A new The Lord of the Rings film has yet to be announced as a screenwriter involved confirms that The Hunt for Gollum won’t be a two-film series.

According to Empire, screenwriter Philippa Boyens explained that the news that the upcoming The Hunt for Gollum would be a two-part series was a misunderstanding. Saying: “I can tell you definitively it isn’t two films! That was a genuine misunderstanding that happened because we’ve begun to work, conceptually, on two different live-action films. The first being The Hunt For Gollum, the second one still to be confirmed”.

This means there’s at least one upcoming The Lord of the Rings movie yet to be formally announced.

The upcoming movie The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum isn’t expected until 2026, and has actor director Andy Serkis (that’s right, Gollum himself) at the helm. Serkis is largely known for his motion capture performance as Gollum, but as a director he’s known for his work on Venom: Let There Be Carnage