It’s time for the countdown to the hunt to begin. The hunt for Gollum, that is. We finally have a release date for our next big The Lord of the Rings movie. The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will release in theaters on December 17, 2027. This, of course, continues the glorious tradition of The Lord of the Rings movies releasing in December. Every The Lord of the Rings movie to date, including the recent The War of the Rohirrim, has released in December—and now The Hunt for Gollum will pick up that torch. A beautiful legacy, if you ask us.
But what do we know about The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, other than its release date? For starters, the movie is in good hands. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the original team behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy movies, are back in a producing capacity. Andy Serkis, who is well entrenched in The Lord of the Rings world and knows Gollum better than anyone, will both direct and star in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Walsh and Boyens will write the screenplay alongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. We loved what this team did on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, so we’re very excited to see what’s in store.
Additionally, when The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum and its release date finally arrives, can we expect to see any other familiar faces? It sounds like the answer might be yes. Although we don’t have official confirmation, Ian McKellen has teased a fairly likely return to the big screen as the wizard Gandalf in The Hunt for Gollum. We would, of course, feel delighted to see him.
Although The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum was originally slated to release in 2026, we totally understand that an undertaking like returning to Middle-earth requires many efforts. We can’t wait to hear more about The Hunt for Gollum as its release approaches. Get ready, Gollum, we have our eyes out for you.
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