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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nA new film is underway in \u2018The Lord Of The Rings\u2019 franchise, and fans are excited. This time around, Peter Jackson is returning to the beloved franchise, focusing on Gollum\u2019s journey. While discussing his return and what motivated him to do the project after so many years since the last one, Jackson had only one word to answer: \u2018Joker\u2019. Here\u2019s how famed actor Joaquin Phoenix\u2019s film inspired the \u2018LOTR\u2019 return!<\/p>\n While discussing the upcoming project with Indiewire, the famed director shared how Joaquin Phoenix and his film inspired him in the unlikeliest ways. On how the film and character inspired the new project, Jackson explained that they truly admired the way the character\u2019s psychology took the front seat in the storytelling.Providing more details, he shared that \u201cThe way that explored the Joker\u2019s psychology while it was telling a story. We\u2019ve got the story that\u2019s in the appendices, and we\u2019ll tell that story, but we\u2019ll tell it from an internal Gollum perspective.\u201d The director further explained during the interview that they are creating the story using the appendices section rather than only drawing inspiration from the famed \u2018The Lord Of The Rings\u2019 books. He cited that the part holds many extra details that were equally important but could not have been included in the main plot.<\/p>\n During the interview, he was also asked why Andy Serkis is leading the film’s direction. Serkis has played Gollum\u2019s character for years, which Jackson considered first and foremost. He shared that he never truly thought about taking over the directing portion of the film. He concluded, \u201cIf I thought I\u2019d do a better film, I\u2019d do it, but I thought, there\u2019s a guy that\u2019s going to make a really interesting film here, and it\u2019s not me.\u201dScheduled for release next year, \u2018The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum\u2019 is set to explore Gollum\u2019s history and origins. This includes his struggles finding the ring, the effect it had on him in the early days, and the time leading up to Mordor. The film will also explore Aragorn\u2019s early years as a ranger, his hunt for Gollum and keeping the ring safe.<\/div>\nPeter Jackson shares how Joaquin Phoenix\u2019s \u2018Joker\u2019 inspired new \u2018LOTR\u2019 film<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Peter Jackson on why Andy Serkis is the right person to direct<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n