Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum (2026 movie)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2024 1:53 pm

Peter Jackson Working on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films for Warner Bros., Targeting 2026 Debut

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 1235894513

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

I'm not sure this cow needs milked anymore. While I think there are probably some potentially good movies that could be made from the appendices of LOTR, more Gollum isn't something anyone is clamoring for, surely.

There was a Gollum game that came out a year or so ago which was a terrible bomb.

Li'l Jay · 28 May 2006

I think the owners of the property are trying to get back that "feel" it had -- in the same way the Star Wars franchise had a certain musical style and tone that felt familiar, the Peter Jackson LOTR has a vibe, music, and visual aesthetic that could be timless.

So Andy Serkis is a link to the past to have a similar voice.

That Amazon show did not have the same appeal -- it seemed like they were playing to the political moment in time, instead of the timless feel of LOTR. Only cost them a billion to find out.

Simon · **Joined:** 26 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 59405

Someone needs to do the Silmarillion properly.

Bishop Hammer · 03 Sep 2007

TS Garp · **Joined:** 29 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 32248 **Location:** MN

Jeff wrote:

I'm not sure this cow needs milked anymore. While I think there are probably some potentially good movies that could be made from the appendices of LOTR, more Gollum isn't something anyone is clamoring for, surely.

Sounds like what Roger Ebert used to call "a filmed deal".

That meddlin kid · 26 Mar 2007

Simon wrote:

Someone needs to do the Silmarillion properly.

Trying to film the Silmarillion sounds a bit like the game of thermonuclear war. The only winning move would be not to play.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2024 9:10 pm

A Fan Already Made Warners’ New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 1235894809

Professor Plum · 10 Oct 2006

After pondering the matter for at least 15 seconds, I wonder if the problem is Hollywood-types taking a story people love (LOTR and The Hobbit) and mistakenly assuming it's a world people love and want to keep going back to.

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

Li'l Jay wrote:

I think the owners of the property are trying to get back that "feel" it had -- in the same way the Star Wars franchise had a certain musical style and tone that felt familiar, the Peter Jackson LOTR has a vibe, music, and visual aesthetic that could be timless.

So Andy Serkis is a link to the past to have a similar voice.

That Amazon show did not have the same appeal -- it seemed like they were playing to the political moment in time, instead of the timless feel of LOTR. Only cost them a billion to find out.

Well they must have been happy with the show since it's getting another season. I haven't watched it at all, not even a trailer, so I have no opinion on it. After the bloatedness of the Hobbit trilogy I don't have a lot of confidence in any LOTR related film/series. To make that one watchable you had to go to fan edits that trimmed it down to a 4 hour film due to all the unnecessary nonsense they added in.

Li'l Jay · 28 May 2006

Jeff wrote:

Li'l Jay wrote:

I think the owners of the property are trying to get back that "feel" it had -- in the same way the Star Wars franchise had a certain musical style and tone that felt familiar, the Peter Jackson LOTR has a vibe, music, and visual aesthetic that could be timless.

So Andy Serkis is a link to the past to have a similar voice.

That Amazon show did not have the same appeal -- it seemed like they were playing to the political moment in time, instead of the timless feel of LOTR. Only cost them a billion to find out.

Well they must have been happy with the show since it's getting another season. I haven't watched it at all, not even a trailer, so I have no opinion on it. After the bloatedness of the Hobbit trilogy I don't have a lot of confidence in any LOTR related film/series. To make that one watchable you had to go to fan edits that trimmed it down to a 4 hour film due to all the unnecessary nonsense they added in.

The music and style of the new one is a different direction, more like a Batman reboot. They bypassed path of going with a Star Wars type of unified feel. I just think this new project is something no one asked fir, but will be "branded" more like a franchise that has continuity with LOTR.

Like they did with Hobbit. They practically tried to bootstrap into LOTR.

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