Warner Bros is working on developing new live-action "The Lord of the Rings" movies, the first of which is currently known as "The Hunt for Gollum" (working title). Original franchise filmmaker Peter Jackson and his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are producing the movie and will be deeply involved in its making
Andy Serkis will direct the film which is said to explore storylines yet to be told, and he will also reprise the titular role. The project is currently in the early stages of script development from writers Walsh and Boyens, along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.
The film will be executive produced by Ken Kamins, with Serkis and The Imaginarium's Jonathan Cavendish, and it's expected to be released in 2026.
Warner Bros. first announced in February 2023 that a deal was made to make "multiple" films based on the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien books. The projects will be developed through WB label New Line Cinema. Freemode, a division of Embracer Group, made the adaptive rights deal for books including "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" under a venture named Middle-earth Enterprises.
An animated film "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" directed by Kenji Kamiyama will be released on December 13th. The movie is set 200 years before the events of "The Hobbit".
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