Lord of the Rings Recasts Aragorn, New Actor Has Us Inspired

The Lord of the Rings’ new prequel has recast Aragorn, but before you panic, the new King of Gondor might actually be an inspired choice.

Several years after The Hobbit trilogy left our screens, The Lord of the Rings franchise officially returns in 2027 with a new prequel.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is set before The Fellowship of the Ring and will tell a tale about everyone’s favourite cave-dweller Gollum.

What Is The Hunt for Gollum About?

While the film is technically a prequel it’s set in that weird 17-year gap between Bilbo’s birthday hootenanny and Frodo’s departure from The Shire.

During this time we see Gandalf set out to learn more about the mysterious ring Bilbo left for Frodo but the story will now be expanded with a new tale starring Aragorn, who goes by the alias Strider.

Strider’s quest is to find and capture Gollum before he can reveal the location of the ring to Sauron’s minions, and while fans are no doubt looking forward to this new entry in the franchise they may be less excited about the King of Gondor’s new look…

The Lord of the Rings Officially Recasts Aragorn

In a new teaser from Warner Bros the official release date for The Hunt for Gollum was revealed. It’ll land in cinemas on 17 December 2027, and accompanying this news was a sneak-peek at the cast.

Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood return as Gandalf and Frodo Baggins respectively but Viggo Mortensen will not be reprising his role of Aragorn, the character has been recast with Jamie Dornan.

Jamie Dornan is probably best-known for the 50 Shades of Grey films and fan reactions to the recast have been mixed to say the least.

However while Viggo Mortensen is Aragorn, Dornan is actually an inspired choice in our humble opinion.

He certainly looks the part already, which is impressive considering we haven’t seen him in full costume yet.

Looks aren’t everything though and while his role in the 50 Shades of Grey franchise is a slightly unfortunate legacy to have, it doesn’t take away from the fact he’s a very accomplished actor.

Dornan has starred in The Fall, Belfast, The Tourist and many more putting in excellent performances each time, so he’ll no doubt work hard to perfect his new version of Aragorn.

They might be incredibly large shoes to fill but Warner Bros casting Jamie Dornan has us optimistic to say the least.

The future looks bright for Lord of the Rings fans, as not only are we getting The Hunt for Gollum, a second new film is also in the works.

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