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‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ Is Not Two Movies, but Another New ‘Rings’ Movie Is Being Planned: ‘Most of the Ideas Do Include Gandalf’


"The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum" writer Phillipa Boyens says future movies will likely involve Gandalf.

Philippa Boyens, the screenwriter who worked on Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, has confirmed to Empire magazine that “The Hunt for Gollum” is one movie. Boyens is writing “The Hunt for Gollum” with longtime “Rings” collaborator Fran Walsh, Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. Andy Serkis, who played Gollum via motion capture in Jackson’s trilogies, is directing “The Hunt for Gollum.” Original “Rings” cast members like Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Orlando Bloom (Legolas) and Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) have all expressed interest in returning for the new film should the story make sense for their characters to appear.

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