A recent slip-up has revealed that a second live-actionLord of the Ringsfilm is on its way, which has of course upset several people.
As Boyens revealed to Empire, the upcoming filmThe Hunt For Gollumwill be a single, standalone movie. Many had assumed it was going to be a two-part film, due to a misunderstanding on the part of Gandalf’s actor Sir Ian McKellen.
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It seems McKellen’s mistake wasn’t entirely untrue however, as Boyens explained that it likely originated from discussions with the actor about a completely different live-actionLord of the Ringsfilm that’s in the early stages of pre-production.
“That was a genuine misunderstanding that happened because we’ve begun to work, conceptually, on two different live-action films. The first being The Hunt For Gollum, the second one still to be confirmed.” Boyens explained.
Of course, this is a reveal on its own. The interview confirms that a completely new LOTR film will come out afterThe Hunt For Gollum,which people aren’t happy about.
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“Doubt they’ll have the same care, time and attention that LOTR had… You can tell that they had less time & the quality couldn’t be replicated to that same effect for The Hobbit films.”
“Why do they wanna milk this franchise more than necessary…” replieduser @mind_talkss. “The 3 movies from Peter jackson were perfect let’s leave it that at”
Personally, I think the fact that Boyens, Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis are involved withThe Hunt For Gollumshould imply the project will be treated with care and authenticity.
Many seem to forget thatThe Hobbittrilogy’s production process was extremely rough, with Jackson being brought on at the last minute to help steer it. The decision to split it into a trilogy was also completely out of Jackson’s hands.
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For comparison,The Hobbittrilogy of films were only in production for roughly 266 days, with Jackson only coming on board to help salvage the project five months before filming began. Post-production for the first film in the trilogy only ended a meretwo daysbefore its premiere.
So I say, let them cook. I’m quietly looking forward to seeing what they can do withThe Hunt For Gollum, and beyond.
Topics:The Lord Of The Rings,Amazon
