Fantasy Saga: His Treasure! Andy Serkis continues “Lord of the Rings” as director

2024-05-10 01:25:34

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His darling! Andy Serkis continues “Lord of the Rings” as director

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Andy Serkis, who played Gollum, looks at the one ring – photo from 2003

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Andy Serkis became famous as a crawling creature in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Now the Brit will renew the Middle-earth saga as director. The title promises a hunt for a well-known figure who once wore the one ring.

Hollywood wants to return to Middle-earth with a new “Lord of the Rings” film. Warner Bros. Pictures announced the project “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” on Thursday, with a planned theatrical release for 2026. British actor and director Andy Serkis, 60, who played the character Gollum in previous “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” installments, is on board as the lead actor and director.

New Zealander Peter Jackson, who directed the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is set to produce the film together with his wife Fran Walsh US trade publications reported.

Serkis spoke up on Instagram in Gollum-speak: “We are baaaaak. Precious!”, something like “We’re back. My darling!” Serkis, who also played the chimpanzee Caesar in the “Planet of the Apes” trilogy, made his directorial debut in 2018 with the romantic drama “As Long as I Breathe”. He then directed the films “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”.

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The fantasy saga “Lord of the Rings” by the British author JRR Tolkien was the basis for Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation: “The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), “The Two Towers” ​​(2002) and “The Return of the King” (2003). The films won many Oscars, with eleven awards going to “The Return of the King” alone.

A new film from the “Lord of the Rings” cosmos is coming to cinemas this year – the animated fantasy saga “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” is a so-called prequel, i.e. it tells the story of the saga . The film by Japanese anime director Kenji Kamiyama is scheduled to be released in December.