Ian McKellen dropped a magical bomb about the next \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d film.<\/p>\n
During the \u201cFor the Love of Fantasy\u201d\u00a0event in London on Sunday, the 86-year-old actor suggested that he and Elijah Wood are returning for \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum,\u201d which is currently slated for release in Dec. 2027.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hear there\u2019s going to be another movie set in Middle-earth, and it\u2019s going to start filming in May. It\u2019s going to be directed by Gollum and it\u2019s all about Gollum, but I\u2019ll tell you two secrets about the casting,\u201d McKellen said in a video<\/a> from the fan event.<\/p>\n Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.\u201d \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Ian McKellen on stage at the \u201cFor the Love of Fantasy\u201d\u00a0fan event. gronkcosplay\/TikTok<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a character in the movie called Frodo and there\u2019s another character called Gandalf,\u201d he added, referring to the characters played by Wood, 44, and himself, respectively.<\/p>\n After the audience cheered, McKellen told the crowd: \u201cApart from that, my lips are sealed.\u201d<\/p>\n Wood was also at the fan event alongside McKellen and their co-stars<\/a> Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd,\u00a0and\u00a0John Rhys-Davies, but he didn\u2019t confirm the news himself.<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.<\/p>\n Original Gollum actor Andy Serkis is set to direct and star in \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum.\u201d<\/p>\n Frodo (Elijah Wood), Gollum (Andy Serkis) and Sam (Sean Astin) in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.\u201d New line Cinema<\/p>\n Warner Bros. first announced the film last summer. Peter Jackson, who directed the original \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d trilogy, is producing the upcoming movie with his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.<\/p>\n Boyens, 63, told Empire magazine<\/a> in October that \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum\u201d will feature \u201cquite an intense story\u201d that \u201cfalls after the birthday party of Bilbo and before the Mines of Moria.\u201d<\/p>\n The poster for \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.\u201d \u00a9New Line Cinema\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d stars Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan. \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a specific chunk of incredible untold story, told through the perspective of this incredible creature,\u201d added Boyens.<\/p>\n