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By Alex Ritman

Alex Ritman

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Andy Serkis is currently in New Zealand taking on orcs, wizards, elves and boney-fingered ring fanciers in one of the highest profile films now in production: “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.”

Serkis’ grand return to the franchise — due for release by Warner Bros. at the end of 2027, just shy of 25 years since Peter Jackson concluded his all-conquering LOTR trilogy with “Return of the King” (and Gollum’s demise in Mount Doom) — sees the multi-hyphenate in the director’s seat for the first time in Middle-earth (he served as second unit director on all three “The Hobbit” features). At the same time, of course, he’s still covering himself in little dots to play Smeagol.

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