Ten years have passed since we last saw each other on the big screen breathtaking landscapes of Middle-earth could lose. Most recently, the Tolkien cosmos moved into series and was represented on Amazon Prime Video with the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Now it’s announcing itself big cinema return of the popular fantasy franchise.
Not only does the first animated screen excursion to Middle-earth await us at the end of the year with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Warner Bros. is officially working on one new live-action project, which is supposed to conquer the cinemas in film form. The return of four big names from the original trilogy has been confirmed.
The Hunt for Gollum: New Lord of the Rings film brings back four key stars from the original trilogy
As Variety reports, Peter Jackson is accompanying Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens in the making of the new Lord of the Rings film in producing position. Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav promises that the creative trio behind the previous Ring adventures “will accompany you every step of the way.”
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Andy Serkis as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings
Shortly after Zaslav announced the film, a press release revealed first details about the plot. The new Lord of the Rings film is being developed under the working title The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. None other than Andy Serkis takes on the leading role. He also directs.
Serkis is quoted as saying about The Hunt for Gollum:
Yes, my darling. It’s time once again to venture into the unknown with my dear friends, the extraordinary and incomparable Guardians of Middle-earth Peter, Fran and Philippa. There is hardly anyone who so much Middle Earth experience brings along like Serkis. He is the face of motion capture technology, without which Gollum could never have come to life. He also served as second unit director for the Hobbit films. He also directed films such as As Long as I Breathe (2017), Mogli – Legend of the Jungle (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). 15 years ago, dedicated Lord of the Rings fans hunted Gollum for 39 minutes
The working title of the new Lord of the Rings film may sound familiar to you. In 2009, The Hunt for Gollum, a 39-minute live-action film, was released from fans of the fantasy saga was filmed on a budget of less than $5,000. The action takes place between Bilbo’s birthday and Frodo’s departure for Rivendell.
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Jackson has directed three Lord of the Rings films to date:
Additionally, the filmmaker returned for The Hobbit trilogy:
When does the new Lord of the Rings film start in cinemas?
Although the new Lord of the Rings film is still in its infancy, Zaslav has already given a start date. Before the end of 2026 The next live-action journey to Middle-earth is set to begin on the big screen. Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim opens in German cinemas on December 12, 2024.
The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is also scheduled to start this year. However, Amazon Prime Video has so far no specific date for the release of the new episodes of the fantasy series.