The next Lord of the Rings movie will be co-written by two of the franchise’s biggest fans: Stephen Colbert and his son! The news was announced in March 2026 by Peter Jackson in a social media video shared by Warner Bros., which is distributing the 2027 film.
In the clip shared on March 25, 2026, Jackson shared he wanted to give fans an update on the Hunt for Gollum installment.
“The script is coming together really well, and I think it’s gonna be a really good film,” the filmmaker said, before revealing Colbert as the writing partner in their endeavor.
In honor of Tolkien Reading Day and the destruction of the One Ring, we bring you a special announcement. pic.twitter.com/ufh9RLBIxO
— Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) March 25, 2026
“You know what the books mean to me, and what your films mean to me,” the late-night TV host said to Jackson. “But the thing I found myself reading over and over again were the six chapters early on in [The Fellowship of the Ring] that y’all never developed into the first movie back in the day. It’s basically the chapter ‘Three Is Company’ through ‘Fog on the Barrow-Downs.’ And I thought, ‘Oh, wait, maybe that could be its own story that could fit into the larger story. Could we make something that was completely faithful to the books while also being completely faithful to the movies that you guys had already made?’”
Below, News47.us has a breakdown of what to expect from The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum movie.
As previously noted, the upcoming film is titled: The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
