A new Lord of the Rings movie was announced by Warner Bros. on Thursday, marking a cinematic return to the Oscar-winning film franchise based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The new film, the first of two that will explore previously untold stories in the universe, will see Lord of the Rings trilogy filmmaker Peter Jackson back at the helm, along with Andy Serkis, who still star in and direct the first of these films, “The Hunt for Gollum.”
“Yesssss, Precious. The time has come once more to venture into the unknown with my dear friends,” Serkis said in a statement, playing off the slithery, CGI-rendered Gollum character that he performed to much acclaim in the original film trilogy. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav first announced the new films during an earnings call Thursday, with “The Hunt for Gollum” tentatively scheduled to release in 2026. The film’s script is still being written.
My reaction? Given the travesty of movies they made for The Hobbit, I have some concerns. Still, to quote Bilbo Baggins, "where there is life there is hope" and this is Peter Jackson's chance to redeem himself in a major way as Aragorn and Gandalf traversed much of Middle-earth to find Gollum. Of course, the real question is whether Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen will reprise their old characters. This could, as ever with the works of the great J.R.R. Tolkien, be a cinematic masterpiece in the making.
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