LOTR: Hunt For Gollum Already Exists And It’s Fantastic
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Lord of the Rings fans will have to wait until 2026 before they can get their next franchise film, The Hunt for Gollum, but the name has already been applied to a couple of things within LOTR: an expansion set for The Lord of The Rings: The Card Game, and a beloved fan film from 2009–which you can watch now!
The Hunt for Gollum is based on the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings centering around Gandalf the Grey sending Aragorn to find Gollum, fearing the creature may reveal information to Sauron about the location of the One Ring. Check it out below.
The film was shot in high-definition video, with a budget of $5,000, or $3,000 GBP. The production is completely unofficial and unauthorized, though director Chris Bouchard said he had “reached an understanding” with Tolkien Enterprises in 2009. The formal disclaimer opens the film and acknowledges the situation.
