A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 17th December 2027
• It is due for release in North America on 17th December 2027
• It stars among others Andy Serkis (A Christmas Carol) and Elijah Wood (I Don"t Feel At Home In This World Anymore)
• It is directed by Andy Serkis (Breathe)
• The movie also stars Ian McKellen, and
• Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood appeared together in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Synopsis for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum

Following Aragorn’s perilous mission to find Gollum before Sauron's forces do, taking place in the 17-year gap between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.

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A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 10th April 2026
• It is due for release in North America on 10th April 2026
• It stars among others Shawn Hatosy (The Cooler) and Samara Weaving (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
• It is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (Ready Or Not)
• The movie also stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and David Cronenberg
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed Samara Weaving in Ready Or Not

Synopsis for Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come

Grace enters a new level of the deadly game after surviving the events from the first one, she now has her sister Faith by her side.

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Check out the new trailer for the upcoming The Toxic Avenger~2025 remake which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Macon Blair
• It stars Elijah Wood (Open Windows) and Kevin Bacon (Quicksilver) among others.
• The movie also stars Peter Dinklage, Julian Kostov and Jacob Tremblay
• There is currently no release date set for the UK but expect a similar time frame to North America
• While the North American release date is set for August 29 2025
• Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon appeared together in The Toxic Avenger
• Macon Blair directed Kevin Bacon in The Toxic Avenger

Synopsis for The Toxic Avenger

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A lot of new releases this week starring the likes of Jim Carrey, Elijah Wood, Zac Efron, James McAvoy and then there's The Last Exorcism sequel. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a wacky comedy also starring Steve Carell alongside Jim Carrey about 2 superstar magicians who are being out performed by street magicians so they go for sabotage of their act.

Maniac is a serial killer story about a Mannequin shop owner who develops a dangerous obsession with an artist.

The Paperboy has a seller cast of Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack, the story follows a reporter who returns to Florida to investigate a case which involves a prisoner on death row.

Welcome to the punch is a criminal cat and mouse story about an ex-con who returns to London for family reasons and is then pursued by an old foe looking to finally get revenge.

The Last Exorcism Part 2 is is a sequel film about an Exorcism, clearly the last one wasn't the last one!

Within the coming months for the people involved this will be the first of many family photos, yesterday in New Zealand the cast of the soon to start filming The Hobbit posed for a picture ahead of filming which starts on March 21st.

Front and foremost is Martin Freeman who is set to play the lead role of Bilbo Baggins. Also flying the British flag was James Nesbit who will play Bofur.

Peter Jackson was missing from the Press Conference as he's recovering from a recent operation, also the reason why filming has been delayed. Also not in the shot is Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood who all reprise roles from the Lord of the Rings movies.

Check out Stuff.co.nz for a 3 minute clip of the Hobbit get together.