{"id":121513,"date":"2026-02-05T17:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=121513"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:23:35","slug":"gollum-movie-to-begin-filming-in-july-says-mckellen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2026\/02\/05\/121513-gollum-movie-to-begin-filming-in-july-says-mckellen\/","title":{"rendered":"Gollum Movie to begin filming in July says Mckellen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">The Grey Pilgrim continues to be the best source of new info on the new LOTR film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ian Mckellen visited Stephen Colbert&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2l2RqzVG4ag?si=J8bRUrbYq2P8Rnln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Late Show<\/a> this week for a very fun interview. The newest information he leaked is that filming on the new solo movie begins in&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cJuly, which is unfortunate, because it\u2019s winter down there in New Zealand, and I\u2019m not sure I want to be out there in the wind and the rain\u2026 And yes, I put on the pointy hat and the beard and the nose and the eyebrows and the mustache.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy Serkis is directing the live action prequel, set between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2l2RqzVG4ag?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch to the end to see Ian Mckellen recite his speech from the Shakespeare character he originated. You can also see Mckellen on Broadway in a new Augmented Reality AR glasses theatre experience called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshed.org\/program\/484-an-ark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">An Ark<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grey Pilgrim continues to be the best source of new info on the new LOTR film. 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