The project revolves around Colbert's single-most cherished series of books.

Stephen Colbert — a lifelong Tolkien superfan — is stepping into Middle‑earth for real, co‑writing a new Lord of the Rings film tentatively titled Shadow of the Past, a project revealed in a video wit...

The film’s official logline reads, “Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has disco...