Andy Serkis says “I can’t escape” Gollum before flying to New Zealand to start the new film Lord of the Rings

Andy Serkis He is preparing to bring us back to the land of the middle ground in the new film, The Lord of the Rings: the hunt for the Goldlumthat Serkis is directing and once again playing in the role of the protagonist, who has played through Motion Capture since 2002 The Lord of the Rings: the two towers.

The actor and the director expressed his excitement to return to shoot in New Zealand in a recent interview with Variety, where he said:

“I am very enthusiastic about going back. I leave for New Zealand on Saturday [Sept. 6]. We are going down to start preparation and work on it, because I am directing. I am thrilled to return to the family with whom I have loved to work for many years and a character from which I cannot escape. “

Peter Jackson, who directed The Lord of the Rings AND The Hobbit Trilogies, he is producing Gollum hunting with longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Warner Bros. stressed when he announced Gollum that the trio “will be involved at every stage of the trial”.

Boyens previously told Empire Magazine that Gollum hunting It is “a rather intense story” that “falls after Bilbo’s birthday party and before Moria’s mines. It is a specific piece of incredible story not told, told through the perspective of this incredible creature.”

Original Rings cast members such as Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Orlando Bloom (Legolas) e Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) expressed interest in the return for the new film if the story made sense for their characters, although no additional casting has been confirmed.

McKellen revealed to the London event for Love of Fantasy in August that Gandalf, the character he played, and Frodo, played by Elijah Wood, would return Gollum hunting. It is not clear at this moment in what capacity the characters will be present.

The Lord of the Rings: the hunt for the Goldlum It will be released in cinemas on December 17, 2027.