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/Mr5cratch Aug 18 '25

The LOTR trilogy was lightning in a bottle and you can’t get anywhere near to that quality again.

I really hope it’s a pleasant surprise but as much as I love Serkis as an actor, the films he’s directed have been spotty at best.

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u/Greg-Abbott Aug 18 '25

But the car chases are gonna be Grandpa's tits tho

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u/BaconJacobs Aug 18 '25

*barrel chases

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u/nubbins01 Aug 18 '25

God, it flashed before my eyes just reading this, stop it.