Looks like our return to Middle-Earth on the big screen just got seriously delayed...
While it was originally slated to land in theaters in December 2026, Andy Serkis has now confirmed that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum won't actually release until one whole year later, due to extensive planning and VFX work.
"We are right at the beginning of the writing process," the motion capture legend-turned-director explained at Fan Expo Vancouver 2025 (via The Direct). "We will be prepping later this year. Prep takes a good chunk of time, six or seven months, and then we will be shooting next year. So, it backs into that December 2027 release date."
