Andy Serkis teases that the upcoming Hunt for Gollum film might embody 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 an enormous shock when it was introduced that extra films had been in improvement. The primary of those films shall be Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Along with reprising his position as Gollum, Andy Serkis will direct the movie, which he lately hinted may embody appearances from characters we all know and love.
Serkis dropped a number of teases concerning the undertaking 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 stated. “However I’ll say that it is going to 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 possible happen in the course of the timeline of The Fellowship of the Ring, a number of potential candidates embody Gandalf and Aragorn, and Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen have each expressed a tentative willingness to return. Serkis additionally stated that The Hunt for Gollum is a “work-in-progress title,” so the ultimate film might not find yourself being known as that, however it would “very a lot be the world of Center-earth based on Gollum’s expertise of it.” Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are writing the script for The Hunt for Gollum, which shall 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 stated that there’s nonetheless a variety of story left to be instructed. “The Gollum/Sméagol character has at all times fascinated me as a result of Gollum displays the worst of human nature, while his Sméagol aspect is, arguably, fairly sympathetic,” Jackson stated. “I feel he connects with readers and movie audiences alike, as a result of there’s a little bit little bit of each of them in all of us. We actually need to discover his backstory and delve into these elements 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?
