(Left) Kate Winslet stars in ‘Lee’. (Proper) Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’. Photograph: New Line Cinema.
Preview:
- Kate Winslet’s in talks to star in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’.
- Andy Serkis is directing and taking part in a spindly creature.
- The film will shoot in New Zealand this yr.
There’s an thrilling replace following 2024’s information of Gollum performing veteran Andy Serkis moving into the director’s chair for a brand new ‘Lord of the Rings’ film.
In line with Deadline (with reviews additionally circling broadly on-line), Kate Winslet is now locking in a deal to play a yet-to-be-announced feminine lead in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’.
Launch Date: Dec 17, 2027
With the film set to shoot throughout a number of months this yr in New Zealand, Winslet will likely be relocating to movie her scenes.
She joins Serkis (who’s again within the efficiency seize gear as soon as once more to convey Gollum to life) and a rumored Elijah Wooden (as Frodo) and Ian McKellen (as Gandalf).
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What’s the story of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’?
Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’. Photograph: New Line Cinema.
Deadline’s newest report brings recent plot particulars: the brand new movie follows Aragorn’s perilous quest to seize Gollum earlier than the creature can reveal the Ring’s location to Sauron.
The story, a lot of it developed from J.R.R. Tolkien’s footnotes, is about between ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Fellowship of the Ring.’
There’s no phrase but on whether or not Viggo Mortensen will likely be again as Aragorn, however Peter Jackson’s involvement as producer will certainly entice as most of the unique solid (who make sense, and have within the story) again as wanted.
When will ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ be on screens?
Warner Bros. and New Line presently have a December 17, 2027 launch slot prepared for this one.
(L to R) Sean Austin, Elijah Wooden and Andy Serkis in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photograph: New Line Cinema.