Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The latest news for fans of The Lord of the Rings is that Peter Jackson and Warner Bros. are making a The Hunt for Gollum movie, with the possibility of many famous Lord of the Rings characters returning. Peter Jackson is producing The Hunt for Gollum, while Andy Serkis himself is directing it, as well as starring as the title character. Warner Bros.
The most obvious character to return for The Hunt for Gollum is Gandalf. By the time of Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf is at least aware of Gollum's existence, and that Gollum had a strange magical ring for some time before Bilbo stole it from him. Gandalf investigates Gollum's history with the Ring and even tells Frodo that they should pity Gollum because of what the Ring has done to him.
8 Celeborn Played by Marton Csokas in The Lord of the Rings. Close Galadriel's husband may appear in Rings of Power season 2 after being conspicuously absent from the flagship season. However, the show's events take place long before Gollum enters the story. By the time The Hunt for Gollum takes place, Galadriel and Celeborn have presumably reunited and are living in Lothlórien.
6 The Witch-King Played by Brent McIntyre and Lawrence Makoare in The Lord of the Rings. Close While the heroes of Middle Earth are searching for the Ring to prevent Sauron from ravaging the land, his denizens are looking for it to solidify his power. Gandalf and the rest may have come into conflict with the Witch-King and the rest of the Nazgûl while they are all looking for the Ring.
If Aragorn is tracking Gollum just weeks before he meets Frodo at the Prancing Pony, Arwen could be the focus of another storyline elsewhere. Given their relationship, it could work to show them in separate places leading up to their meeting again. If the story takes place years earlier, fans might even be able to see Aragorn and Arwen meeting. This would be intertwined with the ongoing search for the Ring, possibly set just after the events of The Hobbit.
Gandalf spends some time investigating Sauron/the Necromancer in the Hobbit movies and may have thought the threat was intermittently dormant. However, it stands to reason that Gandalf would have spent the intervening years learning more about this threat and how to overcome it in the event of a war. Gandalf and Gollum also meet at some point; it would be a very compelling scene if Gandalf tried to explain to Gollum what the Ring is and why they need to find it.