Andy Serkis teases that the upcoming Hunt for Gollum film might embrace the return of traditional characters we acknowledge.
The Lord of the Rings franchise has grossed practically $6 billion over the course of six motion pictures, so it didn’t come as a giant shock when it was introduced that extra motion pictures had been in improvement. The primary of those motion pictures can be Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Along with reprising his function as Gollum, Andy Serkis will direct the movie, which he not too long ago hinted might embrace appearances from characters we all know and love.
Serkis dropped a number of teases concerning the mission whereas talking at ACE Superhero Comedian Con 2024 (by way of Popverse). “It is so early; it would be unfair to commit to anything at this point,” Serkis stated. “However I’ll say that will probably be a deep dive the place we examine Gollum’s character. There could also be characters that we acknowledge that is perhaps coming again. I’m not going to say who.“
Because the story will possible happen through the timeline of The Fellowship of the Ring, a number of potential candidates embrace 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 much be the world of Middle-earth according to Gollum’s experience of it.” Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are writing the script for The Hunt for Gollum, which can be produced by Peter Jackson.
Whereas we did see a lot of Gollum’s story play out within the earlier six motion pictures, Peter Jackson has beforehand stated that there’s nonetheless quite a lot of story left to be advised. “The Gollum/Sméagol character has always fascinated me because Gollum reflects the worst of human nature, whilst his Sméagol side is, arguably, quite sympathetic,” Jackson stated. “I feel he connects with readers and movie audiences alike, as a result of there’s slightly 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 wish to see seem in The Hunt for Gollum?
