We would possibly nonetheless be in the very early levels of The Hunt for Gollum being an actual movie, however time waits for no man—or in this case, no Hobbit.
To mark Tolkien Reading Day—a celebration of the esteemed Lord of the Rings scribe’s work, on the day in the Middle-earth calendar when Sauron is defeated with the destruction of the One Ring—Warner Bros. has introduced one other new film in the sequence is in improvement: Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past.
The new movie can be produced by WingNut Films in affiliation with Spartina Industries and written by Phillipa Boyens, Peter McGee, and Tolkien superfan Stephen Colbert. It is about 14 years after the climax of Return of the King and Frodo’s passage into the West for his position in bearing the One Ring to Mordor.
Shadow of the Past will see Sam, Merry, and Pippin reunite to “retrace the first steps of their adventure,” in response to a press launch supplied by Warner Bros., whereas Sam’s daughter, Elanor, goes on an unlikely quest of her personal—uncovering a long-lost secret about the early days of the War of the Ring that nearly noticed the mission to destroy the One Ring doomed earlier than it even actually started.
According to Colbert in a brand new interview shared by Warner Bros., he developed the concept—impressed by 5 chapters from Fellowship of the Ring not lined in Jackson’s film, the place the Hobbits encounter the mysterious Tom Bombadil whereas fleeing the Black Riders—two years in the past along with his son, including to Jackson that it “took a few years to scrape my courage into a pile to give you a call… you liked it enough to talk to me about it.” Colbert initially didn’t plan on serving to to jot down the script till the end of his time on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was introduced final yr, paving the manner for him to start engaged on the venture in earnest this summer time.
No particulars on casting for Shadow of the Past had been confirmed, however given the framing machine, it wouldn’t be too stunning to see Warner Bros. try and convey again Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd to reprise their roles as Sam, Merry, and Pippin, respectively.
We’ll convey you extra on Warner Bros.’ plans for Lord of the Rings as and once we be taught them.
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