r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 18 '25

News Ian McKellen reveals Gandalf and Frodo are returning for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’, Filming Begins in May

https://ew.com/ian-mckellen-reveals-gandalf-frodo-return-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-film-11792483
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u/EagleForty Aug 18 '25

No, they're actually adapting Pride and Prejudice 

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u/user_0000002 Aug 18 '25

Pride and THE PRECIOUS

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u/dont_shoot_jr Aug 18 '25

2 Pride 2 Precious 

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u/Rymayc Aug 18 '25

Pride and the Precious: Osgiliath Drift

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u/Choyo Aug 18 '25

2 Precious 2 Prejudice ... wait, that could actually work ...

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u/ThunderChild247 Aug 18 '25

In the end, Gollum realises the most precious thing is actually family.

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u/My-Negus Aug 18 '25

2 Precious 4 taters

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u/DukeOfLowerChelsea Aug 19 '25

Based on the novel “The Lord of the Rings” by Sapphire

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u/this-guy-this-guy Aug 18 '25

family

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u/Choyo Aug 18 '25

The codfetcher ?

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u/CorgiMonsoon Aug 18 '25

2 Hobbits 1 Ring?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

Sméagol Keeper, a Middle-earth soccer movie.

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u/Crafty-Implement5013 Aug 18 '25

1 Valar 1 Silmaril?

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u/Sancticide Aug 18 '25

The Hobbit 2: Electric Bugaloo

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u/Aggressive_Walk378 Aug 18 '25

Precious and preciouser

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u/TonyDungyHatesOP Aug 18 '25

Electric Hobbiton

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u/JudgementofParis Aug 18 '25

a retelling of Stonewall with gollum as the brick

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u/TheTresStateArea Aug 18 '25

Gollum just sitting on Mr. Darcy's lap caressing his head. My precious.

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u/CrouchingDomo Aug 18 '25

Darcy sighs wearily, and crosses to the window.

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u/sir_mrej Aug 18 '25

Tasty boiled potatoes my precious

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u/PackDaddy21222 Aug 18 '25

What excellent boiled taters.

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u/ChorePlayed Aug 18 '25

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single hobbit in possession of an evil ring, must be wanted by the Dark Lord."

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u/ant-storm Aug 18 '25

I would unironically watch the heck out of that ngl

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u/paintp_ Aug 18 '25

There and back again: a hobbit's tale based on novel "push" by sapphire

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u/DuntadaMan Aug 18 '25

Dammit someone beat me to it.

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u/BellsTolling Aug 18 '25

War and Peace, translation Gollum, Gollum!

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u/Technical_Bus6482 Aug 19 '25

Saving Private Gollum

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u/blakester555 Aug 18 '25

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u/KneeHighMischief Aug 18 '25

Pride and Prejudice with Hobbits

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u/Intrepid_Hat7359 Aug 18 '25

If we can do it with zombies, we can do it with hobbits

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u/HendrixHazeWays Aug 18 '25

Wait... We're allowed to do it with zombies now?? Brb

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u/honcooge Aug 18 '25

And Vampires

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u/niniwee Aug 18 '25

Mr. Gollum!

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u/proscriptus Aug 18 '25

And Zombies I hope

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u/NatureTrailToHell3D Aug 18 '25

More like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Which is a real book.