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Frodo Returns to Shire in LOTR: HUNT FOR GOLLUM First-Look Images

Warner Bros. shared 10 first-look images as filming continues, showing Frodo and returning Middle-earth characters while keeping Elijah Wood’s face out of view.

  • On Wednesday, Warner Bros. released set photos from Hunt For Gollum to celebrate Hobbit Day, revealing a first look at Elijah Wood returning as Frodo Baggins in the Shire.
  • Filming is currently underway in New Zealand for the prequel, which takes place after Bilbo Baggins' birthday and before Frodo leaves the Shire, aligning with The Fellowship timeline.
  • Wood, now 45, reprises his iconic role alongside returning stars Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Lee Pace as Thranduil, with digital de-aging effects portraying characters closer to their younger selves.
  • New cast members Jamie Dornan and Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays a new 'lethal elf' named Seren, join the production directed by Andy Serkis, who reprises his role as Gollum.
  • Tracking Gollum to discover the origin of The One Ring, Aragorn and Gandalf's adventure is scheduled for release on December 17, 2027, expanding the Middle-earth universe.
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