‘Lord Of The Rings’ spin-off ‘The Hunt For Gollum’ won’t be two films – but there will be another separate movie
nme.comThe Lord Of The Rings spin-off The Hunt For Gollum will not be split into two films, screenwriter Philippa Boyens has confirmed.The upcoming film, which will be directed by Gollum himself Andy Serkis, was announced earlier this year, and rumours have since been swirling about how the story will be told.
This included the notion that the movie will be split into two parts, which originated from an interview with Gandalf actor Sir Ian McKellen.Boyens has since set the record straight in an interview with Empire. “I can tell you definitively it isn’t two films!” she said. “That was a genuine misunderstanding that happened because we’ve begun to work, conceptually, on two different live-action films.
The first being The Hunt For Gollum, the second one still to be confirmed.”Of Serkis’ feature, she said: “It’s quite an intense story, which falls after the birthday party of Bilbo and before the Mines Of Moria.
It’s a specific chunk of incredible untold story, told through the perspective of this incredible creature.”Asked why McKellen might have thought The Hunt For Gollum would be a two-parter, she explained: “We’re playing around with a number of ideas, but most of those ideas do include Gandalf.
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