Stephen Colbert Is Writing A New Lord Of The Rings Movie

It’s been rather a while since we visited Middle-Earth connected nan large surface (anime prequels aside), but it looks for illustration Lord of nan Rings fans person plentifulness to look guardant to successful nan coming years. We already knew that Andy Serkis’ The Hunt for Gollum was successful nan useful — and by each accounts is progressing nicely — but another Rings-related movie is successful improvement too, and it’s being co-written by nary different than Stephen Colbert.

The announcement came from Peter Jackson himself, successful a video posted by Warner Bros. to coincide pinch Tolkien Reading Day. The head of nan Lord of nan Rings trilogy provided a speedy update connected Serkis’ movie (the British character is some directing and reprising his domiciled arsenic Gollum), earlier introducing "very typical partner" and diehard Tolkien instrumentality Colbert connected a video call.

With The Late Show nearing its end, its big was seemingly going to beryllium retired of activity successful nan summer. Colbert is moving pinch his boy Peter arsenic good arsenic screenwriter Philippa Boyens (who co-wrote nan original movie trilogy). They'll accommodate immoderate early chapters of Fellowship of nan Ring that ne'er made it into Jackson’s 2001 film. The Lord of nan Rings: Shadow of nan Past is really group 14 years aft nan events of Return of nan King, and will spot Sam, Merry and Pippin retrace nan first steps of their celebrated adventure.

So while nan caller movie is inspired specifically by Fellowship chapters III (‘Three is Company’) done VIII (‘Fog On The Barrow-Downs’), it sounds for illustration we’re really getting a sequel of sorts, successful which we’ll besides spot Sam’s girl Elanor make a immense find that puts her connected her ain quest.

Colbert and his boy had been scribbling distant astatine their thought for respective years earlier plucking up nan courageousness to show what they had travel up pinch to Jackson, but nan legendary 64-year-old filmmaker was intelligibly a fan. And fixed nan timing of nan announcement, Colbert will soon beryllium capable to perpetrate each of his power to nan project, which has not yet named immoderate formed members. Will Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan beryllium dusting disconnected their hobbit attire? Only clip will tell, but nan clip jump would presumably make it possible.

The Lord of nan Rings: Shadow of nan Past doesn’t person a merchandise date, but its announcement coincides pinch nan 25th day of Fellowship of nan Ring, which has already been marked by nan full trilogy returning to theaters earlier this year.