{"id":529574,"date":"2026-01-20T10:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/529574\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:10:16","slug":"3-lord-of-the-rings-movies-we-want-to-see-more-than-the-hunt-for-gollum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/529574\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Lord of the Rings Movies We Want To See More Than the Hunt for Gollum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hunt for Gollum<\/a> is set to tackle a piece of Lord of the Rings<\/a> history that isn\u2019t touched on in Peter Jackson\u2019s trilogy. However, there are other movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s work we\u2019d rather see instead. Tolkien\u2019s writings open the door for all sorts of storytelling in Middle-earth. Unfortunately, recent attempts to venture outside The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings books have been disappointing. Despite the potential of Middle-earth\u2019s First and Second Age \u2014 and even the parts of the Third Age Frodo\u2019s story doesn\u2019t cover \u2014 projects like The Rings of Power and War of the Rohirrim aren\u2019t resonating the way they should.<\/p>\n

The Hunt for Gollum will bring viewers back to the timeline of the main story, but banking on nostalgia and connections to the trilogy won\u2019t revive the franchise either. In fact, the movie\u2019s timeline means it could retcon Jackson\u2019s series<\/a>, risking the franchise\u2019s legacy further. Unpopular choices, like the rumored recasting of Aragorn<\/a>, will also ensure that The Hunt for Gollum doesn\u2019t pan out as intended. I hope I\u2019m wrong, as I\u2019d like to see another successful Lord of the Rings movie in the near future. But that would be more likely if Warner Bros. was adapting a more interesting part of Middle-earth\u2019s history. These three would have been preferable to the search for Gollum that precedes Frodo\u2019s quest to destroy the One Ring. <\/p>\n

3) The War Between Arnor & Angmar Offers Action & World-Building Opportunities<\/p>\n

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The Lord of the Rings movies<\/a> talk about the D\u00fanedain\u00a0and feature the Witch-king of Angmar as a minor villain. Sadly, they don\u2019t have time to properly elaborate on either. A film focused on the Third Age conflict between Arnor, the home of the D\u00fanedain, and the Witch-Realm of Angmar would provide more details. It would need to be condensed \u2014 or spread out over multiple films \u2014 but the combination of action and world-building it would deliver would make it a worthy endeavor. With the Witch-king leading the charge on Angmar\u2019s side, the film would have an opportunity to expand on the mysterious villain. And we\u2019d get to learn more about Aragorn\u2019s ancestors, witnessing the reason they mostly faded away.<\/p>\n

2) Beren and L\u00fathien Has a Gripping Mission & Strong Emotional Core<\/p>\n

\"Morgoth's<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of skepticism surrounding an adaptation of Tolkien\u2019s First Age, but I believe it could work if handled with care. And one story that would be a great choice for the big screen is Beren and L\u00fathien, one of Tolkien\u2019s \u201cGreat Tales\u201d published after his death. The forbidden love story and tragic ending would make a compelling emotional core for a film, while the characters\u2019 quest to steal one of Morgoth\u2019s Silmarils would be gripping and suspenseful. It would also allow the franchise to depict Morgoth on-screen at long last, which is an exciting prospect in its own right. If successful, it could also open the door to adopt Tolkien\u2019s other \u201cGreat Tales\u201d: The Children of H\u00farin and The Fall of Gondolin.<\/p>\n

1) Aragorn\u2019s Backstory Would Be a Better Way to Flesh Out the Character<\/p>\n

\"Viggo<\/p>\n

If Warner Bros. really wanted to capitalize on fan-favorite characters from the Lord of the Rings<\/a>, it should have just made a movie about Aragorn\u2019s backstory. The studio would still need to recast the role, but it would make more sense to do so if we were following a younger version of the character. By contrast, changing actors during a film meant to take place amid The Fellowship of the Ring is just jarring. And Aragorn\u2019s life before The Fellowship of the Ring is full of adventure. While his journeys would likely be more suited for a miniseries, Warner Bros. could use his love story with Arwen to string them together into one larger picture. It would offer more context for their relationship in the trilogy and further endear us to the character \u2014 without tarnishing the earlier films\u2019 legacy.<\/p>\n

What Lord of the Rings movie would you like to see? Leave a comment below\u00a0and join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hunt for Gollum is set to tackle a piece of Lord of the Rings history that isn\u2019t…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":529575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,26735,53,32765,90850,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-529574","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-list-feature","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-the-lord-of-the-rings","12":"tag-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115926887826878514","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}