Overview
- Warner Bros., which presented Tuesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, revealed the first cast lineup and set a December 17, 2027 theatrical release.
- Andy Serkis will direct the film and return to play Gollum and his alter ego Sméagol.
- Jamie Dornan will portray Strider, a recast of Aragorn previously played by Viggo Mortensen in the original trilogy.
- Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Lee Pace will reprise their roles as Gandalf, Frodo and Thranduil.
- Leo Woodall joins as Halvard of the Dúnedain and Kate Winslet plays Marigol, a Stoor matriarch, as the story traces Gollum’s earlier life.