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Elijah Wood confirms Leo Woodall as the new Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

April 4, 2026 by Matt Rodgers

There will be a new actor emerging from the shadows as Aragorn in the forthcoming Lord of the Rings movie, The Hunt for Gollum, with the news that Leo Woodall has been confirmed as the future King of Gondor. While director Andy Serkis had previously confirmed to ScreenRant that a new actor was being sought […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Kate Winslet, Leo Woodall, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past movie to explore more untold tales from The Fellowship of the Ring

March 27, 2026 by Gary Collinson

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema head back to Middle-earth next December with The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, but that won’t be the only time the studios revisit Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy as it has now been announced that Stephen Colbert is set to follow up his […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Stephen Colbert, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past

Kate Winslet joins The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum in lead role

March 11, 2026 by Ricky Church

Titanic and Avatar: Fire and Ash star Kate Winslet is heading to Middle-earth. Per Deadline, Winslet has been cast in a lead role in Andy Serkis’ upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum prequel film. Directed by Serkis and produced by the original trilogy’s director Peter Jackson, The Hunt for Gollum will take place between The Hobbit trilogy and The Fellowship […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Kate Winslet, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

1990s Summer Movie Flops That Deserved Better

August 4, 2025 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong presents seven 90s summer movie flops that deserved better… The 1990s saw a good deal of summer movies that turned into big hits. Various films released during the crowded months-long season spread across different genres from supernatural romance (1990’s Ghost) to sci-fi action (1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day), dinosaur-themed sci-fi (1993’s Jurassic Park) […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alec Baldwin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Zane, David Koepp, Denzel Washington, Event Horizon, Joe Johnston, John McTiernan, Last Action Hero, michael j.fox, Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe, The Frighteners, The Phantom, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, virtuosity

Returning to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

December 25, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

For three consecutive years it was a huge Christmas big screen event, so how does The Lord of the Rings trilogy hold up today? Does it sometimes feel like the Christmas season can lack a really standout, all-consuming big screen event? Over the years, there have been some huge movies drop over the Christmas holidays […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Viggo Mortensen

Heavenly Creatures at 30: Peter Jackson’s Complex and Visually Stylish True Crime Drama

November 16, 2024 by admin

As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures… Peter Jackson is a filmmaker who requires very little introduction. Starting out as a cult film director with efforts such as Meet the Feebles and Braindead, Jackson has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Fran Walsh, Heavenly Creatures, Kate Winslet, Melanie Lynskey, Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson returning for Andy Serkis’ The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, set for 2026

May 9, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Warner Bros. wants more Lord of the Rings and is bringing back one of the masters of Middle-earth as Variety reports that Andy Serkis will star and direct The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Filmmaker Peter Jackson and his writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are producing the new Lords of […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Fran Walsh, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at 20 – The Unabashed Fantasy Epic of the Modern Age

December 23, 2023 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as it turns 20… Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy that requires very little introduction. Based on the much beloved fantasy novels penned by J.R.R. Tolkien, this trifecta of movies went on to redefine large scale, genre filmmaking […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

4K Ultra HD Review – Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition

December 12, 2021 by Brad Cook

Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Sean Bean, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Stephen Fry, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Boyd, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lilly, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Nesbitt, John Rhys-Davies, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, Liv Tyler, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Stephen Fry, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Viggo Mortensen

Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?

September 3, 2018 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]

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Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies Tagged With: Alejandro G. Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Ang Lee, Baby Driver, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve, Edgar Wright, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Kathryn Bigelow, Nicolas Winding Refn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Wes Anderson

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