Kate Winslet Signs On as Lead in Andy Serkis’ The Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum

Kate Winslet will star as the female lead in Andy Serkis’s Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Filming will take place in New Zealand from late May to October, with the project set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. The cast also includes Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen reprising their roles, and Serkis directing with Peter Jackson producing. The Warner Bros. film is scripted by Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou and produced by Jackson, Boyens, Walsh and Zane Weiner.