Gandalf & Frodo Will Reunite In New Lord Of The Rings Film, Confirms Ian McKellen

A serious reunion is formally taking place in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. The upcoming movie is directed by Andy Serkis, who will even reprise his iconic titular character. It was beforehand confirmed that Ian McKellen can be returning to play Gandalf.

Now, McKellen shares that he can be reuniting with Frodo Baggins within the film. He additionally confirmed that the challenge, which is scheduled for a December 17, 2027 theatrical launch, will start filming in Might. Try McKellen’s feedback under:

It is going to begin filming in Might. It is going to be directed by Gollum, and it is all about Gollum.

However I am going to let you know two secrets and techniques concerning the casting. There is a character within the film known as Frodo and one other character known as Gandalf, and aside from that, my lips are sealed.

McKellen doesn’t say whether or not Elijah Wooden would be the one to play Frodo, nevertheless it appears extremely probably since Gollum and Gandalf are being performed by the identical actors who portrayed them within the earlier The Lord of the Rings motion pictures.

Wooden’s potential Lord of the Rings return was addressed by the actor in 2024, the place he revealed that he can be open to the chance. He said that “It will be fairly unimaginable. I’ve to say, any return to New Zealand to work with these people inside the context of that world can be…leaping again right into a world that’s so beloved and means a lot to me. So yeah, it could be superior.”

The Hunt for Gollum‘s story makes a Gandalf and Frodo reunion potential due to when it’s set in The Lord of the Rings timeline. It takes place after the 111th birthday of Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) in The Fellowship of the Ring, however earlier than Frodo leaves the Shire and begins the lengthy journey that can ultimately take him to Mordor. At this level, Gandalf and Frodo have already been longtime buddies.

Frodo could not have an in depth quantity of display time, although, because the plot will primarily concentrate on Gandalf and Aragorn’s (Viggo Mortensen) seek for Gollum exterior the Shire as they search important details about the One Ring. Given Aragorn’s central involvement within the story, there’s a excessive chance that Mortensen will return to play his beloved character once more.

The return of Frodo additionally opens the door for different hobbits to look in scenes set within the Shire, together with Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), Pippin Took (Billy Boyd), and Merry Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan). Wooden, Astin, Boyd, and Monaghan have famously remained shut and reunited on quite a few events, and this might proceed within the franchise’s subsequent live-action film.

Whereas Serkis directs The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Peter Jackson continues to be concerned as a producer, simply as he was for the franchise’s 2024 anime movie The Lord of the Rings: The Warfare of the Rohirrim. Jackson’s writing companions Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are concerned within the writing and producing of the film as effectively.