The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum could also be centered on Andy Serkis’ ring-obsessed Gollum, however he gained’t be the one fan-favorite J.R.R. Tolkien character returning to the large display.
Throughout a panel on the For Love of Fantasy fan occasion in London on Sunday (August 17), Ian McKellen, who performed Gandalf within the unique The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies, confirmed each Gandalf and Frodo might be within the upcoming spinoff movie.
“I hear there’s going to be one other film set in Center-earth, and it’s going to start out filming in Could. It’s going to be directed by Gollum and it’s all about Gollum,” McKellen teased.
“I’ll inform you two secrets and techniques in regards to the casting: There’s a personality within the film known as Frodo, and there’s one other character known as Gandalf. Aside from that, my lips are sealed!” he added.
The actor didn’t make clear if he and actor Elijah Wooden might be reprising their roles as Gandalf and the younger hobbit Frodo respectively, solely that the characters will seem within the upcoming movie.
The Hunt for Gollum is scheduled for launch in theaters on December 17, 2027.
Serkis is directing the film in addition to reprising his function because the corrupted, tragic Gollum, initially a hobbit named Sméagol, with unique Lord of the Rings trilogy director Peter Jackson co-producing.
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McKellen expressed his curiosity in returning to the display because the sensible Center-earth wizard in an interview with Massive Concern journal in 2024.
“Enthusiasm for The Lord of the Rings movies exhibits no signal of abating. I can’t inform you any greater than that. I’ve simply been informed that there are going to be extra movies and Gandalf might be concerned they usually hope that I’ll be enjoying him,” the actor teased, clarifying: “When? I do not know. What the script is? It’s not written but. So, they higher be fast.”
In a separate interview final 12 months, the X-Males star added he’s “not letting anybody else placed on the sharp hat and beard if I will help it.”
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