Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2026)

[Alex...]

Title: Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Genre: Fantasy

Director: Andy Serkis

Release: 2026

Plot: A new film based on the novels.

 

[Alex...]

Andy Serkis will star and direct. Peter Jackson to produce.

Andy Serkis To Direct, Star In New ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’ Set For 2026 Release – Update

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said the first film in a new series based on the Lord of the Rings will be out in 2026. The team is developing the script.

deadline.com

 

[Desslar]

Hunt for Gollum? Didn't that already happen in Fellowship of the Ring, albeit inadvertently? I'm confused as to where this would fit into the LOTR mythos.

 

[Sam Favate]

Maybe it's a feature-length story about Sauron's search for Gollum?

 

[Walter Kittel]

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for $$$

Despite that observation; if the film can maintain the quality of the prior works in the franchise, then it is welcome.

- Walter.

 

[SD_Brian]

Why only make one movie when they could pad it out into a 9-hour trilogy?

 

[BobO'Link]

Why only make one movie when they could pad it out into a 9-hour trilogy?

It appears to be a 2 film story according to that article.

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for $$$

Despite that observation; if the film can maintain the quality of the prior works in the franchise, then it is welcome.

- Walter.

I remain quite on the fence. It's *based* on Tolkien's work so it's a 3rd party telling a story Tolkien never bothered to tell. In my book it's nothing but fan fiction stuff. Might be OK but likely rather "meh" type stuff.

 

[SD_Brian]

It appears to be a 2 film story according to that article.

The article says there are 2 LOTR films in development, which I took to mean 2 separate stories, not that Hunt for Gollum would be a 2-film story.

If HFG is being developed as a 2-film story, remember that The Hobbit started out as 2 films before getting stretched to 3, so there's still hope!

 

[BobO'Link]

The article says there are 2 LOTR films in development, which I took to mean 2 separate stories, not that Hunt for Gollum would be a 2-film story.

If HFG is being developed as a 2-film story, remember that The Hobbit started out as 2 films before getting stretched to 3, so there's still hope!

Frankly, I got all the story I need about pre-fellowship Gollum in the open of the expanded version of The Fellowship of the Ring coupled with the relevant portions of The Hobbit.

 

[jayembee]

When I saw this thread, I assumed that this was another animated film to go along with the one coming out this December (that I just found out about recently): The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

 

[richardburton84]

Maybe it's a feature-length story about Sauron's search for Gollum?

My guess is it’s either this or Gandalf’s search for Gollum following Bilbo’s party (which lasted a few months in the films, but was 17 years in the books), which largely occurred offscreen in Fellowship.

 

[Keith Cobby]

It won't be long before a television series is announced, a season for the Hobbit and a season each for the three LOTR books, plus The Silmarillion and assorted stories. As with Potter, the possibilities are endless!

 

[BobO'Link]

It won't be long before a television series is announced, a season for the Hobbit and a season each for the three LOTR books, plus The Silmarillion and assorted stories. As with Potter, the possibilities are endless!

Are you forgetting about Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series that plays quite loose with events pulled from the "Silmarillion" and appendices to "The Lords of the Rings" trilogy?

 

[Desslar]

I'd rather see a story about what Aragorn was up to before appearing in Fellowship.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

I would sooner go for Farmer Giles of Ham than this made-up nonsense not written by Tolkien. At least that story had Chrysophylax, a dragon, and a hero named Ægidus Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo. And also a sword called Caudimordax that cannot be sheathed if a dragon is within five miles.

 

[SD_Brian]

Are you forgetting about Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series that plays quite loose with events pulled from the "Silmarillion" and appendices to "The Lords of the Rings" trilogy?

Is that series intended to be "canon" with the Peter Jackson films? If not, get ready for the Middle Earth Multiverse!

 

[Jake Lipson]

In this age of over-reliance on preexisting iP to engage audiences, it isn't surprising that WB would want to use The Lord of the Rings IP again. This Is, after all, the same studio that is planning to remake all the Harry Potter books again as a TV show even though the movie series was already one of the most faithful adaptations of literary source material ever put to film.

Whether there is any actual creative reason to do a Gollum movie is another question entirely and we'll have to see. Gollum is obviously the role that made Andy Serkis well-known, and. he did a sensational job as an actor in the original series. I'm sure he is being paid very well to make this and the check alone might be all the reason he needs. But I hope he can see what we can't right now and has the creative vision to do this.

I would say I am a casual fan of this franchise. I loved The Lord of the Rings but was decidedly not a fan of the overindulgent, belabored Hobbit films. I was impressed by the beginning of The Rings of Power TV show, which I got to see at a theatrical screening, but ended up dropping off partway through the season on television. So I'm not really excited about more movies. But I would probably go see this if it looks good.

 

[richardburton84]

I would say I am a casual fan of this franchise. I loved The Lord of the Rings but was decidedly not a fan of the overindulgent, belabored Hobbit films. I was impressed by the beginning of The Rings of Power TV show, which I got to see at a theatrical screening, but ended up dropping off partway through the season on television. So I'm not really excited about more movies. But I would probably go see this if it looks good.

My family are semi fans of Tolkien’s Middle Earth saga (my sister and I grew up with The Hobbit being read to us), but yeah, I wasn’t all that thrilled with The Hobbit films either. The first one was decent, but it was downhill from there with far too many overlong action bringing the story to a screeching halt. I’ve yet to see any of Rings of Power so I can’t comment on that, but I’ve honestly have no interest in seeing this Gollum film.

 

[Mark-P]

I only made it through two episodes of the Rings of Power series and I couldn't take any more. It didn't feel like Tolkien to me. As for another new film from the Jackson/Boyens/Walsh camp, I fear that ship has sailed...

 

[Malcolm R]

Yeah, I'm not really interested in more Gollum. He's the Jar-Jar Binks of LOTR, IMO. Hated every time he was on-screen.