Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema have set a December 17, 2027, theatrical release for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

The first of the two films The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will be directed by and star Andy Serkis in the title role. 

Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are writing the screenplay, along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. 

Peter Jackson, Walsh and Boyens, are reuniting to produce two new films from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. Zane Weiner is also producing. 

The pic will be executive produced by Ken Kamins, with Serkis and The Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish.