Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Might Get a Title Change, Says Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis says that Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum might get a title change.

In May 2024, it was announced that Serkis, who plays Gollum in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, was directing a new movie set in Middle Earth titled Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

What did Andy Serkis say about Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’s title?

Speaking at ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024, via Popverse, Serkis noted that “The Hunt for Gollum is a work-in-progress title.”

He continued, “It may not end up being called that. It’s going to very much be the world of Middle Earth according to Gollum’s experience of it. It is so early; it would be unfair to commit to anything at this point. But I will say that it will be a deep dive where we investigate Gollum’s character. There may be characters that we recognize that might be coming back. I’m not going to say who.”

Serkis recalled first having conversations about the new Lord of the Rings movie around eight months ago. “They were saying, ‘Andy we really want to reinvigorate Middle Earth. There are so many fresh stories that we want to get involved with,” he said. “We want to launch this new wave by taking us back into the world of Gollum.’ They asked me to direct. This is a dream come true. To work with the people I love working with in a country I adore working in.

“…I see everything as a challenge and an exciting challenge. There is no point in being terrified about it. Gollum has never left me, so he’s still lurking around inside. There isn’t a day that goes past where someone doesn’t go up and ask me about Gollum. In many ways, I’m not scared. The challenge will be telling a great story, and we’re right at the beginning of that process. We’re just about to start writing it. It’s all to come and it’s thrilling. Mildly terrifying.”

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is expected to release in 2026.

Brandon Schreur

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