A new ‘Lord Of The Rings’ film from Peter Jackson is coming in 2026
nme.comWarner Bros. is set to release a new Lord Of The Rings film in 2026, featuring help from Peter Jackson.The news of the upcoming film arrived earlier today (May 9), during a conference call about Warner Bros.
Discovery’s first-quarter earnings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the meeting, CEO David Zaslav revealed that the company is “now in the early stages of script development” for a new batch of Lord Of The Rings films, which will “explore storylines yet to be told.”The first of them has the working title Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and, as the title suggests, will centre around Andy Serkis’ Gollum.Peter Jackon, the filmmaker behind the original trilogy, will be producing the movie alongside Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh, and is expected to be “involved every step of the way” according to Zaslav.
It is set to be released in cinemas in 2026.At time of writing, the project is currently in early stages of script development, and is being worked on by writers Walsh and Boyens, along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.
Serkis is expected to return to his iconic titular role, and will also be taking on the role of director.He, along with Ken Kamins and The Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish, are listed as executive producers.News of the new LOTR projects arose last year, when Warner Bros.
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