{"id":466723,"date":"2026-05-25T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/466723\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:05:12","slug":"lord-of-the-rings-the-black-rider-officially-sets-summer-2026-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/466723\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Lord of the Rings: The Black Rider’ Officially Sets Summer 2026 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lord of the Rings<\/a> fans are in for a big year in 2026 with the return of the Prime Video original series, The Rings of Power<\/a>. Prime Video confirmed last year that production on the third season had wrapped filming, and the studio doubled down on the show by announcing a November 11 premiere date for Season 3<\/a>. The Lord of the Rings fans are also gearing up for a return to theaters next year with The Hunt for Gollum<\/a>, which is coming to the big screen on December 18, 2027, the same day as Avengers: Secret Wars<\/a>. Lord of the Rings fans were dealt a blow not long ago when it was confirmed that Viggo Mortensen<\/a> would not reprise his role as Aragorn in the film \u2014 Jamie Dornan<\/a> will play the character instead.<\/p>\n

One part of The Lord of the Rings franchise that has helped it become the biggest fantasy franchise in the world \u2014 it\u2019s not particularly close \u2014 are the various creatures that occupy the movies and TV shows. Whether it\u2019s watching Aragorn run down a pack of Orcs, or seeing Gandalf fly into battle on a Giant Eagle, there are aspects of large-scale Lord of the Rings battles<\/a> that you can\u2019t get from any other franchise. One of the more harrowing creatures in The Lord of the Rings are the Nazgul, or the Ringwraiths, who are in constant pursuit of the Fellowship throughout the original trilogy. Sideshow Collectibles<\/a> has announced a new Nazgul art print known as The Black Rider, is set to officially launch this summer at a currently unspecified date. The print comes in various sizes that retail from $85 to $365.<\/p>\n

Collider Exclusive \u00b7 Middle-earth Quiz
\n Which Lord of the Rings
Race Do You Belong To?
\n Hobbit \u00b7 Elf \u00b7 Dwarf \u00b7 Man \u00b7 Orc<\/p>\n

Middle-earth is home to many peoples \u2014 the courageous, the ancient, the stubborn, the ambitious, and the wretched. Ten questions will determine which race truly claims your soul. The answer may surprise you. Or it may confirm what you already suspected.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf3fHobbit<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf1fElf<\/p>\n

\u2692\ufe0fDwarf<\/p>\n

\u2694\ufe0fMan<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc80Orc<\/p>\n

\n FIND YOUR RACE \u2192\n <\/p>\n

01<\/p>\n

What does your ideal day look like?
\n How we rest reveals as much as how we fight.<\/p>\n

\n AA long meal with good company, a pipe, and absolutely no unexpected adventures.
\n BWalking through ancient forests, composing verse, watching the stars emerge.
\n CDeep underground, the clang of hammer on anvil, crafting something that will outlast me.
\n DTraining, planning, preparing \u2014 there’s always something that needs defending.
\n ETaking what I want and making sure nobody tries to take it back.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

02<\/p>\n

How do you feel about the passing of time?
\n Our relationship with mortality shapes everything we value.<\/p>\n

\n AI have watched ages come and go. Time is a river I observe, not chase.
\n BThe days blur pleasantly. I don’t think about it much \u2014 there’s always second breakfast.
\n CLife is short. I want to leave something behind \u2014 a name, a legacy, a deed worth singing.
\n DTime means little underground. What matters is the work, and the work is never done.
\n ETime is something stronger things take from weaker ones. I intend to be the stronger one.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

03<\/p>\n

Danger is approaching. Your first instinct is to:
\n Fight, flight, or something in between \u2014 it’s more revealing than you’d think.<\/p>\n

\n AHide, and hope it passes. I’m no hero \u2014 and I’m fine with that.
\n BStand your ground. Someone has to, and it might as well be me.
\n CFade into the background and observe. Knowledge before action.
\n DCharge straight at it. Hesitation is just fear wearing a sensible hat.
\n EDig in, fortify, and wait. Ground is everything \u2014 never cede ground.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

