Regarding adaptations, Tolkien fans are used to waiting. There was a nine -year gap between the “return of the king” and “the hobbit: an unexpected journey”. Ten years have passed between the “The Hobbit” trilogy and The prequel of the anime “The war of the rohirrim from last year. Even the land of the serialized environment moves slowly, “the power rings” taking almost two years between each season of its second age. I suppose that it is worth emphasizing that none of this is as slow as Professor Tolkien himself, who has taken decades to produce a new writing during his life and has often not published things he wrote. However, it is a fact that things in this fandom move slowly.
The slow nature of Tolkien’s adaptations means that it was hardly a surprise when it was revealed that Warner Bros. ‘The next prequel to live land live “The Hunt for Gollum” will take longer than expected to slip into the rooms. How long? Try an additional year.
According to DirectIn a Fan Expo Vancouver 2025 panel, Said Serkis, Point Blank:
“Yeah, it’s not 2026. It was going to be at the origin of December 2026. It will be in December 2027.”
For anyone who checks the IMDB lists and wondering why the film always has a release date in 2026 (to date), Serkis explained that the unofficial version is simply due to the film creation process. He said they are just starting to write the script and production is scheduled for 2026 – the same year, the film was originally out. In his own words,
“We are right at the start of the writing process. We will prepare this year later. Prep will have a good time, six or seven months, then we will turn next year. So, he returns to the release date of December 2027.”
What will the Gollum hunting are talking about?
The “Hunt for Gollum” project was announced at the beginning of 2024. Technically, there is very little concrete information on the film other than the fact that Andy Serkis is aligned to direct and resume her role as corrupt Sméagol. Peter Jackson is also on board as a producer, and the film was confirmed by Philippa Boyens, a former student of Middle -earth Only one autonomous film live.
Although there is nothing else known for some, clues and rumors have abundantly abundant since the announcement. Regarding history, the most likely candidate for a film centered on Gollum is the one who traces Stinker’s trip from the Misty mountains after his meeting with Bilbo until he follows the communion of the ring while she heads towards Mount Doom.
There is a lot to say at this stage. Gollum’s heartbreaking adventures are sketched in the book “The Fellowship of the Ring” and sometimes refer throughout the rest of the trilogy. They include Entering Gollum in Lake-Town and Dale near the solitary mountain. He acquired a reputation as a ghost of blood consumption in Mirkwood and finally headed for The Shire (bringing certain fans to Theorize that he may have even killed Frodon’s parents). Before reaching the county, however, he heads south to Mordor, where torture and learns the fiasco one ring. Finally, Aragorn finds him, capture and brings him to the kingdom of the wood Elves in Mirkwood, where Gandalf questions and even terrorizes him to obtain important information. Finally, he came from his prison by Orcs, which prompted Legolas to bring the news to the Elrond council. From there, he traces Frodon, Sam and the ring, and the rest belongs to the story. Although this is by no means confirmed as the one where Serkis, Jackson and Company go with history, it is the source material version of events that adapts most easily to a concept of prequel to Gollum.
Who could be looking for Gollum?
Regarding the casting of the new show, there are several potential opportunities for original trilogy characters to return alongside Serkis for live prequel. Ian McKellen has already recorded Saying that he was in contact with the creative team behind the project (which could refer to another return to the big screen as Gandalf).
The writer Philippa Boyens also clearly declared that she, Serkis and Jackson had everything Talked to Viggo MortensenAnd even if nothing was official, she said: she said:
“We all talked about and honestly, I cannot imagine someone else play Aragorn, but it will be completely and entirely up to Viggo.”
Gimli actor John Rhys-Davies also expressed his interest in the return, As long as he didn’t have to make up, he is again allergic (As was the case with “The Lord of the Rings”). The actor of Legolas, Orlando Bloom, also said to speak to Andy Serkis – and even has aroused some controversy among Tolkien’s fandom When he launched the idea that the production team plans to use AI for the age of older players.
Presumably, others like the actor of Frodon Elijah Wood and the actor of Sam Gamgee Sean Astin could also take into account the equation. But again, especially after the confirmation that the deadline is postponed at least 12 months, all this is very early at this stage. Hopefully everything meets without too many problems and that fans are not expected too long, but on the basis of the history of the franchise, I would not make your hopes. Like a sorcerer, this thing will not be late, and it will not be early. It will happen precisely when it means.
