Lord of the Rings sequel film introduced by Peter Jackson | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Today, March 25, marks Tolkien Reading Day, because it’s the date that Frodo destroyed the One Ring.

And as a part of the celebration, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies director Peter Jackson has given a video replace on The Hunt for Gollum.

Set in the course of the early phases of The Fellowship of the Ring, Andy Serkis is not going to solely be reprising Sméagol but in addition directing the spin-off.

If that wasn’t sufficient, Jackson has now introduced the second Lord of the Rings movie that’s presently in improvement, titled Shadow of the Past.

Joining him on the video name was American Late Night Talk Show host and Tolkien nut Stephen Colbert who has co-written the upcoming movie together with his screenwriter son Peter McGee and Middle Earth motion pictures scribe Philippa Boyens.

Shadow of the Past (which is the working title) will adapt Chapters 3 by means of 8 of the Fellowship of the Ring novel. However, will probably be informed from the attitude of the Hobbits over a decade after The Return of the King. The movie’s official synopsis reads: “Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.”

Given that Sam, Merry and Pippin will likely be older, it might imply that Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan might probably reprise their roles. And since Elijah Wood is again as Frodo in The Hunt for Gollum, presumably he might return in flashbacks too. As for what the chapters within the movie comprise, there’s all kinds of fantastical wonders. Chapter 6 options the Old Forest the place the Hobbits are captured by Old Man Willow. Then in Chapter 7 they’re rescued by Tom Bombadil, one of the historic characters in Middle Earth, who the ring has no maintain over. Rory Kinnear performs him in The Rings of Power prequel TV present.