Andy Serkis, the man behind the iconic and tortured character of Gollum, is cooking up something wild with The Hunt for Gollum, and honestly, I’m intrigued. H

Although he’s had a career filled with great roles, Andy Serkis may always be defined by his performance as Gollum in the trilogy. As it turns out, though, Serkis may be okay with that. The actor and director is set to return to the world of Lord of the Rings with a new prequel film called Lord of

An actor from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy might be reprising his roles in the upcoming films by Andy Serkis.

Everything to do with Andy Serkis’ plans to make new movies within the The Lord Of The Rings franchise remains extremely tentative at this point—but that now includes multiple tentative expressions of interest in coming back to the film series from members of its former cast.

Orlando Bloom has addressed the possibility of returning to The Lord of the Rings franchise for the upcoming films. It was announced earlier this year that the franchise would return with The Hunt for Gollum and a currently unnamed project, with Andy Serkis – and potentially others – set to reprise their roles as iconic characters.

A few days after Ian McKellen expressed interest in returning as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s new live-action “Lord of the Rings” movies, his co-star Orlando Bloom is adding his name to the list. When asked by Variety if he was interested in returning to the Tolkien franchise,

The Hunt for Gollum, will reportedly be directed by Andy Serkis, who will also reprise his role as the beloved Gollum/Smeagol.

Orlando Bloom is open to heading back to Middle-earth. Bloom, of course, played Legolas in all six of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. Now, though, Gollum performer Andy Serkis is set to helm another installment in the fantasy franchise,