PETALING JAYA, May 10 -- Warner Bros is set to release the first of its fresh set of live-action The Lord of the Rings films in 2026, with a focus on Andy Serkis' Gollum.

According to Variety, Peter Jackson, the filmmaker behind the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy, along with his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, are leading the film's production.

Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav mentioned during an earnings call yesterday that they "will be involved every step of the way."

The project is still in its early phases of script development by writers Walsh and Boyens, alongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.

Zaslav mentioned that it will "explore storylines yet to be told."

In a press release from Warner Bros, ...