Stephen Colbert has bagged a major Hollywood gig just weeks before CBS airs his final late-night episode.
The TV veteran will develop a new Lord of the Rings movie for Warner Bros. Studio, collaborating with his son and LOTR screenwriter Philippa Boyens.
Colbertand LOTR director Peter Jackson made the announcement in a joint video statement released by the studio. Jackson, 64, said a “very special partner” will develop the next film after The Hunt for Gollum, an upcoming addition to the series coming in 2027. Colbert, 61, patched into the call, telling Jackson, “You know what the books mean to me and what your films mean to me.”
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