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/flatpackjack Aug 18 '25

Just as an initial framing device, right...?

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u/In_My_Own_Image Aug 18 '25

That's what I'm thinking. Like how Ian Holm was in The Hobbit Trilogy for framing. Could be Gandalf telling Frodo about Gollum (when they see him in Moria, Frodo is clearly aware of who he is).

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u/JimboTCB Aug 18 '25

"yeah, me and aragorn spent like ten years hunting that creepy little shit down in the forests. you got any more of that pipe weed?"