With The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, a new Lord of the Rings film is in the works that takes us back to Middle-earth. The fantasy adventure is set to hit the big screen in two years. No wonder that already now important decisions for the production of the mega-blockbuster.
Last week Deadline published an extensive background report in which, among others, Peter Jackson talked about the History of The Hunt for Gollum spoke. However, Jackson, who directed all previous Middle-earth films, will not return as director. Instead, he accompanies the project as a producer.
The Hunt for Gollum filming location confirmed: The new Lord of the Rings film remains faithful to New Zealand
Hidden in the big deadline report is information that should make Middle-earth fans very happy: The Hunt for Gollum is filmed in New Zealand. The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films already drew heavily on the diverse and simply breathtaking landscapes that New Zealand has to offer.
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Andy Serkis as Gollum
This means that The Hunt before Gollum takes a different path than Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. Although the first season of The Rings of Power was also filmed in New Zealand, production moved to Great Britain for the second season, which was for many fans skepticism caused. Frodo actor Elijah Wood was also at a loss.
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We won’t know how much the change in production location will affect the second season of The Rings of Power until August 29, 2024 Find out when new episodes premiere on Amazon Prime Video. With The Hunt for Gollum, however, we don’t have to worry about losing the Middle-earth feeling.
In addition to Jackson, the new film brings a few big names from the previous parts back, especially Gollum actor Andy Serkis. Not only does he take on the lead role. Serkis, who most recently directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage and served as second unit director on the Hobbit films, is directing The Hunt for Gollum.
The Screenplay for The Hunt for Gollum was written by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who wrote the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films with Jackson. They are joined by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. The duo is also behind the animated The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
When does The Hunt for Gollum start in cinemas?
No specific theatrical release has been announced yet. The only thing that is certain is that The Hunt for Gollum will happen at some point 2026 to conquer the big screen. We assume that Warner Bros. is positioning the film as a big December release, just like the previous Middle-earth adventures, which will then run over the Christmas holidays.