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Deadline debuts on-set footage of Andy Serkis directing The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with Serkis in a motion-capture suit as he returns to play Gollum; the project is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring and highlights advances in facial and performance capture that enable more nuanced outdoor shooting.
Production has officially begun on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with Andy Serkis directing and reprising his role as Gollum; first on-set footage shows Serkis in motion-capture gear on location in New Zealand as the team works toward a December 17, 2027 release, reuniting Serkis with Peter Jackson and the original Middle-earth team alongside cast members like Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Lee Pace and new stars Kate Winslet, Jamie Dornan, Leo Woodall and Anya Taylor-Joy.
Filming has begun on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with Andy Serkis directing and starring; Peter Jackson is producing. The film appears set before The Fellowship of the Ring, bringing back Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, and Lee Pace, with Jamie Dornan stepping in as Aragorn and new cast members Kate Winslet and Anya Taylor-Joy; the movie is slated for a December 17, 2027 release.
Anya Taylor-Joy reveals she’s about to read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels for her role in The Hunt for Gollum, noting she used to be a strict Harry Potter fan and, after watching the LOTR films during COVID, now believes you can love both franchises.
Andy Serkis told the BBC that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will address diversity where relevant and won’t be a tick-box exercise, noting Tolkien’s Norse influences and the Shire’s perceived whiteness while acknowledging criticisms; the film will cast new stars such as Anya Taylor‑Joy, Kate Winslet, Jamie Dornan and Leo Woodall, with Serkis directing and returning as Gollum for a December 17, 2027 release.
Andy Serkis defends the largely white Lord of the Rings cast as faithful to Tolkien’s world and not a tokenistic 'box-ticking' exercise, explaining that historical influences shape casting; he previews The Hunt for Gollum and Shadow of the Past and hints at future announcements, and also discusses his animated Animal Farm, denying CIA funding and addressing critical reception while noting its UK release.
Anya Taylor-Joy will play Seren, a Gray Elf from Thranduil’s Woodland Realm, in The Hunt for Gollum, joining Leo Woodhall’s Halvard and Kate Winslet’s Marigol in a new Middle-earth casting; the roundup also covers Rainn Wilson saying The Office couldn’t be made today, the Duffer Brothers’ first post-Stranger Things film heading to Paramount for a 2028 release, and Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day opening around $44 million at the box office.
Anya Taylor-Joy has joined the cast of the upcoming Lord of the Rings film The Hunt for Gollum to play Seren, a Sindar elf. Directed by Andy Serkis, the story sits between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies and features a returning ensemble (Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Lee Pace as Thranduil) alongside new cast members like Kate Winslet as Marigol and Jamie Dornan as Strider; the movie is slated for a December 17, 2027 release.
Anya Taylor-Joy has joined The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, portraying Seren—a new elf character created for the film directed by Andy Serkis, who also stars as Gollum/Sméagol. The returning cast includes Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, and Lee Pace as Thranduil, with Jamie Dornan stepping in as Aragorn/Strider, and Kate Winslet and Leo Woodall in supporting roles. The movie is scheduled for a December 17, 2027 theatrical release.
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.
Kate Winslet is set to star as the female lead in Andy Serkis’s The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum, joining Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Elijah Wood as Frodo; the film is set between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring and will shoot in New Zealand for five months from May to October 2026, with a December 17, 2027 release, while Winslet’s exact role remains under wraps.
Kate Winslet will star as the female lead in Andy Serkis’s Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Filming will take place in New Zealand from late May to October, with the project set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. The cast also includes Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen reprising their roles, and Serkis directing with Peter Jackson producing. The Warner Bros. film is scripted by Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou and produced by Jackson, Boyens, Walsh and Zane Weiner.
Ian McKellen revealed that Gandalf and Frodo will appear in Andy Serkis's upcoming 'Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,' set to start filming in May and released in December 2027, with Serkis directing and producing by Peter Jackson's team.