The next movie in the “Lord of the Rings” franchise will focus on Gollum, Warner Bros. Pictures announced. Andy Serkis, who played the miniature creature in the original film trilogy, will direct and star in the movie, which is scheduled for 2026, the studio said.

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Will Put Gollum Center Stage

Andy Serkis, who played the creature in the trilogy, will direct and star in “The Hunt for Gollum,” an expansion of the fantasy epic scheduled for 2026.

Miniature?

Have we learnt nothing from the gollum game

I love Andy Serkis but this is a horrible idea. Gollum is a serial killer. He killed his best friend, ran away into a cave, killed countless people inside the cave, then tried to kill Frodo and Sam, then bites off Frodos finger to keep the ring, then dies. Where’s the story?

Let Gollum direct the film, cowar… what? Oh. Cool, cool.

Did Disney buy the rights to LOTR or something?

It'll be about Detective James Gollum's early days on the hobbiton police force. Back when the only "ring" that concerned him was the crime ring funneling pipe-weed into the shire. Taken right out of the silmarillian

Is he really that miniature? I mean hes emaciated but otherwise a normal sized hobbit, maybe even a little lankier

Peter Jackson should have quit the franchise while he was ahead

Et tu, Cesar?