There are widespread film franchises, after which there’s the Lord of the Rings films. The Oscar-winning trilogy was a sensation, and followers are wanting to study extra in regards to the creating spinoff The Hunt For Gollum. We have been questioning what is going on on with that title, and Andy Serkis himself not too long ago offered an replace. Let’s break all of it down.
After the unique LOTR trilogy (which is streaming with a Max subscription) The Hobbit was given its personal set of flicks. Whereas not technically a e book to display adaptation, the thought of The Hunt for Gollum positively has the web buzzing. Serkis spoke to Collider about that mission, which he is directing and starring in. He revealed plans to movie halfway by means of 2026, saying:
We’re very early on within the course of. We have been speaking in regards to the movie over the course of the final 12 months. We’re about to start out a interval of prep within the subsequent few months or so. We will likely be taking pictures within the early to mid-part of subsequent 12 months, I assume, after which it’s going to be so long as it takes to shoot, which — it is a sizable film — all prepared for a December 2027 launch.
A minimum of he was sincere. Sadly this may not be the replace that hardcore LOTR followers are searching for, as we will need to be affected person for The Hunt For Gollum to even start manufacturing… not to mention launch any footage to the general public. I assume it is time to re-watch Peter Jackson’s films whereas we wait.
Whereas we will have to attend for extra details about this Lord of the Rings spinoff as growth continues, it is in good hans with Serkis. Not solely did he famously play Gollum/Smeagol, however he is an completed filmmaker by his personal proper. Later in that very same interview, the Planet of the Apes icon spoke extra about returning to Center-Earth, providing:
I am extremely excited to return and work with my family and friends in New Zealand and truly do one thing which is, I feel, going to be shocking, and but very a lot a part of the lore and the texture of the trilogy. The sensibility of it’ll really feel, I feel, near that, and but we’re investigating in higher depth the character previously generally known as Smeagol, however principally generally known as Gollum.
Abruptly the wait till the spinoff feels even longer. It seems like The Hunt for Gollum goes to really really feel like an extension of the unique Lord of the Rings films, together with the place they’re filmed. It is a franchise that clearly means a fantastic deal to Serkis, so I am inclined to belief him with this subsequent installment.
In fact, hardcore followers will recall that we have been not too long ago handled to some new LOTR content material. Along with The Rings of Energy (which is streaming with an Amazon Prime subscription), the animated movie The Conflict of the Rohirrim, which featured a number of the voice forged from the unique trilogy.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is presently anticipated to reach in theaters on December 17, 2027. Since it isn’t on the 2025 film launch checklist, we will need to be affected person for extra data.