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Kate Winslet Headed Back to NZ for New Lord of the Rings Role
Kate Winslet joins Andy Serkis’ Middle-earth film as female lead in a story set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, expanding Tolkien’s universe.
- Recently, Deadline confirmed Kate Winslet will join Andy Serkis's The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum as the film's female lead, though her role has not been disclosed.
- After months of coaxing, Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson spent last year wooing Winslet, who plans to bring her family to New Zealand for six months of shooting this year.
- The cast includes Serkis returning as Gollum, Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, with production in Los Angeles and New Zealand, shooting from May to October this year.
- Announced in May 2024, Warner Bros Discovery plans the film as the first of new Middle-earth stories, with Winslet's addition supporting its December 17, 2027 release by New Line Cinema.
- Set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship, the story follows Aragorn's quest to capture Gollum, with Winslet as the first new character announced and questions about Viggo Mortensen, actor remain.
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'The Hunt For Gollum' Just Cast An A-Lister In A Mystery Role
New Line CinemaLord of the Rings is coming back to the silver screen. After a foray in prestige TV with Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Middle-earth is going back to theaters, thanks to Gollum himself, Andy Serkis. The Hunt for Gollum is a new theatrical movie in the Lord of the Rings franchise, currently set for a December 17, 2027, release date. That release may still be more than 18 months away, but it’s already starting to take shape.…
Oscar-winning British acting legend tipped for leading role in The Lord of the Rings spin-off film
Kate Winslet is set to join the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.Deadline reports that the Oscar-winning British actress has been cast as the female lead for the film, although her exact role is yet to be disclosed.The publication adds that Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson – who will be producing the movie – “spent most of last year coaxing Winslet to appear” in the film, which requires the actress to uproot her family to New Zeal…
Kate Winslet, Anya Taylor-Joy in talks to join new 'Lord of the Rings' movie
Kate Winslet and Anya Taylor-Joy will allegedly star in the Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Directed by Andy Serkis, the film is going to star Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen in key roles. However, the rest of the cast has not been...
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