Overview
- Peter Jackson said the new film will tell Tolkien’s appendix material from inside Gollum’s head, citing 2019’s Joker as the model for exploring his psychology.
- Andy Serkis directs and again plays Gollum, with reports indicating filming is expected to start soon.
- Jackson said Warner Bros. can adapt The Lord of the Rings appendices, which cover Gollum’s early life, his push toward the Shire, and the hunt that frames this chapter.
- Original trilogy writers Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh are scripting with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou, and Jackson is producing.
- The cast includes Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Jamie Dornan as Aragorn, Lee Pace as Thranduil, Leo Woodall, and Kate Winslet, with a theatrical release set for December 17, 2027.