Peter Jackson Working on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films for Warner Bros., Targeting 2026 Debut

It's hard not to have nightmares after the Hobbit fiasco...

I’m hoping for a ten movie series focused solely on Gandalf smoking the finest weed in the Southfarthing.
- Finally, the spinoff Radagast deserves.
- Heck yeah, and you could still call it lord of the rings if his thing is to blow smoke rings. Maybe even just once per episode, so as not to be weird.
- Gandalf's Farm?
Andy Serkis is still good, so that's a bit of hope...
They needed a 3 year pre production for these as well. Should have gone for 2028 release.
Peter Jackson took over for Guillermo Del Toro, who unexpectedly bowed out right as production started. I wouldn’t blame Peter Jackson for those movies.
As bad as The Hobbit is as a trilogy, there was some good stuff there and I'm glad we got those movies.
- I agree with you. There’s a really good 2 hour movie somewhere in that trilogy but it just needs a really good editor to cut out of all the bloat.

Oh man, please be good. I'm feeling the beginnings of some hype.

Edit: Okay so I actually read the article. Doesn't seem like Peter Jackson is actually going to be directing (at least not yet). And the first movie is about Gollum . Hype levels have plummeted. I have faith that they'll try to do their best but man I really hate how they've approached this franchise. More and more I think Christopher Tolkein was right when he talked about negative aspects about the mass commercialization of his father's work.

We really need a return to LOTR greatness (not the hobbit)
- Well, the original trilogy is being returnd to theatre this summer.
Oh, perfect. The Gollum videogame was wonderful, and everyone loved it. Hopefully it's 3hrs of similar quality

But why? LOTR was legendary. Can it be more than a disapointment?

That’s how I feel about them making Harry pet into sTV series.
It was cat print well and most characters will be hard to replace. I can’t imagine it not completely bombing.
- That’s how I feel about them making Harry pet into sTV series.
  It was cat print well and most characters will be hard to replace. I can’t imagine it not completely bombing.
  Are you doing okay?
- I'm looking forward to it actually. I hate when they reboot a solid series in the same format but a show is longer form and different enough that it could be interesting. I'm always interested in different takes of existing media, give me Harry potter show but it's in the view point of secondary characters just living through it.
  As hated as it is I appreciate the Velma TV rendition of scooby doo. I want more of that, give me alternative takes on media that exists IF you want to reboot them. We don't need more batman or superman movie reboots, but I appreciate Joaquín pheonixs the joker. Shame that the sequel is a juke box musical and not an original soundtrack musical.
We're about to find out... 😶‍🌫️

Just leave it be… Stop trying to capture lightning in a bottle again…. Would love to see him go back to horror/gore/dark comedy. A “Braindead” remake?

I can't help but to be hyped for this. I know, I know... Hobbit. But still!

Edit: aaaaand it's hunt for Gollum. But still choosing to be careful optimist. Though I assume reacasting Aragorn will be necessary and whoever it will be will have some huuuge boots to fill.

Wait, which timeframe are they going to cover?

The project is named The Hunt for Gollum, which implies it will be in the Third Age, between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
In the books, Gandalf mentioned that he and Aragorn tracked Gollum for quite some time during this period, so presumably it will feature these characters as well.
The Rings of Power's, hopefully
- But do it properly this time. No wizards or halflings in the Second Age, thank you very much.
- That’s kinda what I’d heard as a rumour elsewhere, that this is in part being pushed by Amazon doing the rings of power.
  Who owns what rights though?
  If Warner Bros own rights to the Silmarillion, then this gets interesting and they’ve got my attention.
  Sure the hobbit was money grabbing trash, but the Silmarillion is fantasy in the end (so yay) and not something easily stretched out into garbage as it poses the opposite challenge like LotR. Could work out.

A War of Wrath trilogy could have been amazing, but with the current state of Hollywood, I can only assume it would be bland dialogue with a jacked, short haired Fëanor making snarky quips while slaying balrogs.

I really can't imagine this turning out great when compared to the trilogy. Gollum of all characters is best left as a supporting character not the main focus.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

On Warner Bros. Discovery’s first-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, CEO David Zaslav said that the company is “now in the early stages of script development” for new Lord of the Rings movies, which he says they “anticipate releasing in 2026” and will “explore storylines yet to be told.”

Zaslav says that director Peter Jackson and his longtime writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens “will be involved every step of the way.”

“Lord of the Rings is one of the most successful and revered franchises in history and presents a significant opportunity for our theatrical business,” Zaslav said.

As The Hollywood Reporter noted at the time, Amazon is also developing its own larger TV universe for the franchise, potentially leading to the two competitive visions.

The news that Jackson, Boyens and Walsh will be involved in the new film franchise (even if only as producers) is sure to calm any concerns from loyal fans.

The original film trilogy, which won a slew of Oscars, will be returning to theaters this summer, remastered and extended.

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He could make a dozen films from the Silmarillion.