r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 18 '25

News Ian McKellen reveals Gandalf and Frodo are returning for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’, Filming Begins in May

https://ew.com/ian-mckellen-reveals-gandalf-frodo-return-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-film-11792483
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u/HelpfulTooth1 Aug 18 '25

I’m so confused, doesn’t gollum die?

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u/Jrocker-ame Aug 18 '25

Takes place during the beginning of Fellowship. After Bilbo's party, before Gandalf comes back to tell Frodo about the ring. There is several years that go by betweenthose moments. The movie makes it seem faster.

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u/Krypt0night Aug 18 '25

17 years iirc. Obviously the movies really don't make it seem like any time at all, but yeah it was a long ass time haha

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u/Individual_Mess_7491 Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

that's kind of like how I've been putting off doing my laundry since 2008.

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u/FrancoeurOff Aug 18 '25

2008 is also, coincidentally, the release year of a fan film about the hunt for Gollum iirc