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Warner Bros. unveiled The Hunt for Gollum at CinemaCon, with Andy Serkis directing and returning as Gollum, joined by Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Lee Pace, plus Kate Winslet, Leo Woodall and Jamie Dornan in new roles; set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the film lands in cinemas on December 17, 2027, continuing the Middle-earth saga following the original trilogy’s nearly $3 billion worldwide haul.
Warner Bros. unveiled The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum at CinemaCon, with Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood returning, Jamie Dornan cast as Strider/Aragorn alongside Kate Winslet as Marigol and Leo Woodall as Halvard. The film, directed by Andy Serkis, chronicles the search for the corrupted Hobbit Gollum in the years before The Fellowship of the Ring and is set for a December 17, 2027 release, with original writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens joined by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou to adapt Tolkien’s work for a broader Middle-earth expansion by New Line Cinema and Amazon-MGM.
Jamie Dornan was announced as Aragorn (Strider) in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, set for theaters December 17, 2027, with the news revealed at CinemaCon. The cast also includes Andy Serkis directing as Gollum/Sméagol, Ian McKellen returning as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Lee Pace as Thranduil, plus Kate Winslet as Marigol and Leo Woodall as Halvard.
Warner Bros. revealed at CinemaCon that Jamie Dornan will portray Strider (Aragorn) in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with Leo Woodall as Halvard; Andy Serkis directs and returns as Gollum, with Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, and Lee Pace back, and Kate Winslet joining as Marigol. The film, set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, is slated for a December 17, 2027 release.
Warner Bros. and New Line revealed the cast for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum at CinemaCon, with Jamie Dornan cast as Strider (Aragorn), taking over from Viggo Mortensen, and Leo Woodall joining as Halvard. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, and Kate Winslet is aboard as a new addition, with Lee Pace back as Thranduil. Andy Serkis directs and reprises Gollum; the story takes place between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as Aragorn and Gandalf hunt Gollum to learn more about the One Ring, with a December 17, 2027 release. A second Rings film, Shadow of the Past, is reportedly in development with Stephen Colbert writing.
SNL U.K.'s second episode, hosted by Jamie Dornan, drew 205,000 viewers (down from 226,000 for the premiere) with BARB audience share slipping from 3.2% to 3.17%; Dornan’s sketches also racked up YouTube views (hundreds of thousands). The show airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. on Sky One, and next week will be hosted by Riz Ahmed with Kasabian.
Jamie Dornan hosted SNL U.K.'s second episode, taking over from Tina Fey, and revealed a quirky hobby—collecting rocks that resemble potatoes. He rolled out a trolley of five potato-shaped stones (one looked like a chip) and urged viewers to Google 'Jamie Dornan potato rocks' to prove it's true, as fellow Irishman Chris O'Dowd interrupted to swap one for a real potato, fueling more Irish-themed humor in the show.
Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan were announced as the first three hosts of the UK edition of Saturday Night Live. Fey will host the March 21 episode with Wet Leg as the musical guest, Dornan will host the following week with Wolf Alice, and Ahmed will host the third show with Kasabian. The six‑part live series will air Saturdays from London on Sky, following a familiar SNL format with monologues, sketches and Weekend Update, supported by an inaugural UK cast and writers.
Tina Fey will host the inaugural Saturday Night Live U.K. from London with Wet Leg as the first musical guest; Jamie Dornan follows on March 28 with Wolf Alice, and Riz Ahmed closes the trio on April 4 with Kasabian. Each 75‑minute live episode airs at 10 p.m. local time in the U.K. and will stream on Peacock the day after the Sky One/Now air, preserving a U.S.-style format that includes monologue, sketches, a live musical act and Weekend Update, with Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers in London to prep.
Jamie Dornan is set to star as identical twins in the Netflix crime noir series The Undertow, alongside Mackenzie Davis, Iain De Caestecker, and Gary Lewis. The show is based on the Norwegian series Twin and follows the dramatic story of a loveless marriage, a long-estranged twin brother, and a tangled romantic past. In other news, various TV shows and events, including the renewal of Shetland for Seasons 9 and 10, casting announcements for upcoming series, and Jimmy Fallon's confirmation to co-host the Olympics Closing Ceremony in Paris, were also reported.
Netflix announced a new British series slate at its London showcase event, featuring Jamie Dornan in a U.K. adaptation of the Norwegian series Twin, Mackenzie Davis in a loveless marriage drama, and Julie Delpy as the French president in a political thriller. Other highlights include Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's House of Guinness, See-Saw Films' adaptation of Marian Keyes’ Grown Ups, and Jack Thorne's limited crime drama Adolescence. Additionally, Netflix revealed non-fiction shows such as Bear Grylls' Bear Hunt and Guy Ritchie-produced true crime doc series Millennium Diamond Heist.
Jamie Dornan is set to star in the Netflix crime noir series "The Undertow" as twin brothers Adam and Lee, alongside Mackenzie Davis, Iain De Caestecker, and Gary Lewis. The series, based on the Nordisk Film Production AS television series "Twin," follows a dramatic story of tangled romantic pasts and a terrible accident that forces the characters to maintain a web of secrets and lies. Production will take place later this year in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, with Dornan also serving as an executive producer.
Jamie Dornan is set to star in a new Netflix UK drama series called "The Undertow," where he will play the roles of identical twins Adam and Lee. The crime noir series, based on the show "Twin," will follow the story of a woman whose life is disrupted when the estranged twin brother reappears. Production is set to begin in the Scottish Highlands later this year, and Dornan's recent work includes the spy thriller "Heart of Stone" and the BBC-Stan drama "The Tourist."
Actor Jamie Dornan, known for his role in 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' was hospitalized in Portugal after experiencing heart attack symptoms caused by toxic pine processionary caterpillars. His friend Gordon Smart also suffered similar symptoms. Both men initially attributed the symptoms to alcohol consumption but later discovered the cause to be the caterpillars. The caterpillars' microscopic hairs carry a poisonous protein that can cause various health issues in both humans and animals.
Actor Jamie Dornan was hospitalized in Portugal last year after exposure to toxic caterpillars left him with symptoms resembling a heart attack, according to a friend. The friend, Scottish broadcaster Gordon Smart, shared the incident, revealing that both he and Dornan were hospitalized after a night of drinking on a golf trip. It was later discovered that they had brushed up against pine processionary moth caterpillars, which can cause severe reactions due to their urticating hairs.