A new installment in the Lord Of The Rings franchise, entitled Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum, has been confirmed to be in the works, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The news about the new entry in the film series was confirmed by Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO, David Zaslav, during the company’s first-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday.
The entertainment industry figure stated that several projects in the Lord Of The Rings franchise were ‘now in the early stages of script development,’ and that the new entry in the series was being eyed for a 2026 release.
Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum will also mark the return of Andy Serkis, who will both star as the Middle-earth mainstay, direct the upcoming feature and serve as one of its executive producers.
Peter Jackson, who has directed each movie in the Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit film series, will remain attached to the new project as a producer.
A new installment in the Lord Of The Rings franchise, entitled Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum, has been confirmed to be in the works, per The Hollywood Reporter
Vaslav also stated that the filmmaker’s frequent writing partners, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, will be involved with the project ‘every step of the way.’
The writers, who penned the screenplay for all of the Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit movies, are set to return to write the script for the new feature.
Jackson, Walsh and Boyens issued a statement in which they described themselves as ‘life long fans of Professor Tolkien’s vast mythology.’
They stated: ‘It is an honor and a privilege to travel back to Middle-earth with our good friend and collaborator, Andy Serkis, who has unfinished business with that stinker — Gollum!’
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