{"id":110409,"date":"2021-04-01T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=110409"},"modified":"2021-04-02T07:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:29:33","slug":"press-release-patton-oswalt-joins-amazon-lotr-as-young-gollum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2021\/04\/01\/110409-press-release-patton-oswalt-joins-amazon-lotr-as-young-gollum\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Patton Oswalt Joins Amazon LOTR as ‘Young Gollum’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amazon Studios has announced the casting of \u2018Young Gollum,\u2019 voiced by renowned character actor and comedian Patton Oswalt. (YES – This was an April Fool’s Day Prank – 2021!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patton Oswalt Cast at Baby Gollum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With a celebrated ensemble cast<\/a> already gathered for Amazon’s show, this latest release implies that Oswalt will voice a child-like Smeagol character. It goes without saying that a \u2018Young Gollum\u2019 did not exist in the initial intended scope of the show, nor in the scope of the rights purchased from the Tolkien Estate. The addition of a – dare we say it – \u2018Baby Gollum\u2019 appears to be a clear attempt to attract a broader and younger audience. The vast majority of us at TheOneRing.net are big fans of Oswalt – so we look forward to seeing where this goes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AMAZON STUDIOS ANNOUNCES VOICE TALENT PATTON OSWALT FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS TELEVISION SERIES<\/strong><\/p>

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The Grammy(R), Emmy(R) and Vangard Award(R) Winner joins the Ensemble Cast to Lend His Vocal Talents to Young Gollum.<\/em><\/p>

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(CULVER CITY, Calif. \u2013 April 1st 2021)<\/em> \u2013 Amazon Studios today announces Patton Oswalt will lend his voice talent as Gollum in the Amazon Original series based on the iconic ‘The Lord of the Rings’ novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. Patton will join the previously announced global cast and crew, currently filming in New Zealand.<\/p>

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\u201cWe are so excited to breathe new life to the early history of this immensely popular character,\u201d said executive producer and showrunner [retracted name]. \u201cWhen you delve into the struggle of Gollum, and his alter-ego Smeagol, a plethora of possibilities leaps out. It’s a tale which is crying out to be told.\u201d<\/p>

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The character of Gollum first appears in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’, with subsequent appearances in the War of the Ring saga of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Made popular by the Rankin\/Bass production in the late 1970s, and then expertly brought to screen in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogies of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’,<\/em> amazing adventures lie in store for the halfling-like creature, as his prequel stories unfold. <\/p>

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The character will originally be fully realized as a small child through the talents of WETA Digital, and given voice, (initially coos and caws), by the talented Oswalt.<\/p>

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“Its been a lifelong dream to work in the realm of J.R.R. Tolkien. I can’t wait to get started!” said Patton.<\/p>

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Set in Middle-earth, the Amazon television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’. A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ was named Amazon customers\u2019 favorite book of the millennium in 1999, and Britain\u2019s best-loved novel of all time in BBC\u2019s ‘The Big Read’ in 2003. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ has been translated into around 40 languages, and has sold more than 150 million copies. Its theatrical adaptations from New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide, and garnered 17 Academy Awards\u00ae, including Best Picture (‘The Return of the King’).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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