04<\/p>\n

You stumble upon a great treasure. What do you feel?
\n What we desire \u2014 and what we do about it \u2014 is the true test.<\/p>\n

\n AMy heart swells \u2014 this is the work of my kin, and it belongs in my hands.
\n BExcited, but nervous. I’d rather it not cause trouble. Can I just leave it?
\n CMine. Obviously mine. Why is this even a question?
\n DBeautiful. Something this ancient deserves to be preserved and admired, not hoarded.
\n EA resource \u2014 and resources should serve those with the vision to use them.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

05<\/p>\n

How important is community and belonging to you?
\n No race of Middle-earth is truly alone \u2014 but some prefer it that way.<\/p>\n

\n AEverything. My neighbours, my village, my people \u2014 they are the point of it all.
\n BI cherish my kin deeply, but I feel connected to all living things, not just my own kind.
\n CI’ll protect my people with everything I have \u2014 but I don’t need anyone else’s approval.
\n DI prefer a tight-knit clan bound by loyalty and shared toil over any grand fellowship.
\n ECommunity is a pack. You’re either dominant or you’re used. I know which I prefer.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

06<\/p>\n

How ambitious are you, honestly?
\n Ambition is neither virtue nor vice \u2014 it depends entirely on what you want.<\/p>\n

\n ADeeply. I want to build something great, reclaim something lost, or leave a mark on history.
\n BI seek mastery and perfection \u2014 not power over others, but excellence in all I do.
\n CHonestly? I mostly just want a quiet life and for things to not go wrong.
\n DCompletely. I want to dominate, and I don’t see any point in pretending otherwise.
\n EAmbitious within my craft. I want to make the finest thing ever made by my people’s hands.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

07<\/p>\n

Where do you feel most at home in the natural world?
\n Middle-earth is vast \u2014 and every race has its place within it.<\/p>\n

\n AAncient forests, still pools, places where the world feels oldest and wisest.
\n BRolling green hills, good soil, somewhere you can grow things and watch them thrive.
\n CUnderground \u2014 caves, mines, tunnels. The dark doesn’t bother me. It’s where things are made.
\n DOpen plains, mountains, the kind of landscape that makes you feel the weight of history.
\n EBlasted wastelands, smoke, ash. Somewhere harsh enough to keep soft things away.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

08<\/p>\n

What kind of strength do you most respect?
\n Every race defines strength differently \u2014 and they’re all at least a little right.<\/p>\n

\n AThe strength to carry on when everything is telling you to stop.
\n BThe strength of stone \u2014 immovable, reliable, tested by pressure and time.
\n CThe strength to lead others and bear the cost of that responsibility.
\n DGrace under pressure \u2014 calm, precise, and lethal when it needs to be.
\n EBrute force. Everything else is just philosophy for those who lost.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

09<\/p>\n

What do you want to leave behind when you’re gone?
\n Legacy is the story we tell ourselves about why any of this matters.<\/p>\n

\n ASongs, poetry, beauty \u2014 something that outlasts the memory of who made it.
\n BThe knowledge that my corner of the world was a little safer and kinder because of me.
\n CFear. A reputation that means nobody ever dares come for mine.
\n DA name remembered. A deed that made a difference at a moment that mattered.
\n EA masterwork \u2014 something crafted so perfectly it becomes the standard all others are judged by.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Be honest \u2014 what do you actually want most out of life?
\n The truest question always comes last.<\/p>\n

\n APeace. Safety. Good food, good friends, and no one asking me to save anything.
\n BTo matter. To be part of something larger than myself, even at great cost.
\n CEternity \u2014 to witness all ages, to remember everything, and never be forgotten.
\n DDominance. To never again be at the mercy of anyone or anything.
\n EMastery of my craft and the respect of those who know the difference between good work and great work.\n <\/p>\n

REVEAL MY RACE \u2192<\/p>\n

Middle-earth Has Spoken
\n You Belong To\u2026<\/p>\n

The race that claimed the most of your answers is your true kin. If two tied, both are shown \u2014 you walk between worlds.<\/p>\n

