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Anya Taylor-Joy is playing an elf in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, to the surprise of no one
The actress has had an impressive string of movies over the past several years, so of course Anya Taylor-Joy is going to be an elf in the new Lord of the Rings movie.
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The cast of the Andy Serkis-directed The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum continues to grow, as Anya Taylor-Joy becomes the latest star to join the hunt. Fresh off the success of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie and leading into the upcoming Dune 3 release later this year, the actress will be playing an eternally youthful and beautiful elf in the film, which feels like typecasting to us.
According to reports, Anya Taylor-Joy is set to play Seren, a Sindar Elf described as “a trusted and lethal agent of King Thranduil.” Thranduil was played by Lee Pace in The Hobbit films. Pace, along with Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Elijah Wood as Frodo, is set to return for this midquel set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films.
The character of Seren isn’t one that appeared in the original books, so it isn’t clear exactly what Anya Taylor-Joy’s role will be in the movie. If she is under the command of Thranduil, it is likely that she will be sent to try to recover Gollum after his escape from their dungeons, which ultimately sets off the events of The Lord of the Rings.
This news means that the impressive string of high-profile movies for Anya Taylor-Joy. She starred in 2024’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. This year, she has already starred in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Princess Peach and will be in Dune: Part Three as Alia Atreides.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will be released on December 17, 2027.
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