{"id":120,"date":"2026-04-16T21:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:28:45","slug":"the-hunt-for-gollum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/the-hunt-for-gollum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunt for Gollum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cinemacon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starring Jamie Dornan, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Andy Serkis, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood, Leo Woodall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directed by Andy Serkis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Screenplay by Philippa Boyens, Phoebe Gittin, Arty Papageorgiou, Fran Walsh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Based on the novel, <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em> by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Release Date December 17, 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Hunt for Gollum<\/strong> is a pivotal Middle-earth tale set before <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, following Aragorn\u2019s relentless pursuit of the twisted creature Gollum. At Gandalf\u2019s urging, Aragorn tracks Gollum across the wild lands of Middle\u2011earth to uncover what he knows about the One Ring and prevent Sauron from learning its whereabouts. Spanning dark forests, mountains, and shadowed borders, the hunt reveals Gollum\u2019s tragic past, deepens the danger surrounding the Ring, and sets crucial events in motion that lead directly into <em>The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variety: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/lord-of-the-rings-hunt-for-gollum-jamie-dornan-aragorn-1236625399\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/lord-of-the-rings-hunt-for-gollum-jamie-dornan-aragorn-1236625399\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum\u2019 Sets Cast: Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood Officially Return, Plus Jamie Dornan as Aragorn and More<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MixCollage-14-Apr-2026-05-30-PM-3636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starring Jamie Dornan, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Andy Serkis, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood, Leo Woodall Directed by Andy Serkis Screenplay by Philippa Boyens, Phoebe Gittin, Arty Papageorgiou, Fran Walsh Based on the novel, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Release Date December 17, 2027 The Hunt for Gollum is a pivotal Middle-earth tale &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/the-hunt-for-gollum\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Hunt for Gollum&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inspiro_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-120","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}