Lord of the Rings Sources The hunt for Gollum release date delayed

Serkis replied: “Yes, it is not (in) 2026. It would originally be December 2026. It will be December 2027. We are right at the beginning of the writing process.

“We will prepare later this year. PREP takes a good time, six or seven months and then shoot next year.

The hunt for Gollum was first announced in May 2024, with Serkis returning to play Gollum and lead the film that is produced by the original franchise director Peter Jackson.

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It is intended to be the first of a new films that play in the medium. The film is said to “tell Storylines,” said David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery.

Sir Ian McKellen said that he could return as a Gandalf if he was asked, but added that at the time of speaking in June 2024 there was no script, there is no offer, there is no plan “.

In the meantime, another Mittel-Earth project, Prime Video's The Rings of Power, should be officially traveling with a third season.

In the Synopsis for the third season it says: “After the events of the second season, season 3, at the height of the war of the elves and Sauron, while the dark lord tries to create the one ring that gives him the edge he needs to win the war and at least conquer the middle earth.”

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