\u25c6 A TIE \u2014 YOU WALK BETWEEN TWO RACES \u25c6<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf3f<\/p>\n

Your Race<\/p>\n

The Hobbits<\/p>\n

You are, at your core, a creature of comfort, community, and quiet joy \u2014 and there is nothing small about that. Hobbits are proof that heroism does not require ambition, that the bravest heart can beat inside the most unassuming chest. You value good food, warm hearths, close friends, and a world that stays largely untroubled by dark lords and quests. When adventure does find you \u2014 and it will \u2014 you rise to it not because you sought it, but because the people you love needed you to. That is not ordinary. That is the rarest kind of courage in all of Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n

Your Race<\/p>\n

The Elves<\/p>\n

Ancient, graceful, and carrying a weight of memory most mortals cannot fathom, you are one of the Elves. You see the world in its fullness \u2014 its beauty, its impermanence, the unbearable ache of watching everything you love eventually fade. You pursue perfection not from pride, but because excellence is how you honour the time you have been given. Others may see you as remote or melancholy. They are not wrong, exactly. But they mistake depth for distance. You feel everything \u2014 which is precisely why you have learned to carry it so quietly.<\/p>\n

\u2692\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Your Race<\/p>\n

The Dwarves<\/p>\n

Stubborn, proud, fiercely loyal, and possessed of a work ethic that would exhaust most other races before breakfast \u2014 you are Dwarf-kind through and through. You do not ask for approval and you do not offer it cheaply. Your loyalty, once given, is given for life. Your grudges last longer. You love deeply and defend ferociously, and the things you build \u2014 with your hands, with your sweat, with generations of accumulated craft \u2014 are made to last. Not for glory. Because anything worth doing is worth doing properly, and you have never once done anything by half measures.<\/p>\n

\u2694\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Your Race<\/p>\n

The Race of Men<\/p>\n

Mortal, ambitious, flawed, and magnificent \u2014 you belong to the most complicated race in Middle-earth, and that complexity is your greatest strength. Men are capable of cowardice and extraordinary bravery, of cruelty and breathtaking sacrifice, sometimes within the same breath. You feel the urgency of your finite years, and it drives you. You want to matter. You want to leave something behind. You fall, and you rise, and the rising is what defines you. Tolkien called mortality the Gift of Men \u2014 not a curse, but a fire that burns bright precisely because it does not burn forever. That fire is you.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n

Your Race<\/p>\n

The Orcs<\/p>\n

Brutal, survivalist, and contemptuous of anything that can’t defend itself \u2014 you answered with the instincts of an Orc, and there is a certain savage honesty in that. You do not dress up your desires in polite language or pretend you want things you don’t. You want power, survival, and to never be at the bottom of any hierarchy ever again. Orcs are not evil by nature \u2014 they were made from something that was once good, and broken into this shape by forces they did not choose. What remains is fierce, territorial, and deeply aware that the world is not kind. You’ve made your peace with that. The question is what you do with it.<\/p>\n

\n \u21bb RETAKE THE QUIZ\n <\/p>\n

Who Else Stars in \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum\u2019?<\/p>\n

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\n The Lord of the Rings The Black RiderImage via Sideshow Collectibles<\/p>\n

In addition to Jamie Dornan as Aragorn, the rest of the ensemble cast for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum includes Lee Pace<\/a> as Thranduil, Leo Woodall as Halvard, Andy Serkis<\/a> as Gollum, Kate Winslet<\/a> as Marigol, Elijah Wood<\/a> as Frodo Baggins, and Ian McKellen<\/a> as Gandalf. The film will be set between the events of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, and it will follow Aragorn as a young ranger while he searches for Gollum to keep the ring out of Sauron\u2019s hand. Andy Serkis is also directing The Hunt for Gollum with a script from Philippa Boyens, Phoebe Gittins, Arty Papageorgiou, and Peter Jackson<\/a>, who also produces.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of The Lord of the Rings franchise.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 17, 2027<\/p>\n

Writers<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArty Papageorgiou, Phoebe Gittins, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a><\/p>\n

Franchise(s)<\/p>\n

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