It’s a good time to be a fan of The Lord of the Rings franchise, with the hit present Rings of Energy not too long ago being renewed for Season 3, in addition to a brand new animated movie, The Battle of the Rohirrim, starting its run on streaming as we speak. It was additionally introduced final summer time that Andy Serkis, who portrays Gollum within the unique Lord of the Rings films, would reprise his position in a brand new live-action movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, which he would additionally direct. The film had initially been set for launch in 2026, however whereas not too long ago chatting with TheDirect, Serkis revealed that followers are going to have to attend for much longer for The Hunt for Gollum than anticipated:

“Yeah, it’s not 2026. It was initially going to be December 2026. It will be December 2027. We’re proper originally of the writing course of. We will probably be prepping later this 12 months. Prep takes a very good chunk of time, six or seven months, after which we will probably be taking pictures subsequent 12 months. So, it backs into that December 2027 launch date.”

It’s actually disappointing to listen to that it’ll now be nicely over two years earlier than the subsequent live-action Lord of the Rings movie makes it to the massive display screen, however the creatives concerned deserve on a regular basis required to ensure issues like enhancing and visible results are all as much as snuff. Audiences can inform when a product is rushed by and debuted regardless of being full, and The Lord of the Rings franchise and followers deserve nothing lower than the most effective product, which director Andy Serkis is actually going to ship come December 2027. Serkis could also be identified for his roles within the Planet of the Apes franchise and Batman, however he’s additionally directed initiatives prior to now, together with Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the second installment in Tom Hardy’s superhero franchise. He additionally helmed Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, the 2018 journey film streaming on Netflix.

What Do We Know About ‘The Hunt for Gollum’?

Andy Serkis is the one member of The Hunt for Gollum solid to be introduced, however it was reported that the artistic staff concerned would like to carry again Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. Unique Lord of the Rings scribe Philippa Boyens can be writing the script for The Hunt for Gollum, and whereas unique author/director Peter Jackson is just not credited as a screenwriter on the movie, he’ll function a producer and is alleged to be closely concerned. Fran Walsh may also write the script for The Hunt for Gollum, alongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will premiere in theaters December 2027. Keep tuned to Collider for future updates on the movie.

Supply: TheDirect