Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have confirmed today The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, which will be written by Philippa Boyens, Stephen Colbert, and Peter McGee.
Shadow of the Past, which the companies caveat is currently a working title, will be produced by Peter Jackson’s New Zealand-based WingNut Films, in association with Stephen Colbert’s production company Spartina.
The announcement explains Shadow of the Past will be set 14 years after the passing of Frodo, and see “Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.”
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