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SHOCKING: Fran walsh - What They Never Told You

Café owners apologise to Peter Jackson after wrongly accusing filmmaker of forcing them out

The waterfront café, a local favourite for more than a decade, said its earlier comments were ‘without foundation’

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood's verdict on Hunt for Gollum's script should reassure all Middle-earth fans

The Frodo actor comments on getting the band back together for the Lord of the Rings spin-off

Total Film

Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood breaks his silence on The Hunt for Gollum

Elijah Wood knows "a great deal" about The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum and thinks the upcoming spin-off is "really good".

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Ian McKellen confirms which characters from original films will return for new LOTR movie

Fan favourites set to appear in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

The Independent UK

Wait, there's a Lord of the Rings movie about Gollum coming in 2027?

By Andy Serkis? From actual Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens?

PC Gamer

Gollum is back: the ‘stinker’ returns to the big screen in new Lord of the Rings film - The Hunt for Gollum

Andy Serkis will direct and star in The Hunt for Gollum with Peter Jackson and original team on board

Evening Standard

Lord of the Rings fans say ‘it’s about time’ as new film lands release date 26 years after The Fellowship

Andy Serkis will return as Gollum for the new film

The Independent UK

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23 Years Later, the Next Lord of the Rings Movie is Bringing Back a Crucial Character

'The Hunt for Gollum' is shaping up to be a full-fledged Fellowship reunion.

Inverse

'Can you not get me up for something decent?' Andy Serkis' first reaction to Lord of the Rings films

'Lord of the Rings' star Andy Serkis asked his agent to put him up for "something decent" when he was first approached about appearing in the film franchise as " a voice for a digital character".

BANG Premier

The Hunt for Gollum team say the upcoming Lord of the Rings anime movie was them "testing the waters" for returning to Middle-earth: "It's been a joy to go back"

Exclusive: Lord of the Rings writer/producer Philippa Boyens talks returning to Middle-earth

Total Film

21 Years Later, a Lord of the Rings Star Reveals the One Thing the Gollum Movie Needs to Succeed

Elijah Wood is excited for the new Lord of the Rings movies, but believes they can succeed under one specific circumstance.

Inverse

Lord of the Rings actor says he’s ‘had enough’ of franchise

‘I have absolutely no desires to be a part of it anymore,’ star said

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen reveals he’ll return as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings movie – on one candid condition

‘They hope that I’ll be playing him,’ actor said

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen says he’ll play Gandalf in new Lord of the Rings movie – on one morbid condition

Actor addresses rumours he’ll appear in new Gollum film

The Independent UK

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PC Gamer

Gee that Lord of the Rings: Gollum game sucked didn't it, so how about a Gollum movie?

Warner Bros. cranks up the marketing machine once more on the precious.

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Andy Serkis To Direct And Star In Lord Of The Rings

Exciting news for Lord of the Rings fans as 'The Hunt for Gollum' movie, directed and starring Andy Serkis, is confirmed for 2026.

Total Film

Andy Serkis responds to his new Lord of the Rings movie – with a Gollum selfie

Precious memories

The Guardian - UK

The Hunt for Gollum: Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis to work on new Lord of the Rings film

Film due to release in 2026 to be first in a new series, and will be directed by and star Serkis, who ‘has unfinished business with that stinker – Gollum!’

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The rock stars have arrived

The one about the house where a Prime Minister supposedly locked his deranged son in the basement.

The Guardian - AU

Wellington divided as Peter Jackson land purchase halts housing plan

Controversial development proposed in New Zealand capital, which faces a housing crisis, scrapped after film-maker purchased block of land

The Independent UK

Melanie Lynskey: ‘Doesn’t everybody want to be loved by gay people?’

As the Kiwi actor returns for a second season of ‘Yellowjackets’, she speaks to Annabel Nugent about making her debut as a teenager opposite Kate Winslet, being a queer icon, and why ‘crying holidays’ should be a thing

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