Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Viggo Mortensen followers knew this was coming: there’s a new actor playing Aragorn in Andy Serkis’ J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and now we know who’ll be inheriting the smolder and moving into these heroic driving boots. It’s Jamie Dornan (Belfast)!

The information was confirmed at CinemaCon tonight, with a teaser that additionally lists off the remainder of the primary casting for the upcoming movie:

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Andy Serkis, who additionally directs, stars as Gollum and Sméagol; Ian McKellen returns as Galdalf together with Elijah Wooden as Frodo Baggins and Lee Tempo as Thranduil; after which there’s Dornan as Strider, a.ok.a. Aragorn. Additionally within the forged, taking part in characters we’re not instantly conversant in: Kate Winslet as Marigol and Leo Woodall as Halvard.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum hits theaters December 17, 2027, which implies we’ve solely simply begun to be taught particulars about this one. Are you excited to see Dornan as Aragorn?

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