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Andy Serkis Directs New Gollum Film, Explores Backstory

3/6/2026

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Andy Serkis will direct and reprise Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasing December 17, 2027.
The film will explore Gollum's backstory and Aragorn's quest to find him, with two female roles under consideration.
Casting may reimagine Arwen and Gilraen, Aragorn's mother; production begins in May 2026 in New Zealand, and the film remains separate from Prime Video's Rings of Power.

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Story summary

Andy Serkis will direct and reprise Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasing December 17, 2027.
The film will explore Gollum's backstory and Aragorn's quest to find him, with two female roles under consideration.
Casting may reimagine Arwen and Gilraen, Aragorn's mother; production begins in May 2026 in New Zealand, and the film remains separate from Prime Video's Rings of Power.