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Stephen Colbert has found his afterlifeLate show job.
The comedian has been tapped to write a new story Lord of the Rings The film, alongside Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee, will be the second of two upcoming films in the blockbuster series. Colbert joined Peter Jackson to announce the news on social media on Tuesday night.
“The thing I found myself reading over and over again were the early six chapters of the Fellowship book [of the Ring] “They never evolved into the number one movie of the day,” Colbert said in the video (below). “It’s basically chapters from ‘Three Is Company’ through ‘Fog on the Barrow-downs,’ and I thought, Oh wait, maybe this is its own story that could fit into the larger story. Can we make something that’s completely faithful to the books and at the same time completely faithful to the movies that you guys have already made?
He continued, “And I started talking about it with my son Peter, who is also a screenwriter, and we worked to come up with what we thought would work, especially as a framing device for that story.” “It took me a few years to gather my courage into a pile to contact you, but about two years ago I did. You liked it enough to talk to me about it, and since then, the two of us have been working with the wonderful Philippa Bowens on how to develop this story.”
Colbert, a lifelong Tolkien fan, added that the team at Warner Bros., including Pam Abdi and Mike De Luca, “loved it” as well.
Payment with business address Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the pastwill come later The Lord of the Rings: The Search for Gollumwhich is currently in development by director Andy Serkis. Colbert will be working with Jackson, Fran Walsh and Boyens – the Oscar-winning trio who initially produced the blockbuster Lord of the Rings and The hobbit A trilogy brought to life – on film from author J. R. R. Tolkien’s beloved books.
“Fourteen years after Frodo’s death, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Elanor, Sam’s daughter, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was almost lost before it even began,” the film’s synopsis reads.
Colbert is known for hosting Late Show on CBS, but will air its final episode on May 21 after the network decided to cancel the long-running late-night talk show last year.
As for Search for GollumThe cast includes Kate Winslet in an undisclosed role, Ian McKellen returning as Gandalf, and Andy Serkis reprising his role as Gollum, in addition to directing the film. Elijah Wood has also strongly hinted that he will return as Frodo.
Search for Gollumwhich happens between The hobbit Triple f Lord of the Rings The trilogy follows Aragorn and Gandalf’s quest to find Gollum to learn more information about Bilbo’s Ring, which turns out to be the one ring that threatens all of Middle-earth during the events of… Lord of the Rings.
Zane Weiner is also producing the former Gollum The film stars Jackson, Welch, and Bowens.
Search for Gollum From Warner Bros. The New Line spinoff is scheduled to hit theaters on December 17, 2027.
