20 Actors Returning For Upcoming Movie Sequels

Andy Serkis gave one of the most acclaimed performance in Peter Jackson's original Lord of the Rings trilogy, his mesmerising work in front of the camera fusing with state-of-the-art performance capture tech to make Gollum feel as alive and "real" as any human character.

Back in 2024, however, Warner Bros. announced The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum - an "interquel" of-sorts focusing on Gollum. 

It will be set during the events of The Fellowship of the Ring, with producer Philippa Boyens revealing that it "falls after the birthday party of Bilbo and before the Mines of Moria."

It goes without saying that there'd be absolutely no point in doing this without the involvement of Serkis, so it's good to know upfront that he'll be returning to portray Gollum.

In an interesting wrinkle, Serkis will also direct the film, and while his filmmaking output to date has been a wildly mixed bag, at least nobody knows Gollum better than he, and the shoot will be overseen by not only Boyens but co-producers Jackson and Fran Walsh.