The Lord of the Ringsis having a big year in 2024, and it looks like this is just the start, with the 2026 movie offering an exciting continuation of Peter Jackson’s trilogy with its latest casting suggestion. Andy Serkis is set to helm the next movie inThe Lord of the Ringsfranchise, directing and starring as its main character, Gollum. Peter Jackson stepped down as director of movies in the franchise to allow Serkis to lead a movie about his own character, which will probably pay dividends. It has been announced that one cast member of the new movie will be recognizable from Jackson’s previous trilogies.
There have only been two cast members hinted forThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollummovie, which is only a working title for now. With so little known about the movie, it is hard to tell whether it will seem like a spinoff or a continuation of Jackson’s series, but the casting discussed so far paints a certain picture.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingis the last movie in the franchise, and a tough one to follow for the upcoming movie, but bringing in beloved characters from the legendary series is sure to help.
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Ian McKellen’s famousGandalf may return inThe Hunt for Gollum. So far,Serkis and McKellen are the only two actors who have been linked to the upcoming movie, with both key players in previousLord of the Ringsmovies. McKellen spoke toDeadline, revealing,“I’ve just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved, and they hope that I’ll be playing him.” McKellen previously indicated, in good humor, that he would love to play Gandalf again “if [he’s] still alive.” This would make the upcoming release feel as close as a movie could come to a sequel toReturn of the King.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumis expected sometime in 2026.
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For a movie to seem like a continuation of Peter Jackson’sThe Lord of the Ringsmovies, at least a couple of their core characters would be needed. Gollum and Gandalf are as core as any, so their presence inThe Hunt for Gollumsignifies a true return to form forThe Lord of the Ringsfranchise and a solid recommencement of Jackson’s story.The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumwill most likely technically be neither a sequel nor a prequel, as the events normally described as the hunt for Gollum take place during the events ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
If the events ofThe Hunt for Gollumdo take place during the events of the first movie in Jackson’s trilogy, that would makeHunt for Golluma parallel movie or accompaniment movie of sorts. Whilethis could still be called a spinoff, it would lack the distance from the original releases that most spinoffs have. This would make it a much more exciting prospect than a simple spinoff would be. There is the chance thatThe Hunt for Gollumwill focus on events of slightly before the firstThe Lord of the Ringsmovie, but whatever its plot, it will likely bring some of cinema’s best characters back to screens.
Source:Deadline
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The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
