J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings is returning in an all-new slate of spinoff movies, the first of which being the newly-announced The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Beginning with the publication of The Hobbit in 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien established the fictional realm of Middle-Earth and populated it with some of the most beloved fantasy characters and adventures in literary history. Expanding across his trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, throughout the 1950s, Tolkien is very much responsible for the way fantasy stories are told.

Naturally, the entire Middle-Earth saga made for gripping entertainment, and it didn’t take long for the series to be adapted into various animated films, live-action films, games, and TV shows. Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy redefined the blockbuster in the early 2000s when it raked in high profits at the box office and won a slew of Oscars. Though Jackson’s Hobbit series faltered, interest has remained high in Middle-Earth content across the years and a brand-new spinoff movie is in the work entitled The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum