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Jamie Dornan to play Aragorn in new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie

Krdo · · 334 words · By CNN Newssource
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“Jamie Dornan is among the new faces joining the cast of the upcoming ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie, taking on the role of Aragorn”
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Multiple web sources (Variety, Next, TheLordoftheRings) and Wikipedia confirm Jamie Dornan's casting as Aragorn in 'The Hunt for Gollum'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aragorn (Sindarin: [ˈaraɡɔrn]) is a fictional character and a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Aragorn is a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and late…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragorn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Peter Maxwell Dornan (; born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. His accolades include two Irish Film and Television Awards, in addition to nominations for a BAFT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Dornan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Actor Jamie Dornan initially began his career as a model. He made his screen debut in 2006 with Sofia Coppola's drama film Marie Antoinette playing Count Axel Fersen. As he still continued modelling i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jamie_Dornan_performan…
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“The movie, titled ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ and set for cinema release from December 17, 2027”
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Three web search results and Wikipedia entries consistently state the release date as December 17, 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gollum is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became a major character in its sequel, The Lord of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), set in his fictional world of Middle-earth, have been the subject of numerous motion picture adaptations across film an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hunt for Gollum is a 2009 British fantasy fan film directed, co-written, co-produced, and co-scored by Chris Bouchard. Based on the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954–55 book The Lord of the Ri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Gollum
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“The movie is being directed by Andy Serkis, who will also reprise his role as Gollum/Smeagol”
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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm Andy Serkis directs the film and reprises his role as Gollum/Smeagol.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Two Tow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-gene…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Serkis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), set in his fictional world of Middle-earth, have been the subject of numerous motion picture adaptations across film an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-earth_in_motion_picture…
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“Warner Bros. made the cast announcements during its presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday”
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No sources confirm Warner Bros. made cast announcements at CinemaCon.
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“Other key actors from the previous movies will return, too, including Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins and Ian McKellen as Gandalf”
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“Lee Pace, who played elf king Thranduil in the ‘Hobbit’ trilogy, will also be back”
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“In addition to ‘50 Shades of Grey’ star Dornan, other big names set to join the cast include Kate Winslet, who will play a hobbit named Marigol”
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“‘White Lotus’ star Leo Woodall, who will take on the role of Halvard, a Dúnedain ranger”
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“The new film is a prequel to the original movie series, set between the events of ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’”
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“The new film will tell the story of Aragorn’s quest to capture Gollum”
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No sources detail the film's plot about Aragorn's quest to capture Gollum.
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“Peter Jackson is producing the film alongside his writing partners from the original trilogy, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens”
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“Jackson made history with ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously”
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“‘The Fellowship of the Ring,’ ‘The Two Towers’ and ‘The Return of the King’ were nominated for multiple awards, with the third film clinching 11 Academy Awards, including best picture, in 2004”
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“Serkis served as second-unit director on Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy and directed the 2021 film ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’”
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