Overview

• Warner Bros. has announced that 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' will premiere in theaters on December 17, 2027.
• Andy Serkis will both direct the film and return as Gollum, continuing his iconic motion-capture performance from the original trilogy.
• Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning team behind the original films, are producing, with Boyens co-writing the screenplay alongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.
• The film is set between the events of Bilbo’s birthday party and the Mines of Moria, focusing on Gollum’s untold story during that time.
• Original cast members Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, and Viggo Mortensen have expressed interest in returning, though no additional casting has been confirmed.