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Olivia Wilde reacts to brutal comparisons to Gollum from Lord of the Rings

Olivia Wilde reacts to brutal comparisons to Gollum from Lord of the Rings

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 Olivia Wilde has reacted in good humor to cruel comments about her appearance after a recent red carpet interview went viral for the wrong reasons. The 42-year-old actor and director spoke to SFGate at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 24 ahead of the premiere of her new movie, The Invite. However, social media commentators suggested that Wilde looked bug-eyed and skeletal in the footage, even going so far as to compare her to Gollum from the Lord of the Rings films. Wilde addressed the comparisons in a video on her Instagram Story Sunday, posting a screenshot of her viral conversation with SFGate next to a photo of the Lord of the Rings character. In the background, her brother, Charlie Cockburn, asked: “Olivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you’re a resurrected corpse?” Olivia Wilde joked …

Andy Serkis teases ‘The Hunt for Gollum’: ‘It’s not just a nostalgia film’

Andy Serkis teases ‘The Hunt for Gollum’: ‘It’s not just a nostalgia film’

Andy Serkis isn’t done with Middle-earth just yet. The upcoming prequel film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum sees Serkis pulling double duty — more so than he already does in the dual part of Gollum/Sméagol. On top of reprising that iconic role, he’s also stepping into the director’s chair, making him the only person aside from Peter Jackson to helm a live-action Lord of the Rings movie. SEE ALSO: Andy Serkis on ‘Animal Farm,’ George Orwell, and AI in Hollywood Before The Hunt for Gollum‘s production gets underway in New Zealand, Serkis spoke with Mashable Entertainment Reporter Belen Edwards about what viewers could expect from the film. “The joy of [The Hunt for Gollum] is that it’s entirely its own story, but it fits perfectly into the lore, the tone, the feel of the Middle-earth films that were created by Peter Jackson 25 years ago,” Serkis said. According to Serkis, the film “sits between The Hobbit trilogy and the Lord of the Rings.” It will follow Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and Aragorn’s …

Olivia Wilde hits back at cruel trolls over Gollum comparisons

Olivia Wilde hits back at cruel trolls over Gollum comparisons

Olivia Wilde has addressed the viral moment that left fans both concerned and, in some corners of the internet, unkind, after a red carpet clip sparked comparisons to Gollum. The 42-year-old filmmaker found herself at the centre of online debate following her appearance at the San Francisco International Film Festival, where a close-up video,  viewed more than 10 million times , showed her looking unusually wide-eyed and gaunt, prompting a wave of speculation and commentary. Rather than ignore the noise, Olivia chose to respond in her signature self-aware style, taking to Instagram Stories to poke fun at the moment and set the record straight. © InstagramOlivia Wilde responds to cruel trolls Sharing a light-hearted clip filmed by her younger brother Charlie Cockburn, she addressed the viral reaction head-on. As he joked, “Olivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you’re a resurrected corpse?” she couldn’t help but laugh. “I don’t know why I was so close to the camera; I didn’t have to be,” she said, wrapping herself in a blanket and grinning …

‘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 …

Model Princess Gollum on sunglasses, identity and her online alias

Model Princess Gollum on sunglasses, identity and her online alias

Princess Gollum wears Duran Lantink dress, Maison Margiela shoes, Acne Studios sunglasses from Rocotito Archives, Justine Clenquet jewelry, nails by Carolyn Orellana. Almost every time Princess Gollum leaves her home, she’s shielded from the outside world by her favorite Rick Owens Hollywood Kriester lenses. Whether she’s taking a business meeting or running errands, the multi-hyphenate model prefers to move through the city like “a rock star in hiding,” with the goggle-like shades dominating the majority of her face. “I’m very free to look anywhere I want and not have to make eye contact,” she says. “I can get kind of shy outside, but [with these shades], I role-play almost.” She’s always gravitated toward funky-shaped and oversize frames. This pull toward the ultra-modern and eclectic aligns with how Princess Gollum presents herself online. With piercing eyes, an ever-changing haircut (teensy microbangs, a quasi-skullet, dip-dyed wigs) and a mostly black avant-garde wardrobe, she comes off as an otherworldly, experimental siren. Princess Gollum is Josephine Lee’s internet alias. She created it when she was 23 years old (she’s …