Andy Serkis goes again to Middle-earth to play Gollum in two new “Lord of the Rings” movies.
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy mentioned Thursday that Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning staff behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, will produce and Serkis will direct.
“Yesssss, Precious,” Serkis mentioned in a press release. “The time has come once more to venture into the unknown with my dear friends, the extraordinary and incomparable guardians of Middle Earth Peter, Fran and Philippa…It’s just too delicious.”
The working title is “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” and Walsh and Boyens are co-writing the screenplay. The collaboration between Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema is anticipated to be launched in 2026.
The “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movies have made almost $6 billion mixed at the field workplace. “The Return of the King” gained a document 11 Oscars, together with finest director and finest image, tying “Titanic” and “Ben-Hur” for most gained.
De Luca and Abdy mentioned in a press release that this staff represents their dedication to excellence in additional contributing to the cinematic historical past of the “Lord of the Rings.”
Jackson, Walsh and Boyens, who take into account themselves lifetime students of J.R.R. Tolkien’s worlds, added that they have been trying ahead to touring again to Middle-earth with Serkis, “who has unfinished business with that Stinker – Gollum!”
The studio additionally has the animated fantasy “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” arriving in theaters in December.