Deadlineunpacked where the franchise is headingwith longtime collaborators Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to make more films based on J.R.R.
Read on for everything we know aboutThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’Everett Collection
Who is creatingThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum?
I was absolutely floored, Serkis told Deadline of the moment he got the call to direct.
I was preparing to shoot my first independent film, something with three actors in two locations.
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Im very honored that theyve asked me to come back.
I love them as filmmakers because they are honest.
They always go for the truth.
The actor mentioned how the character has stuck with him ever since the original trilogy.
Throughout the course of the evolution of the technology through theApesmovies, it changed, Serkis said.
During theApesmovies is when the real experimentation began with going outdoors and shooting on location.
And those are the big movies.
And obviously Jim Cameron was working on hisAvatarmovies alongside Weta.
They were pushing the nuances of facial performance with facial capture as well.
Boyens teased that Serkis will have his own interesting take on the story.
We dont want this film to be is just the fourth film in the trilogy.
This film has to work in its own way.
And thats our job, she told Deadline.
Thats what we are going to have to be able to do.
Why are they going back in?
Well, thats our job, to prove why we think that its a good idea.
Will otherLord of the RingsorThe Hobbitcast return to reprise their roles?
Serkis couldnt say with any certainty, but this is a hope.
I dont want to commit anything right now.
WillThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumalso be a trilogy?
The new Middle Earth story will span two films.
Gollums life span takes place in such an interesting period of Middle-earth.
When the question was first asked, this was the first story we thought of.
It wasnt something we were looking to do, particularly.
So when the question was asked, it was, what would draw you back?
And it was about working with the people we were working with.
It was also about the chance to work with Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy at the studio.
Alan Horn is now back at the studio.
It just felt right.
What else has Andy Serkis worked on?
He appeared as Kino Loy inAndor, Supreme Leader Snoke in twoStar Warsfilms and Alfred Pennyworth in2022sThe Batman.
He portrayed Ulysses Klaue inBlack Pantherand voiced the character in MarvelsWhat If…?
Hes wrapped production on his firstanimated featureof George OrwellsAnimal Farmpenned by Nicholas Stoller.
He served as Visual Effects Motion Capture EP onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.
He will direct Nick Hornbysadaptation ofThe Giants House.
Serkis production company The Imaginarium is developingThe Wicker Mantelevision seriesas well asThe Monster Talealongside South Koreas Climax Studio.
