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eShirl

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Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:35 AM 3 hrs ago

Stephen Colbert Set To Write Next 'Lord Of The Rings' Movie After 'The Hunt For Gollum' Based On "Fog On The Barrow-Down

Stephen Colbert Set To Write Next ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movie After ‘The Hunt For Gollum’ Based On “Fog On The Barrow-Downs” Chapter
https://deadline.com/2026/03/stephen-colbert-lord-of-the-rings-1236764923/

The tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past is set to be written by Colbert, Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee. The trio will join forces with the wizards behind the New Line franchise: Sir Peter Jackson, Dame Fran Walsh and Boyens.

Colbert revealed that the film will be based on “Fogs on the Barrow-downs,” the eighth chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, where Hobbits are trapped by a Barrow-wight in an unnatural fog. The story also includes a fan favorite character omitted from the previous films, Tom Bombadil.
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Stephen Colbert Set To Write Next 'Lord Of The Rings' Movie After 'The Hunt For Gollum' Based On "Fog On The Barrow-Down (Original Post) eShirl 3 hrs ago OP
Wow, great next chapter for Colbert! Pinback 3 hrs ago #1

Pinback

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1. Wow, great next chapter for Colbert!
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:38 AM
3 hrs ago

He’s a total LOTR fanatic, and his comic genius would be perfect for writing Tom Bombadil’s dialogue. This should be fun.

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