Stephen Colbert is writing a new 'Lord of the Rings' movie

BarcelonaThe cinematic universe ofThe Lord of the Rings It's being renewed. The presenter of late night Stephen Colbert has announced he is writing a new movie aboutThe Lord of the RingsThe original title of the project is Lord of the rings: shadows of the past The story is set 14 years after the death of Frodo Baggins. Here is the official synopsis: "Sam, Merry, and Pippin decide to continue their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam's daughter, Elanor, discovers a long-hidden secret and is determined to find out why the War of the Ring was almost lost before it even began."

Shadows of the Past It is an independent project of The hunt for Gollum, the film based on the universe ofThe Lord of the Rings Directed by Andy Serkis, filming will begin this spring. The announcement of the new project, written by Colbert, was made this Wednesday by Peter Jackson, director of the trilogy.The Lord of the RingsAnd the presenter himself, who has never hidden his fandom for the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and its film adaptations.

Colbert explains to Jackson that he had been reading "over and over again" the first six chapters ofThe Lord of the Rings which were never adapted in the first film of the trilogy, The Brotherhood of the Ring"They are basically the chapters from the third one onwards, Three keep each other company., up to the eighth, Fog in the tombsI thought that perhaps these chapters could have their own story that would fit into the main plot. Could we do something that was completely faithful to the books and, at the same time, completely faithful to the films?”

As he explains in the video that served as the project's announcement, Colbert discussed the idea with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, and developed an outline for the film, then called him, then called. He has spent two years working on the script with his son and Philippa Boyens, the New Zealand producer and screenwriter who previously worked with Jackson on the trilogies ofThe Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

Shadows of the Past This will be Colbert's first major film project; until now, he has worked primarily in television and comedy. His only experience as a screenwriter was the 2005 parody of high school comedies. Strangers with Candy, based on the television series he wrote with actress and screenwriter Amy Sedaris.

Colbert is the host of late night CBS star, but the television network He announced last year that the program will end this year.CBS's parent company, Paramount Global, reached a legal settlement with Donald Trump after he sued them over an interview on the show.60 minutesin Kamala Harris. Colbert has been one of the anti-Trump bastions of American television, always critical of the US president, and the cancellation of his late night It has been interpreted as CBS reaching out to the Trump administration.

"Although I loved the idea of ​​making the movie, I knew I couldn't write a script and do a show. But it turns out I'll finally be free starting this summer," Colbert quipped. "And isn't that great luck?" Jackson teased, who during the announcement also asserted that The hunt for Gollum It is already in the pre-production phase and he is convinced that it will be "a great movie".