One other New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Film Is within the Works

We’d nonetheless be within the very early levels of The Hunt for Gollum being an actual movie, however time waits for no man—or on this case, no Hobbit.

To mark Tolkien Studying Day—a celebration of the esteemed Lord of the Rings scribe’s work, on the day within the Center-earth calendar when Sauron is defeated with the destruction of the One Ring—Warner Bros. has introduced one other new film within the sequence is in improvement: Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Previous.

The brand new movie shall be produced by WingNut Movies in affiliation with Spartina Industries and written by Phillipa Boyens, Peter McGee, and Tolkien superfan Stephen Colbert. It’s set 14 years after the climax of Return of the King and Frodo’s passage into the West for his position in bearing the One Ring to Mordor.

Shadow of the Previous will see Sam, Merry, and Pippin reunite to “retrace the primary steps of their journey,” in response to a press launch offered by Warner Bros., whereas Sam’s daughter, Elanor, goes on an unlikely quest of her personal—uncovering a long-lost secret concerning the early days of the Conflict of the Ring that just about noticed the mission to destroy the One Ring doomed earlier than it even actually started.

In keeping with Colbert in a brand new interview shared by Warner Bros., he developed the concept—impressed by 5 chapters from Fellowship of the Ring not lined in Jackson’s film, the place the Hobbits encounter the mysterious Tom Bombadil whereas fleeing the Black Riders—two years in the past together with his son, including to Jackson that it “took a couple of years to scrape my braveness right into a pile to offer you a name… you appreciated it sufficient to speak to me about it.” Colbert initially didn’t plan on serving to to jot down the script till the end of his time on The Late Present With Stephen Colbert was introduced final 12 months, paving the best way for him to start engaged on the mission in earnest this summer time.

No particulars on casting for Shadow of the Previous had been confirmed, however given the framing system, it wouldn’t be too stunning to see Warner Bros. try and carry again Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd to reprise their roles as Sam, Merry, and Pippin, respectively.

We’ll carry you extra on Warner Bros.’ plans for Lord of the Rings as and after we study them.

Need extra io9 information? Try when to count on the most recent Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s subsequent for the DC Universe on film and TV, and the whole lot you could learn about the way forward for Doctor Who.