 2009which accumulated more than 15 million views. The media, created without profit, told the story of Aragorn in search of Gollum before the troops of Sauron They will capture it, exploring the fight to obtain information about the Single ring and the whereabouts Frodo.
Although the creators of the independent version included a discharge of responsibility stating that their project was not affiliated with the heirs of Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Warner Bros. or any other study, and that only sought the personal enjoyment of fans, Warner Bros. He chose to request his elimination, citing concerns about the possible confusion between both projects and the infraction of copyright.
In addition to The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, New Line Cinema He also confirmed other important development projects. The next installment of the franchise of Evil Deadstarring Souheila Yacoubthe July 24, 2026 In North America. The film will be produced by Rob Tapert y Sam Raimicreator of the saga, with Romel Adam, Jose Canas and Lee Cronin as executive producers, and will be distributed by Warner Bros. In the United States and Sony Pictures internationally.
The company also announced the world premiere of Remainhe October 23, 2026a supernatural romantic suspense film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and co -written next to the author Superventas Nicholas Sparkswho will also publish a novel based on the same story October 7, 2025. The cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, A Dynnevor of the Angels.
