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\nAndy Serkis is teasing more details about his upcoming expansion of the Lord of the Rings <\/em>cinematic universe.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe famed British actor, known for roles in Lord of the Rings<\/em>, Planet of the Apes <\/em>and more recently, Andor<\/em>, is directing The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum<\/em>, which boasts Peter Jackson as a producer as well as a star-studded cast that includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Winslet, Jamie Dornan and Leo Woodall. Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen will be reprising their beloved roles as Frodo Baggins and Gandalf, respectively, from Jackson\u2019s Oscar-winning trilogy.<\/p>\n

\n\tSerkis talked to the BBC this week about what he has in store for the latest adaptation of Tolkien\u2019s work, currently slated for release in December 2027. He began by explaining that the story \u201csits absolutely between The Hobbit<\/em> and The Lord of the Rings<\/em> trilogies, and books in fact.\u201d He said: \u201cIt is very much a deep dive into the psychology and history of Gollum before he became Gollum, but also with a very burning question from Gandalf about what the potential origin of this ring that Bilbo Baggins has is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe hunt takes place in two different dimensions really and that\u2019s about as far as I can say at the moment,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Hollywood star then confirms that he is not directing the new Lord of the Rings <\/em>film, Shadow of the Past<\/em>, written by none other than chat show legend Stephen Colbert: \u201cI think that that post has been taken, put it that way,\u201d Serkis says. \u201cThat\u2019s going to be a fascinating story too. I know it\u2019s something that Stephen\u2019s very, very excited about being part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA chunk of the interview centers on fan criticism of Serkis\u2019 Hunt for Gollum <\/em>cast, which so far only consists of white actors, though more major announcements are expected in the coming months.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe BBC notes that Serkis has been a campaigner for equality across his decades-spanning career, and included mention of his saying in 2018 that being one of the few white actors on the Black Panther <\/em>set gave him a more personal understanding of what it feels like to be an ethnic minority in the industry.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut he still accepts that his Hunt for Gollum <\/em>cast resembles the nearly all-white lineup from the original Lord of the Rings <\/em>films. \u201cTolkien himself was influenced a lot by Norse mythology, there\u2019s a lot of that feeling. The Shire feels very, very much like a very, a very white, you know\u2026,\u201d says Serkis, before saying: \u201cThey\u2019re not very concerned about what goes on beyond the borders of The Shire, but they know they don\u2019t want people coming in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYes, there have been criticisms,\u201d he says of the lack of diversity in Tolkien\u2019s world. \u201cThis particular film is somewhat acknowledging that. But we don\u2019t think we will be doing a politically correct just-casting-for-the sake-of-casting-and-ticking-boxes version of the film. So, it\u2019s only where relevant basically.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier this year, Serkis\u00a0confirmed for the first time that the role of Aragorn will be played by a new actor in The Hunt for Gollum<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe is talking to British press this week to promote the U.K. theatrical release of Animal Farm<\/em>, an animated adaptation of George Orwell\u2019s fable.<\/p>\n

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Serkis has also confirmed he is not directing Stephen Colbert's 'Lord of the Rings' script, 'Shadow of the Past': "That post has been taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2206,2,1156,1564,98],"class_list":["post-3576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-andy-serkis","tag-international","tag-lord-of-the-rings","tag-lord-of-the-rings-hunt-for-gollum","tag-united-kingdom"],"yoast_head":"\nAndy Serkis Defends His \u2018Hunt for Gollum\u2019 Cast and Confirms He\u2019s Not Directing Stephen Colbert\u2019s \u2018Lord of the Rings\u2019 Film - US Property Moves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3576\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Andy Serkis Defends His \u2018Hunt for Gollum\u2019 Cast and Confirms He\u2019s Not Directing Stephen Colbert\u2019s \u2018Lord of the Rings\u2019 Film - 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