Jamie Dornan To Play Strider In 'Hunt For Gollum'
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Key Points:
- Warner Bros. announced the cast for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with Jamie Dornan as Strider (Aragorn) and Leo Woodall as Halvard, while Andy Serkis returns as Gollum and directs the film.
- Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen reprise their roles as Frodo and Gandalf, respectively, with Lee Pace returning as Thranduil and Kate Winslet joining as Marigol.
- The film, set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, follows Aragorn’s quest to capture Gollum before he reveals the Ring’s location to Sauron, based on Tolkien’s footnotes.
- The Hunt for Gollum is scripted by Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Phoebe Gittins, and Arty Papageorgiou, produced by Peter Jackson and others, and is scheduled for release on December 17, 2027.
- This marks Warner Bros.’ first live-action theatrical return to Tolkien’s Middle-earth since The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and follows the 2024 anime The War of the Rohirrim.
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