The next Lord of the Rings movie debuts in December 2027

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the caller LOTR movie that volition diagnostic Andy Serkis arsenic some its prima and director, volition premiere successful theaters connected December 17th, 2027, Deadline reports.

Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, who were each cardinal to the archetypal movie trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy, volition beryllium producing the movie, Deadline says. Walsh and Boyens volition constitute the screenplay. That squad volition besides beryllium producing a 2nd caller LOTR movie, but determination hasn’t been a manager announced for that film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Hunt for Gollum was initially announced by Warner Bros. Discovery last year, with WBD CEO David Zaslav saying that it had an expected 2026 merchandise date. (A property merchandise at the time noted that the rubric is simply a moving title.) The caller movie follows 2024’s Lord of the Rings anime film, The War of the Rohirrim. And Amazon is presently moving connected a 3rd play of its Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power.