Andy Serkis teases that the upcoming Hunt for Gollum film could embrace the return of basic characters we acknowledge.
The Lord of the Rings franchise has grossed practically $6 billion over the course of six films, so it didn’t come as a giant shock when it was introduced that extra films had been in improvement. The primary of those films can be Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Along with reprising his position as Gollum, Andy Serkis will direct the movie, which he just lately hinted might embrace appearances from characters we all know and love.
Serkis dropped just a few teases in regards to the challenge whereas talking at ACE Superhero Comedian Con 2024 (through Popverse). “It’s so early; it might be unfair to decide to something at this level,” Serkis mentioned. “However I’ll say that it will likely be a deep dive the place we examine Gollum’s character. There could also be characters that we acknowledge that may be coming again. I’m not going to say who.“
Because the story will probably happen in the course of the timeline of The Fellowship of the Ring, just a few potential candidates embrace Gandalf and Aragorn, and Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen have each expressed a tentative willingness to return. Serkis additionally mentioned that The Hunt for Gollum is a “work-in-progress title,” so the ultimate film could not find yourself being referred to as that, however it can “very a lot be the world of Center-earth in keeping with Gollum’s expertise of it.” Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are writing the script for The Hunt for Gollum, which can be produced by Peter Jackson.
Whereas we did see a lot of Gollum’s story play out within the earlier six films, Peter Jackson has beforehand mentioned that there’s nonetheless quite a lot of story left to be instructed. “The Gollum/Sméagol character has all the time fascinated me as a result of Gollum displays the worst of human nature, while his Sméagol facet is, arguably, fairly sympathetic,” Jackson mentioned. “I believe he connects with readers and movie audiences alike, as a result of there’s somewhat little bit of each of them in all of us. We actually wish to discover his backstory and delve into these components of his journey we didn’t have time to cowl within the earlier movies. It’s too quickly to know who will cross his path, however suffice to say we are going to take our lead from Professor Tolkien.“
Which Lord of the Rings characters would you prefer to see seem in The Hunt for Gollum?