Work is underway on 2 Lord of the Rings live-action projects, including The Hunt for Gollum

Ian McKellan sent an full fandom into excited disorder erstwhile he seemed to propose connected nan British talk show The Morning that Lord of nan Rings: The Hunt for Gollum was, successful fact, two films. Now, Philippa Boyens, nan screenwriter who worked pinch Peter Jackson connected some of his Lord of nan Rings trilogy, has clarified that The Hunt for Gollum is conscionable 1 movie, but added different juicy tidbit.

“I tin show you definitively it isn’t 2 films!” Boyens said successful an question and reply pinch Empire Magazine. “That was a genuine misunderstanding that happened because we’ve begun to work, conceptually, connected 2 different live-action films. The first being ‘The Hunt For Gollum,’ nan 2nd 1 still to beryllium confirmed.”

Boyens is moving connected nan book for The Hunt for Gollum alongside Fran Walsh, Phoebe Gittins. and Arty Papageorgiou. In speaking pinch Empire, she said that it was rather an aggravated story” that “falls aft nan day statement of Bilbo and earlier nan Mines of Moria. It’s a circumstantial chunk of unthinkable untold story, told done nan position of this unthinkable creature.”

Andy Serkis, who played Gollum utilizing mobility capture, is group to nonstop nan film, and aggregate stars, including McKellen, person expressed liking successful returning if it would make consciousness for them to do so.

Boyens added that, beyond The Hunt for Gollum, astir of their different ideas for early Rings projects impact nan grey wizard that McKellen originated. “We’re playing astir pinch a number of ideas, but astir of those ideas do see Gandalf,” nan writer added. “So Gandalf would perchance return for 2 live-action films.”

The Hunt for Gollum is presently slated for a precocious 2026 merchandise date.