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The new Lord of the Rings has no Viggo Mortensen. But the problem’s bigger than that

COMMENT: With the news that Jamie Dornan will be replacing Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in the new spinoff ‘The Hunt for Gollum’, Louis Chilton asks if the original magic can ever truly be recaptured

The Independent UK

Jamie Dornan as Aragorn in new Lord Of The Rings film ‘The Hunt For Gollum’ gets mixed reaction

The latest entry in the J.R.R. Tolkien big-screen Lord Of The Rings saga gets some casting news... And some fans aren’t thrilled.

Euronews

New Lord of the Rings movie confirms Aragorn recasting, but it's another returning character that's the biggest surprise

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has its cast

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New Lord of the Rings film has officially recast Aragorn

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The Independent UK

New Lord of the Rings film officially reveals its Aragorn

The Hunt for Gollum is slated for release in December 2027

The Independent UK

Despite Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum scheduling conflicts, Andy Serkis will return as Alfred in The Batman 2: "I'm pretty certain it's all going to work out"

Serkis will join the production by "the end of the year"

Total Film

25 Years Later, 'Lord Of The Rings' Recasting Could Reveal Long-Forgotten Details

Kate Winslet's mystery role in 'The Hunt for Gollum' might give us a hint toward the scope of the 'Lord of the Rings' prequel.

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Middle Earth Must Find Its New Aragorn

Get ready, Middle Earth fans, because Andy Serkis has officially confirmed that the iconic role of Aragorn will be recast for the upcoming movie The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. This means we’re going to see a new actor step into Strider’s boots, a significant change from…

The Mary Sue

Elijah Wood’s Way Of Looking At Hunt For Gollum Has Me More Hyped For The Return Of Lord Of The Rings

The Frodo actor has some good points!

Cinemablend

Andy Serkis confirms Aragorn will be recast in the upcoming Middle-earth film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Ruling out a return for Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis has confirmed Aragorn will be recast in the upcoming Middle-earth film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

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Andy Serkis confirms Viggo Mortensen won't return as Aragorn in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum: "We are recasting the role"

I repeat... Leo Woodall, anyone?

Total Film

Elijah Wood appears to confirm Aragorn recasting rumors in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum: "Those are tough boots [to fill]"

Leo Woodall, anyone?

Total Film

Hunt for Gollum "doesn't have to" live up to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, says Elijah Wood: "It is a side quest"

Frodo actor Elijah Wood says The Hunt for Gollum "doesn't bear the weight" of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy

Total Film

Fans Are Trolling The Nickname Potential After Finding Out Avengers: Secret Wars Will Compete With LOTR And Sydney Sweeney

There are a lot of great possibilities.

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The Guardian - AU

Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after end of the Late Show

Comedian and avid Tolkien fan to write the Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, a new Peter Jackson-produced film based on unadapted chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring

Inverse

'Lord Of The Rings’ Gollum Spinoff Just Cast An Intriguing Mystery Character

One of Peter Jackson's first stars will star in Andy Serkis' 'Lord of the Rings' movie.

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Kate Winslet to play female lead in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Kate Winslet will reportedly play the female lead in Andy Serkis' upcoming fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

Total Film

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum casts Kate Winslet as female lead, with Ian McKellen's Gandalf and Elijah Wood's Frodo seemingly confirmed

Kate Winslet has joined the cast of Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

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Kinda sounds like Elijah Wood WILL be in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, as he admits he "wouldn't want anybody else to play Frodo"

All right then, keep your secrets

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Elijah Wood doesn't want anyone else playing Frodo Baggins for 'as long as I'm alive and able'

Elijah Wood is speaking out on the future of Frodo Baggins and has skirted around questions about returning for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

The Independent UK

LOTR fans share verdict on rumored successor to Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Hunt for Gollum

Leo Woodall is rumored to take on Mortensen’s iconic role

The Guardian - UK

The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise

As the film-makers behind the seemingly neverending river of Tolkien adaptations seek to wring every last drop of story from Middle-earth, it risks running the whole thing into the ground

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Sir Peter Jackson would ‘hesitate’ to make Lord of the Rings now

Over two decades on from the release of The Fellowship of the Ring, Sir Peter Jackson has admitted he would "hesitate" to "even think" about making The Lord of the Rings today.

Total Film

25 years later, I'm still convinced The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the greatest film adaptation we'll ever see

Big Screen Spotlight | The extended editions of The Lord of the Rings are back in cinemas, and you'll never see a trilogy like it again – trust me

Total Film

Peter Jackson once pitched a Lord of the Rings' "film 3.5" which sounds exactly like what we're getting with The Hunt for Gollum

"It's a neat idea, it would've been great to squeeze it in the film somehow"

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