The Hunt for Gollum - What they didn't tell you! (NEW Lord of the Rings movie 2026)

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Published 2024-05-15
Warner Bros. is producing new movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's work, including a live-action movie focused on Gollum! Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, known for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, are returning as producers, with Andy Serkis directing and reprising his role as Gollum. The movie is likely to explore events between Gandalf's departure to research the One Ring and his return to Frodo, and most probably including the Hunt for Gollum as told in the Appendencies of the Lord of the Rings books. Casting decisions, including whether to de-age or recast older characters, are under discussion!

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Watch the Hunt for Gollum fan-film here:    • The Hunt For Gollum - The Fan Film (2...  

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Aragorn and Gollum by Unknown Artist

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All Comments (21)
  • @MiddleEarthUpdates
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  • @IW-44
    If Viggo and Ian don't come back for this I will cry.
  • @michaelburandt9134
    The War in the North would be an incredible film! Such story potential there.
  • @ostekuste3646
    As long as Amazon has nothing to do with it. I have been more than just a fan, I have spent a lifetime reading Tolkien. That abomination is not worth wiping a trolls arse with.
  • @thomassryann8252
    Anyone who wasn’t involved in the production of the 3 original films shouldn’t touch this , Peter and the crew deserves ultimate control and the ultimate rights to create this for us . God bless
  • @Vwink1528
    Please don’t choose Timothee Chalemet to be Aragorn. I would be so sad.
  • @lindildeev5721
    If they don't bring back my precious Viggo, I'm going full Gollum mode.
  • @toddkurzbard
    "It is a good time to be a LOTR fan right now..." "The Rings Of Power".
  • @shoff29
    I would die for a movie with Viggo and Ian returning as their characters.....
  • @certinho76
    They should definitely try to get Viggo and Ian along with other legacy characters like Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom and Lee Pace. Maybe even Elijah Wood. There's room for snippets of all those characters in this film with Viggo in make-up or slightly de-aged for his role as Aragorn hunting for Gollum. This bodes well for us fans. We love Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy and we love Viggo, our brother, our captain, our king!
  • @elpenguinotierno6238
    The one director to rule them all! Finally a movie we can actually look forward too
  • @kentl7228
    It has been so long since Tolkien content has been created. Amazon doesn't count. I hope they use less CGI and more practical effects and take their time making the film/s.
  • @munanw2030
    I love word "By fans for fans", these words are a reply to "Rings of power" for ruining middle Earth
  • @Arhatu
    I want to see Viggo as Aragorn again with a scenario he seems worthy to play.
  • @southernlady5085
    Billy Boyd looks amazingly young. Hope Merry and Pippin are included
  • @ibenevolent4032
    I do really hope they will make films, besides the hunt for gollum, about the war in the north. It will tell more about what happend in de rest of middle-earth during the story of the original trilogy, what we missed out off. I would love to see the old casting from both the trilogy and the hobbit films in a more combined storyline, only time will tell. If done right, it could be the next hit piece many crave for. although, i too realize, it might never be as great as the trilogy was before. 🙏