A new installment in the Lord of The Rings franchise, entitled Lord of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum, is in the works. The news about the new entry in the film series was confirmed by Warner Bros. Discovery's CEO, David Zaslav, during the company's first-quarter earnings conference call yesterday. David said several projects in the Lord of The Rings franchise were now in the early stages of script development, and that the new entry in the series was being eyed for a 2026 release.