Back in mid-February I posted the trailer for the independently made film The Hunt for Gollum, which follows Aragorn (Adrian Webster), the Heir of Isildur as he sets out to find the creature Gollum (voiced by Gareth Brough and Jason Perino). The creature must be found to discover the truth about the ring, and to protect the future Ringbearer. The script for the film was adapted from elements of the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” by Chris Bouchard, who also served as exec producer and director.
At the time I posted the trailer it was known the film would be releasing on May 3 and, wouldn’t you know, it completely slipped my mind until regular RopeofSilicon reader “JM” shot me an email to remind me today is in fact May 3 and the full film, which has a running time of 38:11, can be viewed online right now in HD.
Just click here to give it a watch. I just finished watching it and will say it is quite impressive considering it was made for a reported $3,000 and is being offered for free. However, beyond that, it is impressive regardless of how much it cost to make or how free it is. Obviously it won’t match the extraordinary production costs of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it has the stylings down and was a lot of fun to watch.
It includes a dose of action including a fantastic little bit of neck stabbage, Gandalf, orcs, elves, the Nazgûl and just an overall sense of returning to the land of Middle Earth. Now that Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have decided not to film a go between from the upcoming Hobbit films and The Lord of the Rings I would say this could serve as the unofficial filler.
As I said, you can watch it here, and I have included the most recent trailer directly below. For complete information visit the official site.
