Hunt for Gollum Reveals Full Cast with Jamie Dornan
After months of breathless hypothesis, Warner Bros. and New Line have revealed the forged for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. The announcement was tied to the Warners’ CinemaCon presentation Tuesday night.
Among the brand new additions to the forged are Jamie Dornan, who will play Strider, the chief of the Northern Dúnedain Rangers and in addition recognized to followers as Aragorn. He steps into the footwear of Viggo Mortensen from the unique Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Leo Woodall will play Halvard, one other of the Dúnedain, who’s becoming a member of Strider on the damaging hunt.
Lee Pace can also be again as Thranduil after taking part in the elf within the Hobbit trilogy.
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has Andy Serkis directing the movie and reprising the function of Gollum — the tragic determine he originated in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy within the early 2000s and which he returned to in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
“Across two trilogies, a mark of a Middle-earth film, has always been the formidable array of talent brought to bear in every role. The Hunt for Gollum continues in that tradition, and I am delighted to announce the return of two of Middle-earth’s most beloved performers, alongside some exceptionally talented new additions to Tolkien’s world,” Serkis stated in an announcement.
The Hunt for Gollum takes place between The Hobbit trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, with Aragorn and Gandalf looking out for Gollum to be taught extra details about Bilbo’s ring — which seems to be the One Ring that threatens all of Middle-earth in the course of the occasions of Lord of the Rings.
Kate Winslet is on board as a brand new addition to the franchise, with Ian McKellen set to return as Gandalf. Elijah Wood can also be again as Frodo for the movie, which is about for a theatrical launch on Dec. 17, 2027. Before Dornan’s casting announcement, Serkis beforehand confirmed that the function of Aragorn can be played by a new actor in his prequel.
It’s not the one Lord of the Rings film on the horizon both, as Stephen Colbert is writing a second film alongside Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee, underneath the working title The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past. That film will come later Hunt for Gollum and doesn’t but have a director hooked up.
CinemaCon, the annual gathering of cinema homeowners and Hollywood studios, is hosted in Las Vegas by Cinema United, previously referred to as the National Association of Theater Owners. This yr’s version runs April 13-16.
