# The Hunt for Gollum wraps filming as Andy Serkis praises “incredible journey” back to playing Gollum

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-hunt-for-gollum-wraps-filming-as-andy-serkis-praises-incredible-journey-back-to-playing-gollum/
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:03:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T11:20:54+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-movies/the-hunt-for-gollum-wraps-filming-as-andy-serkis-praises-incredible-journey-back-to-playing-endlessly-complex-gollum-again/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Filming has wrapped on *The Hunt for Gollum*.
- Andy Serkis directs and returns as Gollum.
- The film is due on 17 December 2027.

## Summary

Andy Serkis says filming has wrapped on *The Hunt for Gollum*, which he is directing and in which he will play Gollum again. The new *Lord of the Rings* film explores the character’s search for the One Ring and matters as a return to Middle-earth focused on one of Tolkien’s most complex figures.

Set largely between *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings* trilogies, the story follows Gandalf sending Aragorn to track down Gollum. Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Lee Pace return as Gandalf, Frodo and Thranduil; Jamie Dornan plays a younger Aragorn, with Kate Winslet, Anya Taylor-Joy and Leo Woodall joining the cast. Serkis says the film uses traditionally created shots, and it is due in cinemas on 17 December 2027.

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