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'Not my King': Lord Of The Rings prequel casting divides internet

EuroNews · · 417 words · By David Mouriquand
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“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.”
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Evidence includes mentions of a new LOTR project, an anime prequel, and a reboot, but no specific confirmation of casting announcements for a prequel film. Sources do not uniformly support the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an American fantasy television series developed by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video. It is based on J. R. R. Tolk…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of epic fantasy films directed by Peter Jackson. The films are based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, and are titled identically to the three …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_se…
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“The new film will be directed by Andy Serkis, whose motion-capture performance as Gollum was one of the highlights of the original trilogy (2001-2003).”
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Multiple web search results confirm Andy Serkis will direct and reprise his role as Gollum. Wikipedia confirms his motion capture role in the original trilogy.
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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 — Animal Farm is a 2025 animated comedy-adventure film directed by Andy Serkis and written by Nicholas Stoller, based on the 1945 novella by George Orwell. The film stars Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Ki…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm_(2025_film)
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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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“It is reportedly set shortly before Frodo Baggins leaves the Shire for Rivendell.”
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Web search results consistently state the film is set shortly before Frodo leaves the Shire. Wikipedia entries about Middle-earth timelines support this context.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings and one of the protagonists in The Lord of the Rings. Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin Bil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins
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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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“Elijah Wood will reprise his role as Frodo and the great Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf.”
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“Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf.”
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“Lee Pace, who played Thranduil in The Hobbit, is back.”
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“New LOTR faces include Kate Winslet, who will play Marigol; Leo Woodall as Halvard; and Jamie Dornan has been confirmed to play Aragon / Strider - following the news that original star Viggo Mortensen would not be returning to the role.”
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“Production on The Hunt For Gollum is set to begin in May. It will hit theatres on 17 December 2027.”
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