The Hunt for Gollum

[John R Davis]

...Is the next LOTR movie by Jackson, Serkis et al.
Please not a trilogy!!

I will watch it, though a bit puzzled at why this is the choice.

 

[jdrakeh]

I dunno. I'm interested in seeing a deep dive into Gollum's tragic backstory (assuming that's what this turns out to be).

 

[billd91]

Here's hoping they keep it to one movie and not let it bloat to Hobbit-trilogy-sized proportions.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

It's a strange choice, but I think that Andy Serkis will find a way to do the idea justice. We'll have to see.

 

[Spectral Anomaly]

Andy Serkis is directing. This could be the Gollum one-man show we didn't know we needed!

 

[jdrakeh]

It's a strange choice, but I think that Andy Serkis will find a way to do the idea justice. We'll have to see.

My absolute favorite Serkis picture is an obscure UK slasher film called The Cottage. Serkis and Shearsmith absolutely elevate what would otherwise be little more than a bad, C-tier, horror movie to an absolutely enjoyable black comedy worth repeated viewings.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's not a trilogy. It's one of two standalone movies. The fact that they're not doing what they did to the Hobbit and stretching it into a trilogy is a good sign. And the fact that Serkis said yes and is heavily involved also helps.

I could see this be about Smeagol's backstory and/or Sauron's forces hunting him down and capturing him.

I'm (very) cautiously optimistic.

 

[John R Davis]

Hmm. Wonder what the second movie is?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Hmm. Wonder what the second movie is?

I would bet on Young Aragorn, since Rings of Power looks like it's going to tackle the Blue Wizards next season.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

They saw the immense success of the Gollum videogame and were like we need to get in on that Smeagol action?