The rumor mill has been buzzing lately with potential casting for Andy Serkis’ The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Most of it has surrounded the Aragorn character, as we’ve known for a while that Viggo Mortensen would not return. Leo Woodall has been at the top of the list to replace him, and it turns out those stories were only half accurate. Woodall is indeed joining the cast, but in a different role. Instead, it will be Belfast actor Jamie Dornan as the heroic Aragorn.
The news was reveled during the Warner Bros presentation at CinemaCon, where it was also confirmed that Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, and Lee Pace would be reprising their roles as Frodo, Gandalf, and Thranduil, respectively. As for Woodall, he’ll be playing Halvard, one of Aragorn’s ranger allies.
Also in the cast is Kate Winslet in the role of Marigol. Serkis not only directs but returns as the twisted Gollum who is being hunted by Aragorn before he can reveal the One Ring’s location to Sauron. The story is set between J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
The Hunt for Gollum opens in theaters on December 17th 2027.
