New Lord Of The Rings Sequel Film Will Reunite The Hobbits, Stephen Colbert To Write Script

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Peter Jackson's "Lord of nan Rings" trilogy has a cleanable ending, 1 that adheres intimately to writer J.R.R. Tolkien's original writing. But what if, a recently announced movie suggests, we saw what happened next?

Enter "The Lord of nan Rings: Shadow of nan Past," a caller sequel revealed by Jackson himself and confirmed by Warner Bros. and New Line via a property merchandise received by /Film. And arsenic if nan specified beingness of this movie wasn't enough, 1 of nan film's screenwriters is judge to raise eyebrows among fans each complete nan world: nan 1 and only Stephen Colbert, nan renowned actor, comedian, talk show host, and noted Middle-earth super-fan.

Colbert will collaborate connected nan book with original trilogy co-writer Philippa Boyens and newcomer Peter McGee, and nan basal premise present is capable move heads arsenic overmuch arsenic Colbert's specified involvement. According to nan charismatic synopsis released by Warner Bros. and New Line, nan movie will beryllium group 14 years aft Frodo near nan Shire for nan Grey Havens and travel Sam, Merry, and Pippin arsenic they reunite for a caller adventure. Meanwhile, Sam's young girl will embark connected a travel of her own. 

While Jackson and institution person revisited Middle-earth respective times now, "Shadow of nan Past" represents a singular ft into uncharted territory: This will beryllium nan first large surface escapade to return spot aft Tolkien's communicative concluded. We're entering a realm wherever nan obstruction betwixt communicative description and fan-fiction tin look awfully thin, if not handled pinch care. 

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Colbert provided further specifications astir nan film's communicative successful a recently released video, noting that nan book was inspired by chapters 3 done 7 of Tolkien's "The Fellowship of nan Ring," which were mostly not adapted successful Jackson's films. (Notably, "Shadow of nan Past" is nan sanction of nan novel's 2nd chapter.) Colbert suggests that this caller movie will revisit this unadapted worldly while besides providing a framing instrumentality group aft nan events of "Return of nan King."

Here's nan charismatic synopsis for "Shadow of nan Past," which explains what nan framing instrumentality will entail:

"Fourteen years aft nan passing of Frodo – Sam, Merry, and Pippin group retired to retrace nan first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam's daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried concealed and is wished to uncover why nan War of nan Ring was very astir mislaid earlier it moreover began."

There's a batch to deliberation astir here. Does this mean original trilogy stars Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd will return to their characters, now older and possibly a small wiser? Does that mean nan actors will beryllium digitally de-aged for nan flashbacks? And what are we to make of Elanor and her discovery? The stakes, arsenic described here, consciousness awfully mini and personal, but who knows — that could beryllium precisely what a franchise this sprawling needs astatine this point. 

This is 1 of 2 caller "Lord of nan Rings" films successful nan works, pinch Andy Serkis' "The Hunt For Gollum" gearing up to sprout soon. But that film, while expanding beyond nan margins of Tolkien's work, is firmly group wrong nan boundaries of nan original novels. If "Shadow of nan Past" will return america into nan early aft Frodo, astatine slightest a notable instrumentality for illustration Colbert will beryllium astir to thief steer nan ship.