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‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’: We Have a New Aragorn, and Everything Else We Know

‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’: We Have a New Aragorn, and Everything Else We Know

Harry Potter is not the only beloved fantasy series with film adaptations that hit theaters starting in 2001 to return to our screens. More than two decades after the immensely popular Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy smashed the box office and swept some Oscars (not to mention embedded itself into millennial psyches), Warner Brothers is heading back to Middle Earth. Way back in February 2023, Warner Brothers announced that there would be multiple new films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s material coming from the studio. At CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week, the world got its first look at what that’ll actually look like. Here’s everything we know about the new Lord of the Rings series so far. Bump that Enya and let’s go. What’s the new movie called, what’s it about, and how exactly does it fit in the Tolkien extended universe? The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum takes place during the time period between Bilbo Baggins’s birthday party at the start of the The Fellowship of the Ring and …

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum officially reveals its Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum officially reveals its Aragorn

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jamie Dornan is set to play the character of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Warner Bros has revealed. Dornan steps into a role that Viggo Mortensen made his own since first playing it in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The recasting was announced during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Dornan will be credited as Strider, the alias Aragorn uses when he is first introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring. In March, Knight Edge Media speculated that White Lotus actor Leo Woodall would take on the role. The speculation can rest now, with Warner Bros confirming Woodall is indeed joining the cast but as Halvard, a Dúnedain who joins Strider on the hunt. Kate Winslet joins as Marigol, matriarch of the Stoors. Jamie Dornan is taking on the role …

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum officially reveals its Aragorn

LOTR fans share verdict on rumored successor to Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Hunt for Gollum

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Speculation is swirling about who might take over Viggo Mortensen’s role of Aragorn in the upcoming installment of the Lord of the Rings franchise — and fans have a lot to say about the rumored replacement. After it was revealed that Mortensen would not be returning for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, fans of the iconic series have wondered who director Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in the original trilogy, will recast for one of its leading roles. Now, an unconfirmed rumor first published Saturday by Knight Edge Media claims that White Lotus actor Leo Woodall has taken on the role made famous by Mortensen. The studio did not immediately return The Independent’s request for comment on the rumor. While the reports have not been verified, devoted fans raced to share their reactions to the potential casting on …