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Peter Jackson Drops Big Updates On Two Lord Of The Rings Projects

Sunday 18 October15:00 · 1h agoAI summary

Peter Jackson revealed that the Lord of the Rings film 'The Shadow of the Past' is in scriptwriting and 'The Hunt for Gollum' is nearly finished filming, with two weeks of shooting remaining.

01Summary

01Jackson announced the updates while accepting the 2026 Honorary Grand Prize at the Sitges Film Festival.
02'The Shadow of the Past' is currently in the scriptwriting stage.
03'The Hunt for Gollum' is almost finished filming, with about two weeks of shooting left.
04Jackson also confirmed that the script for 'Tintin 2' is complete and will be his next film.

02Why it matters

This matters because new Lord of the Rings films from the original director signal a significant expansion of the franchise, offering fans fresh cinematic adaptations of Tolkien's world beyond the television series.

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