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Early reactions from London screenings to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey praise its monumental scale and performances, with critics calling it a bracing, in-camera spectacle and noting a fleshed-out horror sequence; a few reviews label it “clunky,” but overall buzz is highly positive as IMAX showings sell out ahead of the July release.
Peter Jackson explained that Ryan Gosling was fired from The Lovely Bones after gaining about 60 pounds for the role, saying that recasting is a casting fault on the director and that Mark Wahlberg replaced him. Gosling had previously believed the character should weigh around 210 pounds, and Saoirse Ronan noted some prep had already occurred before the switch.
Stephen Colbert called Peter Jackson about a Tolkien-oriented film a year before CBS canceled The Late Show, and Jackson set him up with Philippa Boyens; the two, along with Colbert’s son and Boyens, spent about a year developing a treatment in New Zealand for a project tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past, which follows Frodo’s era years later and Sam’s daughter Elanor uncovering a hidden secret. Colbert has past ties to Middle-earth—including a small Hobbit role and a 2019 short with Jackson—and is continuing development on the film despite the show’s end.
At Cannes to receive an honorary Palme d’Or, Peter Jackson says AI, used imaginatively, is just another tool like past innovations; he’s also teasing new Tintin projects with Fran Walsh and Steven Spielberg, praising Andy Serkis’ The Hunt for Gollum, and hinting at a WWII Dambusters film, while stressing actors’ consent and licensing rights for AI-created imagery.
Peter Jackson says Andy Serkis should direct The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, a story set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, with Jackson producing and stepping back to give Serkis freedom. Jackson calls the Serkis-directed version the more exciting take, and notes he’s also working on a new Tintin project; he also discussed potential future films like the Dambusters Raid. The project is targeted for a December 17, 2027 release.
At Cannes, Peter Jackson says AI in film is a 'special effect' he doesn’t dislike, while warning the current AI debate could threaten recognition for motion‑capture performances like Andy Serkis’ Gollum. He also teased The Hunt for Gollum, a Serkis‑led project, and emphasized license rights for likenesses. Elijah Wood presented Jackson with an honorary Palme d’Or as the festival spotlighted his impact on filmmaking.
Elijah Wood reunited with Peter Jackson at Cannes as the Lord of the Rings star presented the director with the Honorary Palme d’Or at the festival’s opening ceremony; Jackson joked about why he deserved the prize while Wood recalled meeting him as a 10-year-old auditioning for Frodo, in a ceremony that also featured Park Chan-wook and other jurors as The Electric Kiss opened the festival.
At Cannes, Elijah Wood awarded Peter Jackson an honorary Palme d’Or during a Lord of the Rings reunion, with Wood recounting his audition and Jackson recalling how Cannes helped revive the franchise amid press turmoil during the AOL-Time Warner merger. The moment underscored the trilogy’s enduring impact and Jackson’s ongoing projects, including The War of the Rohirrim and future installments, while recalling Bob Shaye’s bold 2001 Cannes screening that reshaped public perception of the series.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicks off with fewer Hollywood blockbusters and A-list stars, but Peter Jackson is celebrated with an honorary Palme d’Or while James Franco still draws crowds amid controversy; Jane Fonda delivers a pointed opening speech about cinema as resistance, and festival director Thierry Frémaux emphasizes Cannes’ ongoing global stature as the industry navigates streaming, AI, and geopolitical tensions with a lineup leaning on international auteurs.
Stephen Colbert revealed he's teaming with Peter Jackson on a Tolkien-inspired film based on early chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring, a project written with his son Peter McGee and tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, as he wraps up his Late Show.
Stephen Colbert is developing a new The Lord of the Rings film with his son Peter McGee and veteran writer Philippa Boyens. The project plans a story faithful to Tolkien’s books and the films, using a framing device to adapt missing chapters (chapters 3–8) from The Fellowship of the Ring. The plot is described as set fourteen years after Frodo’s passing, following Sam’s daughter Elanor as she uncovers a long-buried secret, with the original LOTR writers involved in shaping the story.
Stephen Colbert, a longtime Lord of the Rings superfan, will co‑write The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens for director Peter Jackson. The film, linked to the Hunt for Gollum project, would explore chapters from The Fellowship of the Ring not developed for the original 2001 adaptation and follow Sam, Merry, and Pippin about 14 years after Frodo's death. Colbert noted he’ll juggle the writing duties with the end of CBS’s Late Show in May 2026.
Stephen Colbert will write a new Lord of the Rings film as a sequel to the original trilogy, teaming with his screenwriter son Peter McGee and consulting with Philippa Boyens and Warner Bros. The project adapts parts of The Fellowship of the Ring and follows hobbits Sam, Merry and Pippin retracing their first steps after Frodo Baggins’s death, with the film slated to move forward this summer.
Stephen Colbert will write a new Lord of the Rings film, reportedly titled Shadow of the Past, with Peter Jackson producing. The story, set 14 years after Frodo’s death, follows Sam, Merry, and Pippin as they retrace the first steps of their journey, while Sam’s daughter Elanor uncovers a long-buried secret connected to the War of the Ring. Colbert wrote the outline with his son Peter Colbert, and the screenplay will be a collaboration with Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee; Jackson, Boyens, and Fran Walsh will produce. Warner Bros. backs the project, which is billed as faithful to both the books and the films.
Stephen Colbert will co-write and develop a new Lord of the Rings film after ending his Late Show run, teaming with Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and screenwriter Peter McGee. The project, tentatively titled Shadow of the Past, will draw on early chapters from The Fellowship of the Ring not used in the original films and is planned for a 2027 release as Warner Bros. Discovery/New Line continue LOTR work.