Not only is the franchise's first animated film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, nearing release, but 2026 promises a new live-action film, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

Updated on February 26, 2025 by Robert Vaux: Gollum is one of Tolkien's most complex characters, and practically every scene he's in informs his unique place in The Lord of the Rings. The article ...

Gollum Actor Andy Serkis to Serve as Second Unit Director on ‘The Hobbit’ (Exclusive) “There is really a sense of Peter [Jackson] wanting people around him who totally understand the ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Andy Serkis reprises his role as Gollum in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” to be released worldwide this week, but his main role this time was as a second unit ...

Andy Serkis, the voice of the ill-fated character Gollum in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" films, is inviting fans to come on another adventure with him — without leaving their homes.

Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen have closed deals to reprise their respective roles of Gollum and Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit," Serkis' publicist and an individual familiar with ...

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" hits theaters on Friday. Andy Serkis, the amazing actor behind Gollum, talks about playing the 540-year-old creature and the new adventures in Peter Jackson's ...

As I mentioned the other day, to give myself some comfort food for my brain as I gear up for the publication of Better Than Before, I’ve been re-re-re-re-re-re-reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The ...

The second official preview for the first film in director Peter Jackson's three-part prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" shows more action, along with glimpses of some of the dangerous creatures ...

Of all the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Two Towers,” the second part of his beloved “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, none arouses more fascination or pity than Gollum. Introduced as a ...

“There is really a sense of Peter [Jackson] wanting people around him who totally understand the material and the work ethic,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter.