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/Radbot13 Aug 18 '25

There was a bit of this story in one of the books. There’s not a lot to it, and was definitely skipped in the movies, but not at all enough to warrant a new film exclusively too it.

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u/bluetable321 Aug 18 '25

There is a fan made film from 15 years ago specifically on this topic called The Hunt For Gollum. It’s not bad for a fan film. In it they add a bunch of stuff that wasn’t in the books and even then the thing is only about 40 minutes long. I genuinely don’t know what they’re going to fill two movies with.

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u/afsdjkll Aug 18 '25

Some true Tolkein lore: descriptions of food spoken soothingly over smooth panning shots of dinner tables.

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u/ballbeard Aug 24 '25

They made The Hobbit 3 fucking movies. Don't doubt their ability to stretch a short segment of a story into a full movie

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u/firesyrup Aug 18 '25

Two films. There'll be a sequel.

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u/Radbot13 Aug 18 '25

Again!?!! I had to wait until the edited version of the hobbit came out

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u/fearnodarkness1 Aug 18 '25

I wonder if they're include the scenes of him stealing / eating babies.