{"id":5790,"date":"2026-06-18T23:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.00strategy.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/anya-taylor-joy-joins-the-hunt-for-gollum\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:00:30","slug":"anya-taylor-joy-joins-the-hunt-for-gollum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.00strategy.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/anya-taylor-joy-joins-the-hunt-for-gollum\/","title":{"rendered":"Anya Taylor-Joy Joins \u2018The Hunt for Gollum\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andy Serkis is directing this one (while also playing Gollum), with a cast of veterans plus new faces including Kate Winslet, Jamie Dornan and Leo Woodall.<\/p>\n

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(Left) Anya Taylor-Joy arrives on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars\u00ae at the Dolby\u00ae Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit\/Provider: Mike Baker \/ \u00a9A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: \u00a9A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest recruit for \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • She plays an elf warrior named Seren.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Andy Serkis is in the director\u2019s chair.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    With work underway on \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum\u2019 (with Andy Serkis both in the director\u2019s chair and the performance capture suit as the titular ring-addicted troublemaker), a new piece of casting has now arrived.<\/p>\n

    Anya Taylor-Joy (\u2018The Witch\u2019) is the latest to join the ensemble, playing Seren, a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm, a trusted and lethal agent of King Thranduil (Lee Pace).<\/p>\n

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    Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 17, 2027<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    You can find the official announcement via the film\u2019s Instagram\u2026<\/p>\n

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    Related Article: Andy Serkis Says Aragorn will be Recast for \u2018LOTR: The Hunt for Gollum\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

    What\u2019s the story of \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum\u2019?<\/h2>\n
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    Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    The new film follows Aragorn\u2019s perilous quest to capture Gollum before the creature can reveal the Ring\u2019s location to Sauron.<\/p>\n

    The story, much of it developed from author J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s footnotes, is set between \u2018The Hobbit\u2019 and \u2018The Fellowship of the Ring.\u2019<\/p>\n

    Jamie Dornan is taking over the Aragorn\/Strider role for this movie, while the cast is a mx of returning \u2018Rings\u2019 veterans (Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and the aforementioned Pace) and new recruits, including Dornan, Kate Winslet and Leo Woodall.<\/p>\n

    When will \u2018The Hunt for Gollum\u2019 be on screens?<\/h2>\n

    \u2018The Hunt for Gollum\u2019 has staked out a December 17, 2027 release slot.<\/p>\n

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    (L to R) Sean Austin, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    List of \u2018The Lord of the Rings’ Movies and TV Shows:<\/h2>\n
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    • ‘The Hobbit’ (1977)<\/li>\n
    • ‘The Lord of the Rings’ (1978)<\/li>\n
    • \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001)<\/li>\n
    • \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ (2002)<\/li>\n
    • ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003)<\/li>\n
    • \u2018The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ (2012)<\/li>\n
    • ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ (2013)<\/li>\n
    • ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ (2014)<\/li>\n
    • ‘Tolkien’ (2019)<\/li>\n
    • ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (2022)<\/li>\n
    • ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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