Last
year,
Warner
Bros.
Discovery
announced
that
it
was
working
on
“multiple
Lord
of
the
Rings
movies’’
with
New
Line
Cinema,
the
production
company
that
put
out
Peter
Jackson’s
original
trilogy
based
on
J.R.R.
Tolkien’s
novels.
Now,
we
know
when
the
first
of
those
new
movies
is
probably
hitting
theaters.
During
an
earnings
call
today,
WBD
CEO
David
Zaslav
announced
that
the
company
expects
Lord
of
the
Rings:
The
Hunt
for
Gollum
to
debut
sometime
in
2026
and
“explore
storylines
yet
to
be
told.”
Andy
Serkis
is
set
to
direct
the
film
and
reprise
his
role
as
the
titular
Hobbit-like
man
whose
encounters
with
the
One
Ring
transform
him
into
a
crazed
ghoul,
and
Jackson,
Fran
Walsh,
and
Philippa
Boyens
have
joined
the
project
as
producers.
In
a
statement
about
the
movie,
Serkis
hissed
“yesssss,
Precious,”
and
Jackson
added
that
it
“is
an
honour
and
a
privilege
to
travel
back
to
Middle-earth.”
Currently,
no
other
casting
announcements
have
been
made,
and
WBD
hasn’t
shared
specifics
about
the
film’s
plot.
But
with
its
projected
release
date
not
all
that
far
off,
it
shouldn’t
be
long
before
we
start
hearing
more
about
what’s
next
for
the
man
formerly
known
as
Sméagol.
Update
May
9th,
10AM
ET: Article
has
been
updated
with
more
details
and
quotes
from
Warner
Bros.
Discovery.
Original author: Charles Pulliam-Moore
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