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Stephen Colbert revealed he's teaming with Peter Jackson on a Tolkien-inspired film based on early chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring, a project written with his son Peter McGee and tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, as he wraps up his Late Show.
Stephen Colbert, a longtime Lord of the Rings superfan, will co‑write The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens for director Peter Jackson. The film, linked to the Hunt for Gollum project, would explore chapters from The Fellowship of the Ring not developed for the original 2001 adaptation and follow Sam, Merry, and Pippin about 14 years after Frodo's death. Colbert noted he’ll juggle the writing duties with the end of CBS’s Late Show in May 2026.
Stephen Colbert will co-write and develop a new Lord of the Rings film after ending his Late Show run, teaming with Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and screenwriter Peter McGee. The project, tentatively titled Shadow of the Past, will draw on early chapters from The Fellowship of the Ring not used in the original films and is planned for a 2027 release as Warner Bros. Discovery/New Line continue LOTR work.
Stephen Colbert is set to co-write a new Lord of the Rings movie, The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, collaborating with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. The project is described as the second of two upcoming films in the franchise and will draw from early Fellowship material, following the development of Hunt for Gollum, with Jackson announcing the news on social media.