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Stephen Colbert tapped to write new 'Lord of the Rings' movie

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Stephen Colbert is set to write a new 'Lord of the Rings' film following the cancellation of his late-night talk show. The project involves his son and collaboration with writers and executives from the film industry. Warner Bros. announced the partnership through a comedic video by director Peter Jackson.

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What happened

“Lord of the Rings” superfan Stephen Colbert was tapped to write the latest installment of the wildly popular movie series, studio officials said Wednesday, seizing on the TV personality's unexpected time off this summer.

Why it matters

had "Rings" director Peter Jackson make the announcement in comedic fashion, speaking to a YouTube camera and telling fans he'd lined up "a very special partner that we're working with and you can see for yourself." That's when he appeared to pull up a video…

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"You know what the books mean to me and what your films mean to me," Colbert said.

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Stephen Colbert is set to write a new 'Lord of the Rings' film following the cancellation of his late-night talk show. The project involves his son and collaboration with writers and executives from the film industry. Warner Bros. announced the partnership through a comedic video by director Peter Jackson.

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Claim 1: “Colbert and his son are set to adapt several chapters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic 'The Fellowship of the Ring' novel for the new film.”
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Claim 2: “The third film, 'The Return of the King,' won 11 Oscars, tied for the most for any single work with 'Titanic' and 'Ben-Hur.'”
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Claim 3: “Stephen Colbert said he's always wanted to partner with his screenwriter son Peter McGee to ink a 'Rings' script.”
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( kohl-BAIR; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central new…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert
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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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Claim 4: “Warner Bros. had Peter Jackson make the announcement in comedic fashion, speaking to a YouTube camera and showing a video chat with Stephen Colbert.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a 2024 anime fantasy film directed by Kenji Kamiyama from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews and Phoebe Gittins & Arty Papageorgiou, based…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_War…
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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 …
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Claim 5: “The original 2001-03 film trilogy followed Frodo and a fellowship of characters on their journey to destroy the One Ring and the series’ main villain, Sauron.”
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Claim 6: “Stephen Colbert consulted with Philippa Boyens, Richard Brener, Pam Abdy, and Mike De Luca on the 'Rings' project.”
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Claim 7: “The new film will follow the series’ hobbit characters Sam, Merry, and Pippin as they 'retrace the first steps of their adventure,' following the death of Frodo Baggins.”
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Claim 8: “Between 2001 and 2003, fans rushed to theaters for the original 'Rings' trilogy before a trio of 'Hobbit' movies hit screens from 2012 to 2014.”
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Claim 9: “The cancellation of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' enabled Stephen Colbert to work on the 'Lord of the Rings' sequel.”
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Claim 10: “CBS announced last year that 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' was being taken off the air despite the program's longtime critical acclaim. The last show is set for May 21.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
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Claim 11: “Stephen Colbert was tapped to write the latest installment of the 'Lord of the Rings' movie series.”
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