{"id":531749,"date":"2026-04-15T07:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531749\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:01:09","slug":"lord-of-the-rings-hunt-for-gollum-cast-jamie-dornan-as-aragorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531749\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord of the Rings Hunt for Gollum Cast: Jamie Dornan as Aragorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMiddle-Earth came to Las Vegas as part of Warner Bros.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/cinemacon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cinemacon\" data-tag=\"cinemacon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CinemaCon<\/a> presentation Tuesday. The studio revealed several cast members for the upcoming \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/lord-of-the-rings\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lord-of-the-rings\" data-tag=\"lord-of-the-rings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lord of the Rings<\/a>: The Hunt for Gollum,\u201d directed by Andy Serkis. It\u2019s set to release in theaters on Dec. 17, 2027. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition to helming the film, Serkis stars as Gollum\/Smeagol, Ian McKellen is back as Gandalf, Elijah Wood returns as Frodo Baggins and Lee Pace reprises his role as Thranduil. Newcomers to the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d series include Kate Winslet as Marigol and Leo Woodall as Halvard. <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/jamie-dornan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jamie-dornan\" data-tag=\"jamie-dornan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Dornan<\/a> will also play Strider, who\u2019s later revealed to be Aragorn in the original novel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film will chronicle the search for the titular corrupted Hobbit in the years leading up to the trilogy\u2019s first installment, \u201cThe Fellowship of the Ring.\u201d Original trilogy screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are joined by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou in adapting the J.R.R. Tolkien source material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTolkien originally wrote the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d trilogy in the 1950s following the success of \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d in 1937. Jackson adapted \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d into three films in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and later stretched \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d into its own film trilogy in 2012, 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe original \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d films were landmark box office and technical achievements, cumulatively grossing nearly $3 billion worldwide and winning 17 Academy Awards. The third film, \u201cThe Return of the King\u201d took home Best Picture in 2004, along with a record-tying 11 Oscars total. Serkis\u2019 performance as Gollum in the second and third films were breakthrough achievements in motion capture technology, debuting innovative digital effects from Weta Workshop. Serkis reprised his role as Gollum in the first \u201cHobbit\u201d film in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNew Line Cinema previously returned to Middle Earth in 2024, releasing the animated feature, \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim\u201d in theaters. Amazon-MGM is also adapting Tolkien\u2019s work under its own rights agreement with the author\u2019s estate, currently making the third season of \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u201d for Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Middle-Earth came to Las Vegas as part of Warner Bros.\u2019 CinemaCon presentation Tuesday. 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