Ian McKellen confirms he’s been approached about enjoying Gandalf in The Hunt for Gollum, including that it could possibly be a two-parter.
It was introduced earlier this yr that extra films within the Lord of the Rings franchise had been in growth. The primary of those films might be The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum starring Andy Serkis, who will even direct the movie; Or, maybe I ought to say… movies. Whereas talking on This Morning within the UK, Ian McKellen confirmed that he has been approached about reprising his position of Gandalf for The Hunt for Gollum, however he claims that the film will really be a two-parter. Gotta milk that Center-earth, child!
“Well, all I know is that they called me up and said these films were going to happen, that [they’re] mainly going to be about Gollum,” McKellen mentioned. “Andy Serkis, who performed Gollum, goes to direct, and there might be a script arriving someday within the new yr…after which I’ll choose whether or not I wish to return. I’m advised it’s two movies. I in all probability shouldn’t be saying this. However I haven’t learn the script, and I don’t know when it’s, and I don’t even know the place it is going to be filmed.“
As we don’t know a lot about The Hunt for Gollum‘s plot, it’s laborious to say whether or not there might be sufficient story for 2 films. As we all know, The Hobbit was initially envisioned as a two-parter earlier than the selection was made to develop it to 3 films. I believe we will agree that it unfold the story a bit too skinny. That is simply hypothesis on my half, however it’s additionally doable that the second film is one other Lord of the Rings undertaking that might contain Gandalf.
It’s been ten years since McKellen final performed Gandalf, however the 85-year-old actor just lately mentioned that if they need him to reprise the position as soon as once more, they’d “better be quick” about it.
Serkis dropped a few teases about The Hunt for Gollum earlier this yr. “It is so early; it would be unfair to commit to anything at this point,” Serkis mentioned. “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.“
Whereas we did see plenty of Gollum’s saga play out within the earlier six films, Peter Jackson has beforehand mentioned that there’s nonetheless plenty 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 mentioned. “I believe he connects with readers and movie audiences alike, as a result of there’s a bit little bit of each of them in all of us. We actually wish 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’ll take our lead from Professor Tolkien.“
Do you suppose The Hunt for Gollum will in the end include two films?
