We are still many months away from the film’s release The Hunt for Gollum. According to actor Ian McKellen, cult interpreter of Gandalf in The Lord of the Ringsthe shooting will not begin in May 2026. By having and revealing this information, the Briton, invited as part of the conference For the Love of Fantasy This weekend in London had other revelations to do.
Gandalf sells the meche
Standing on stage, the interpreter who embodied Gandalf in no less than six films declares that he has two secrets on the cast to reveal concerning this film on Gollum “Made by Gollum“. He then indicates that in the film, there is a character called Frodon, and another Gandalf.
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Another way of saying without saying it will resume its iconic role for the occasion. Same thing, we imagine it, for Elijah Wood in the skin of the most famous hobbits.
An iconic return, among others? © New Line Cinema
For the record, The Hunt for Gollum Will be directed by Andy Serkis, who should also lend his features to Gollum again. In addition, an amateur short film of the same name has already existed since 2009. The project is available below:
The intrigue of Warner Bros’s film remains mysterious, but the theory wants it will also be a question of telling the period quickly mentioned in books and films The Lord of the Rings Where Gandalf asks Aragorn to search for Gollum at the start of the story.
The next casting announcement? © New Line Cinema
It remains to be seen if Viggo Mortensen, now 66, will also be back or replaced by a younger actor.
Warner Bros does not want to let go of his precious
The Hunt for Gollum is expected for the end of December 2027 at the cinema. Another even more mysterious film in the universe of Rings is also in development.
Until then, season 3 of the series Power ringswhere is another version of Gandalf, is officially being produced on the side of Prime Video.
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