Warner Bros. has introduced the forged listing for the long-awaited “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.”
Making their Center-earth debuts are One Day star Leo Woodall, Fifty Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan, and British actress Kate Winslet.
The casting announcement was made by Warner Bros. at this yr’s CinemaCon presentation, the place studio and film executives collect for a primary take a look at upcoming movies.
The movie is scheduled to be launched in theaters subsequent yr.
Directed by Andy Serkis, the movie follows Aragorn’s early journey to seek out Gollum with a view to defend the placement of the Ring from Sauron.
British actor Leo Woodall is new to the collection and can play Halberd.
The 29-year-old turned identified for his roles within the HBO collection The White Lotus, the Netflix romantic drama One Day, and Bridget Jones: Mad In regards to the Boy.
Jamie Dornan performs Strider, identified to followers as Aragorn.
Dornan shall be changing Viggo Mortensen, who performed the character within the authentic trilogy.
Dornan, a BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee, first gained consideration in 2015 for his function as Christian Grey within the Fifty Shades of Grey movie collection.
In the meantime, the function of Marigol shall be performed by award-winning actress Kate Winslet.
When Warner Bros. introduced the casting information on its Instagram web page, followers had been fast to react.
Many had been comfortable to see a well-recognized face return, with one fan commenting: “We’re actually again.”
One other wrote that this was “the very best information ever”.
Others had been extra modest, with one asking, “The place’s my brother Viggo Mortensen?”
One other fan commented, “I am nervous.”
Sir Ian McKellen, Elijah Wooden, and Andy Serkis will reprise their roles as Gandalf, Frodo Baggins, and Gollum/Smeagol, respectively, and The Hobbit star Lee Tempo will return as Elf King Thranduil.
The Lord of the Rings collection is massively widespread, grossing round £2.5 billion ($3 billion) on the field workplace.
It maintained a worldwide cult fan base many years earlier than the movie was launched.
