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(Left) Anya Taylor-Joy arrives on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit/Provider: Mike Baker / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema.
Preview:
- Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest recruit for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.’
- She plays an elf warrior named Seren.
- Andy Serkis is in the director’s chair.
With work underway on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ (with Andy Serkis both in the director’s chair and the performance capture suit as the titular ring-addicted troublemaker), a new piece of casting has now arrived.
Anya Taylor-Joy (‘The Witch’) is the latest to join the ensemble, playing Seren, a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm, a trusted and lethal agent of King Thranduil (Lee Pace).
Release Date: Dec 17, 2027
You can find the official announcement via the film’s Instagram…
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What’s the story of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’?
Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema.
The new film follows Aragorn’s perilous quest to capture Gollum before the creature can reveal the Ring’s location to Sauron.
The story, much of it developed from author J.R.R. Tolkien’s footnotes, is set between ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Fellowship of the Ring.’
Jamie Dornan is taking over the Aragorn/Strider role for this movie, while the cast is a mx of returning ‘Rings’ veterans (Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and the aforementioned Pace) and new recruits, including Dornan, Kate Winslet and Leo Woodall.
When will ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ be on screens?
‘The Hunt for Gollum’ has staked out a December 17, 2027 release slot.
(L to R) Sean Austin, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema.
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