Warner Bros. y New Line Cinema announced a new addition to the cast of the long-awaited The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum of Andy Serkis., which promises a return to familiar shadows and whispers, with a story that slips between the cracks of the original trilogy.
Anya Taylor-Joy joins the cast of The Hunt for Gollumplaying the role of Seren, a Sindar elf from the Forest Kingdom, a trusted and deadly agent of King Thranduil (with the return of Lee Pace), according to reports shared by the film's official accounts on social networks.
Taylor-Joy is one of the young actresses with one of the most interesting and varied filmographies, with film projects such as The Witch, Split, Last Night in Soho, The Northman, The Menu, Dune: Part Twoand the animated franchise The Super Mario Bros. On television he has participated in the acclaimed series Queen’s Gambity Peaky Blinders. Later this year we will see it in Dune: Part Threeand the Apple TV series, Lucky.
The fantasy epic will see the return of several familiar faces to JRR Tolkien's fantasy world. In addition to Pace, we will see Serkis not only as director but also back as Gollum/Sméagol, Ian McKellen like Gandalf, and Elijah Wood like Frodo Baggins.
Among the new additions to the franchise we find Kate Winslet like Marigol, Leo Woodall (The White Lotus) like Halvard and Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) as Strider, the man who will become Aragorn.
The Hunt for Gollum chronicles Aragorn's dangerous quest to capture Gollum before the creature can reveal the location of the Ring to Sauron. The story, developed largely from JRR Tolkien's footnotes, is set between The Hobbit y The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Serkis directs the script written by the co-writers of the original trilogy, Fran Walsh y Philippa Boyensy Phoebe Gittins (The Sorrows) y Arty Papageorgiou (The Sorrows).
Peter Jacksondirector of the epic saga the lord of the ringsis involved as director, alongside Walsh, Boyens, and Zane Weiner, with Ken Kamins, Serkis, and Jonathan Cavendish serving as executive producers.
The project is in pre-production. Production will take place in New Zealand.
The Hunt for Gollum It is not the only movie in the universe of The Lord of the Ringsgiven that Shadow of the Past It is also in development. The script for this second installment is written by Philippa Boyens, Stephen Colbert and Peter McGee, and produced by WingNut Films in association with Spartina Industries.
The Hunt for Gollum It is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 17, 2027.
Source: https://cine3.com/anya-taylor-joy-reparto-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum/
