Overview
- Serkis, speaking Friday in a ScreenRant interview, said the production will replace Viggo Mortensen and is now searching for a new Aragorn.
- The film is set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which calls for a younger version of the character than in Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
- Speculation has centered on Leo Woodall after Elijah Wood’s podcast remarks, but no casting for Aragorn has been confirmed.
- Serkis said the project is close to filming and still slated for a December 17, 2027 theatrical debut, with Kate Winslet the only new cast member confirmed so far.
- Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are back as producers while Serkis directs and returns as Gollum in a story he describes as both a pursuit and a psychological study.