Stephen Colbert's Lord of the Rings Film

0:00It's March 25th. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI, Powered Entertainment Coverage. Stephen Colbert has a big new project lined up right after his late night show wraps up. The CBS program, which has run for 33 years, is set to end this May, as a huge J.R.R. Token fan, Colbert is teaming up with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, to co-write a fresh Lord of the Rings movie. The film draws from chapters 3-8 in the Fellowship of the Ring, focusing on Frodo and the Hobbits kicking off their journey. Colbert pitched it as a standalone tale that slots neatly into the bigger story, staying true to both the books and Peter Jackson's earlier films. Fans have long known Colbert's passion for the series, from hosting panels with Jackson to geeking out over the lore. Now, with more time on his hands, he's diving deeper into that world he loves. He's already been developing the idea, reportedly called The Lord of the Rings, Shadow of the Past. The story picks

1:01up 14 years later, as Sam, Mary, Pippin, and Frodo retrace their old path, while Sam's daughter Eleanor digs into a hidden secret from the War of the Ring. Colbert reached out to Jackson two years back, and is now working alongside Oscar-winning writer, Philippa Boyens, who helped craft the original. Trilogy's and the next film, The Hunt for Gollum, coming in 2027, this keeps the middle-earth magic rolling strong.