Overview

• Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed that the completed screenplay co-written by Peter Jackson has secured the project’s green light.
• Andy Serkis will direct and reprise his role as Gollum in an original interquel exploring events between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
• The Hunt for Gollum serves as the first of two planned new Lord of the Rings films, reuniting Jackson with collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
• Advanced pre-production is underway, with principal photography slated to start in New Zealand in early to mid-2026.
• Warner Bros. has expressed interest in bringing back original cast members such as Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen, though no returns have been confirmed.