{"id":1967276,"date":"2025-08-18T20:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1967276"},"modified":"2025-08-18T20:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:01:32","slug":"ian-mckellen-says-gandalf-frodo-will-be-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ian-mckellen-says-gandalf-frodo-will-be-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McKellen says Gandalf, Frodo will be in &#8216;The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F08%2F109775112.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ian McKellen dropped a magical bomb about the next \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d film.<\/p>\n<p> During the \u201cFor the Love of Fantasy\u201d\u00a0event in London on Sunday, the 86-year-old actor suggested that he and Elijah Wood are returning for \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum,\u201d which is currently slated for release in Dec. 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear there\u2019s going to be another movie set in Middle-earth, and it\u2019s going to start filming in May. It\u2019s going to be directed by Gollum and it\u2019s all about Gollum, but I\u2019ll tell you two secrets about the casting,\u201d McKellen said in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gronkcosplay\/video\/7539599501254839574?embed_source=121374463%2C121468991%2C121439635%2C121749182%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121497414%2C121477481%2C121351166%2C121811500%2C121487028%2C121679410%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%2C121819198%3Bnull%3Bembed_blank&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=ew.com%2Fian-mckellen-reveals-gandalf-frodo-return-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-film-11792483&amp;referer_video_id=7539599501254839574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video<\/a> from the fan event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ian McKellen on stage at the \u201cFor the Love of Fantasy\u201d\u00a0fan event. <span class=\"credit\">gronkcosplay\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a character in the movie called Frodo and there\u2019s another character called Gandalf,\u201d he added, referring to the characters played by Wood, 44, and himself, respectively.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After the audience cheered, McKellen told the crowd: \u201cApart from that, my lips are sealed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>Wood was also at the fan event alongside McKellen and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/03\/entertainment\/elijah-wood-leads-lord-of-the-rings-reunion-ian-mckellen-teases-gandalf-future\/\">their co-stars<\/a> Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd,\u00a0and\u00a0John Rhys-Davies, but he didn\u2019t confirm the news himself.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Original Gollum actor Andy Serkis is set to direct and star in \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Frodo (Elijah Wood), Gollum (Andy Serkis) and Sam (Sean Astin) in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">New line Cinema<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Warner Bros. first announced the film last summer. Peter Jackson, who directed the original \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d trilogy, is producing the upcoming movie with his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.<\/p>\n<p>Boyens, 63, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/movies\/news\/lord-of-the-rings-hunt-for-gollum-wont-be-two-films-second-philippa-boyens-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empire magazine<\/a> in October that \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum\u201d will feature \u201cquite an intense story\u201d that \u201cfalls after the birthday party of Bilbo and before the Mines of Moria.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The poster for \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9New Line Cinema\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cLord of the Rings\u201d stars Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a specific chunk of incredible untold story, told through the perspective of this incredible creature,\u201d added Boyens.<\/p>\n<p>In a Nov. 2024 interview with<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigissue.com\/culture\/ian-mckellen-fall-gandalf-lord-of-the-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Big Issue<\/a>, McKellen stated that he\u2019s interested in playing Gandalf again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ian McKellen in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9New Line Cinema\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved and they hope that I\u2019ll be playing him,\u201d McKellen shared. \u201cWhen? I don\u2019t know. What the script is? It\u2019s not written yet. So they better be quick!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ian McKellen as Gandalf. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Elijah Wood as Frodo, Sean Astin as Sam. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9New Line Cinema\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/24\/why-making-more-lord-of-the-rings-movies-is-a-terrible-idea\/\">The \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d film series<\/a>, based on J. R. R. Tolkien\u2019s novels, started with 2001\u2019s \u201cThe Followship of the Ring.\u201d Two sequels, 2002\u2019s \u201cThe Two Towers\u201d and 2003\u2019s \u201cThe Return of the King,\u201d followed.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise expanded to \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d trilogy films which were also directed by Jackson, 63, and released in 2012, 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum\u201d is expected to come out on Dec. 17, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian McKellen dropped a magical bomb about the next \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d film. During the \u201cFor the Love of Fantasy\u201d\u00a0event in London on Sunday, the 86-year-old actor suggested that he and Elijah Wood are returning for \u201cThe Hunt for Gollum,\u201d which is currently slated for release in Dec. 2027. \u201cI hear there\u2019s going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1967277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[25538,321412,21741,21993,348136,348389,21912],"class_list":["post-1967276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-actors","tag-elijah-wood","tag-entertainment","tag-films","tag-ian-mckellen","tag-lord-of-the-rings","tag-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ian-McKellen-says-Gandalf-Frodo-will-be-in-The-Lord.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}