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Every Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film has been made in New Zealand — and the new movie, The Hunt for Gollum, is being filmed there too. Peter Jack..

Before he was Gollum, he was Sméagol — a young hobbit of the Stoors, the river-folk who lived beside the Gladden Fields in the Vales of Anduin. Arou..

The cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum was confirmed by Warner Bros. at CinemaCon 2026. Andy Serkis directs and returns as Gollum, j..

Shadow of the Past — Casting News Sean Astin is reportedly set to return as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, the film wri..

Returning Cast Series — Orlando Bloom Orlando Bloom has confirmed he was not approached to reprise his role as Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the R..

Samwise Gamgee, born TA 2980 in Hobbiton, the Shire, is by any honest accounting the hero of The Lord of the Rings. Not the Ring-bearer: that is Fro..

Returning Cast Series — Andy Serkis Andrew Clement Serkis , born April 20, 1964, is the director and star of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Goll..

Breaking News — Cannes 2026 Peter Jackson has confirmed that he and Warner Bros. are in active negotiations with the Tolkien Estate to license the ri..

On May 13, 2026, Peter Jackson received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, presented to him by Elijah Wood. The following morning, ..

Returning Cast Series — Lee Pace Lee Pace is confirmed as Thranduil, Elvenking of Mirkwood, in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasin..

Returning Cast Series — Elijah Wood Elijah Wood is confirmed as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasing December 17, 2..

The Hunt for Gollum — December 17, 2027 At 86 years old, Sir Ian McKellen is returning to Middle-earth to play Gandalf one final time. At a fan event..