Upcoming The Lord of the Rings spin-off The Hunt for Gollum is set to take a leaf out of It: Welcome to Derry's book, as it adapts the appendices from J.R.R Tolkien's epic novel. Turns out, though, director Peter Jackson floated the idea of bringing the never-before-seen subplots to life almost 25 years ago.
With over a year to go before we reunite with Andy Serkis's Sméagol, fans have un(Middle)earthed Jackson's commentary from The Fellowship of the Ring's Extended Edition DVD, in which he and writer Philippa Boyens discuss their idea for a "film we'll never make."
