Stephen Colbert has discovered his post-Late Show job.
The comic has been tapped to pen a brand new Lord of the Rings film, alongside Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee, which will likely be the second of two upcoming movies in the blockbuster franchise. Colbert joined Peter Jackson to announce the information on social media Tuesday night time.
“The thing I found myself reading over and over again were the six chapters early on in The Fellowship [of the Ring] that y’all never developed into the first movie back in the day,” Colbert stated in the video (under). “It’s mainly chapters ‘Three Is Company’ via ‘Fog on the Barrow-downs,’ and I assumed, Oh wait, possibly that might be its personal story that would match into the bigger story. Could we make one thing that was utterly trustworthy to the books whereas additionally being utterly trustworthy to the films that you just guys had already made?
“And I started talking it over with my son Peter, who’s also a screenwriter, and we worked out what we thought would work, especially as a framing device for that story,” he continued. “It took me a few years to scrape my courage into a pile to give you a call, but about two years ago I did. You liked it enough to talk to me about it, and ever since then, the two of us have been working with the brilliant Philippa Boyens on how to develop this story.”
Colbert, a lifelong Tolkien devotee, added that the crew at Warner Bros., together with Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca, additionally “loved it.”
The installment, with the working title The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, will come after Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum, which is at present in improvement from director Andy Serkis. Colbert will work with Jackson, Fran Walsh and Boyens — the Oscar-winning trio who initially introduced the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies to life — on the movie from writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved books.
“Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began,” the synopsis reads.
Colbert is finest recognized for internet hosting The Late Show on CBS, however it should air its last episode on May 21 after the community determined to cancel the long-running late night time speak present final 12 months.
As for Hunt for Gollum, the solid contains Kate Winslet in an undisclosed role, Ian McKellen returning as Gandalf and Andy Serkis reprising the function of Gollum, along with directing the movie. Elijah Wood has additionally strongly hinted he will likely be again as Frodo.
The Hunt for Gollum, which takes place between The Hobbit trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, follows Aragorn and Gandalf’s quest to seek for Gollum to be taught extra details about Bilbo’s ring, which seems to be the One Ring that threatens all of Middle Earth throughout the occasions of Lord of the Rings.
Zane Weiner can also be producing the first Gollum movie, alongside Jackson, Walsh and Boyens.
The Hunt for Gollum from Warner Bros.’ New Line division is set to hit theaters on Dec. 17, 2027.
