The Next Lord of the Rings Movie Finally Has a Release Date

Warner Bros. is giving the satellite a precise bully Christmas contiguous successful 2027: our Precious. The workplace conscionable announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is coming to theaters December 17, 2027. Andy Serkis directs and stars, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh produce, and Philippa Boyens produces and co-writes with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. So yes, the pack down the classical Middle-earth movie bid is fundamentally each back.

The workplace besides made it authoritative that a caller Evil Dead movie is connected the way. Souheila Yacoub volition prima and it’ll deed theaters adjacent summer, connected July 24, 2026. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are among the film’s producers, and it’s rumored to beryllium called Evil Dead Burn. Then, the adjacent movie from M. Night Shyamalan, Remain, based connected a communicative helium created with Nicholas Sparks, volition unfastened connected October 23, 2026. Jake Gyllenhaal stars and the publication mentation comes retired October 7 of this year.

Release dates are ever amusive due to the fact that it’s the nationalist mode of saying, “This movie is happening.” However, determination are inactive immoderate absorbing questions surrounding each these films. For The Hunt for Gollum, we of people cognize Serkis volition instrumentality arsenic Gollum. But what astir the supporting cast? A communicative astir searching for the Ring Bearer would apt see galore important characters specified arsenic Aragorn and Gandalf and portion actors Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen person said they’d beryllium interested, thing is authoritative yet. If they are portion of the communicative and can’t travel back, volition you attraction if the roles are recast?

But also, that December merchandise day is not conscionable a bully ballot of assurance successful the film, but a continuing tradition. The archetypal Rings films opened connected December 19, 18, and 17 successful their respective years truthful this truly is, successful a way, a instrumentality of the king. Disney besides has that December 17, 2027 day earmarked for an untitled Star Wars movie, but Warner Bros. putting Lord of the Rings connected that day surely doesn’t marque it look similar determination volition beryllium a Star Wars movie opening against it.

It’s besides funny that the quality didn’t see that Evil Dead title. Director Sébastien Vaniçek posted astir it precocious past year, truthful is that nary longer the case? Finally, volition immoderate among america situation to work the novelization of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest earlier it hits theaters a twelvemonth later? Surely Nicholas Sparks fans volition but, you person to imagine, Shyamalan fans volition hold to spot his instrumentality connected the story.

Lots to sermon but, successful the end, determination are adjacent much breathtaking genre movies coming successful the adjacent fewer years. What bash you think?

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