Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after talk show ends
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33ldp22833o
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“Talk show host Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film”
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“Colbert will adapt an early section of the first Lord of the Rings novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee”
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“In a clip of a call with director Peter Jackson, Colbert said it would 'be its own story that could fit into the larger story'”
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“TV network CBS announced the cancellation of Colbert's late-night show last summer, and it will end in May after 33 years”
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“Colbert said he came up with the idea for the film, reportedly titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past”
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“Colbert is planning to adapt chapters three to eight of The Fellowship of the Ring”
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“The film's official synopsis says: 'Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam's daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.'”
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“Colbert told Jackson it 'took me a few years to scrape my courage into a pile to give you a call', but he did so two years ago and Jackson liked his idea”
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“Colbert is now working with McGee and Philippa Boyens, who co-wrote the previous Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films”
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“Boyens is also co-writing the next Lord of the Rings-related release, The Hunt for Gollum, which is being directed by Andy Serkis and is due to come out in 2027”
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“That was followed by the Hobbit film trilogy and a big-budget Amazon Prime TV spin-off”
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“Jackson directed the hugely successful Lord of the Rings film series more than 20 years ago, winning best director and best picture at the Oscars for The Return of the King in 2004”
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