‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ in improvement with Andy Serkis to direct and star

BURBANK, Calif. — Andy Serkis goes again to Center-earth to play Gollum in two new “Lord of the Rings” movies.

Warner Bros. Movement Image Group mentioned Thursday that Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning workforce behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, will produce and Serkis will direct.

“Yesssss, Valuable,” Serkis mentioned in a press release. “The time has come as soon as extra to enterprise into the unknown with my pricey buddies, the extraordinary and incomparable guardians of Center-earth Peter, Fran and Philippa … It is simply too scrumptious.”

The working title is “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” and Walsh and Boyens are co-writing the screenplay. The collaboration between Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema is predicted to be launched in 2026.

The “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movies have made almost $6 billion mixed on the field workplace. “The Return of the King” gained a file 11 Oscars, together with greatest director and greatest image, tying “Titanic” and “Ben-Hur” for many gained.

Warner Bros. Movement Image Group mentioned in a press release that this workforce represents a dedication to excellence in additional contributing to the cinematic historical past of the “Lord of the Rings.”

Jackson, Walsh and Boyens, who take into account themselves lifetime students of J.R.R. Tolkien’s worlds, added that they had been trying ahead to touring again to Center-earth with Serkis, “who has unfinished enterprise with that Stinker — Gollum!”

The studio additionally has the animated fantasy “The Lord of the Rings: The Conflict of the Rohirrim” arriving in theaters in December.