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Jamie Dornan says filming The Hunt for Gollum has finished
Jamie Dornan will play Aragorn in the upcoming film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
Aragorn was played by Viggo Mortensen in the original trilogy, and Dornan says he respects that performance rather than trying to outdo it.
Dornan says filming has finished, after what he described as an incredible experience.
Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in the earlier films, directed the new installment.
Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Lee Pace are also returning, alongside new cast members including Kate Winslet, Leo Woodall and Anya Taylor-Joy.
The film is set to open in theaters on Dec.
17, 2027.
Dornan says he hopes audiences will welcome the film into the Lord of the Rings world.
Jamie Dornan said he finished filming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum about three weeks before a Nov. 11 interview.
Dornan is set to play Aragorn, a role originated on screen by Viggo Mortensen.
He described filming as an incredible experience and said he hoped audiences would welcome the film.
Andy Serkis directed the film, which is scheduled to open in theaters on Dec. 17, 2027.
Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Lee Pace are among the returning cast members.
- Who
- Jamie Dornan said filming had finished. He is set to play Aragorn.
- What
- Filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has finished.
- When
- Dornan said he finished filming about three weeks before his Nov. 11, 2026 interview.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Dornan said he finished filming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
Variety published Dornan’s comments about the film and his casting as Aragorn.
The film is scheduled to open in theaters.
- Film
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
- Aragorn
- Jamie Dornan
- Director
- Andy Serkis
- Filming
- Finished about three weeks before Nov. 11, 2026
- Theatrical release
- Dec. 17, 2027
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What people are saying
I finished like three weeks ago.
It was an incredible experience, and I hope people welcome our story into that world because a lot of people care about it, and I really realize that.
I cried. I actually cried,
But yeah, hopefully we’ve done a good job of it.
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Jamie Dornan literally cried when he found out he got his dream role of Aragorn in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.' 😭