
Warner Bros. has announced they're releasing a new Lord of the Rings film very soon. In an earnings call, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed a new batch of movies are in development with the first, The Hunt for Gollum, to be released in 2026.
Per Variety, The Hunt for Gollum sees Andy Serkis return as Gollum, as well as helming the film. It will be the first major live-action movie set in-universe since The Hobbit movies. The Gollum movie will "explore storylines yet to be told" based on J. R. R. Tolkien's novels, and will kick off a new batch of films.