Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum director and star Andy Serkis has said the upcoming film may feature characters from other films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. As reported by Popverse , Gollum actor Serkis said at ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024 that "there may be characters that we recognize" in The Hunt for Gollum, which is apparently a working title for the 2026 film. "It’s going to very much be the world of Middle-earth according to Gollum’s experience of it," Serkis said.
"It is so early, it would be unfair to commit to anything at this point. But I will say that it will be a deep dive where we investigate Gollum’s character. There may be characters that we recognize that might be coming back.
I’m not going to say who." Serkis not revealing who may return is likely because he doesn't know, as based on comments from The Hunt for Gollum co-writer and The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit triogies director Peter Jackson, the creators don't have a story together yet . There may be characters that we recognize that might be coming back.
"We really want to explore his backstory and delve into those parts of his journey we didn’t have time to cover in the earlier films," Jackson said at the time. "It’s too soon to know who will cross his path, but suffice to say we will take our lead from [original author J.R.
R. Tolkien]." The Hunt for Gollum was announced on May 9, 2024 when an early script was being worked on, but Serkis said discussions .