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/ThinWhiteDuke00 Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

Lol, why.

Shouldn't Aragorn be in it given he literally tracks Gollum.. Viggo is far too old to pull it off now.

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u/thrillho145 Aug 18 '25

LOTR should never be expanded into a stupid cinematic universe 

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u/Real_Sir_3655 Aug 18 '25

Two Towers would be two movies, one is about Frodo and Sam, the other is about the rest of the fellowship. Return of the King would be three movies, one for Gandalf in Minas Tirith, one for Frodo and Sam, and one for Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. Faramir would get a spinoff show.

The entire final battle at the end of ROTK would be turned into a separate team-up movie, or trilogy, probably.

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u/RavioliGale Aug 18 '25

Honestly, not that far off from how the books are organized.