Andy Serkis announces that The Hunt of Gollum will not be released before 2027

The interpreter of the Hobbit who has become evil prepares a new film from the Lord of the Rings.

Last May, Warner Bros. made revelations on the next film from the franchise The Lord of the Rings :: The Hunt of Gollum will be produced by Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in the films of Peter Jackson And who had helped him to stage a few sequences as a second team director on his two trilogies, released between 2001 and 2003 for the first and 2012 to 2014 for The Hobbit. He will not be his first feature film, since he has since signed Mowgli: The legend of the jungle and the second part of Venombut his return to the franchise that introduced him to the capture motion is eagerly awaited by fans of the universe of Jrr tolkien. Who will however have to take their pain in patience …

The direct Attended the Fan Expo in Vancouver, a few days ago, during which Andy Serkis explained that he could not turn it for several months, since there was overflowing the entire pre-production phase to manage.

“No, it will not be in 2026. I know that we had first talked about an outing in December 2026, but it will be rather December 2027, in fact … There, we just start writing, then we will be in filming preparations and that requires crazy, six or seven months, and after we will turn it next year. Which brings us on December 2027.”

No casting announcement either, except that he should logically resume the role of Gollum himself, as he had suggested during the announcement of the project by welcoming the historic producers of the saga, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens:

“Yesiiiii, my precious. The time has once again come to venture to the unknown with my dear friends, the extraordinary and without equal guards of the land of the middle, Peter, Fran and Philippa.”

Since then, Ian McKellen has expressed his desire to come back to interpret Gandalfbut nothing official has been announced. Note that by posting so much The Hunt for Gollumthis blockbuster project is currently without competition. Only Disney has programmed films beyond this date: Avatar 4 And 5 are expected in December 2029 and 2031 at the cinema.

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