Jamie Dornan Cast in Viggo Mortensen’s Previous Role in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

After re-confirming earlier this period that Viggo Mortensen would not beryllium returning to his aged relation successful The Lord of the Rings bid for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Warner Bros. and New Line person confirmed the quality of Strider volition beryllium played by Jamie Dornan (The Fall, the Fifty Shades series).

The announcement came arsenic portion of the studio’s presumption astatine CinemaCon successful Las Vegas today. Dornan is joined by Leo Woodall (White Lotus, One Day), who volition play a chap Dúnedain Ranger called Halvard joining Strider connected his mission. It was besides confirmed that Lee Pace volition beryllium returning to his Hobbit trilogy relation arsenic Thranduil the Elvenking.

The actors volition diagnostic alongside the likes of Kate Winslet, who was confirmed to beryllium joining the formed successful a large relation past month, arsenic good arsenic returning stars Ian McKellen arsenic Gandalf, Elijah Wood arsenic Frodo, and the film’s manager Andy Serkis arsenic Gollum.

Set betwixt The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hunt for Gollum is scheduled to deed cinemas connected December 17, 2027. It’s 1 of 2 upcoming films expanding connected the iconic bid established by manager Peter Jackson successful the aboriginal 2000s; the different is Shadow of the Past, which was archetypal unveiled past period and is being co-written by The Late Show big Stephen Colbert.

For everything revealed and discussed astatine WB’s CinemaCon presentation, cheque retired IGN’s afloat round-up.

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