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Late-night host Stephen Colbert<\/a> revealed in a video announcement Tuesday that he will co-write the next “Lord of the Rings” movie after his program ends in May.<\/p>\n

“You know what the books mean to me and what your films mean to me, but the thing I found myself reading over and over again were the six chapters early on in the ‘Fellowship’ that y\u2019all never developed into the first movie back in the day,” Colbert said in a video<\/a> with Peter Jackson, the director of the “Lord of the Rings” movies.<\/p>\n

Colbert said the next film would be based on “Fog on the Barrow-downs,” chapter eight of “The Fellowship of the Ring.”<\/p>\n

Colbert, Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee will write the script for the film, which is titled “The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past,” according to Deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n

Colbert’s late-night show is set to end in May. The final episode will air on May 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

STEPHEN COLBERT HAD LEFT-WING JOURNALISTS, HOSTS ON ‘THE LATE SHOW’ MORE THAN 200 TIMES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CBS announced in 2025 that Colbert’s “The Late Show” would end in May. The network said at the time it was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.”<\/p>\n

The liberal late-night host addressed rumors about<\/a> his next move during an appearance on fellow late-night host Seth Meyers’ show in January.<\/p>\n

Meyers brought up the rumor about Colbert running for office after noting the others, which included a $13.5M deal with Netflix, which Colbert quipped was “not enough money.”<\/p>\n

FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR SETS RECORD STRAIGHT ON STEPHEN COLBERT CENSORSHIP CLAIMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Obviously, I mean, that\u2019s something I have to discuss with my faith leader and my family,” Colbert said. “And if there is some way for me to serve the American people in some way that could possibly be greater than a late-night<\/u><\/a> television show, I would consider that.”<\/p>\n

Colbert is a longtime fan of “The Lord of the Rings” series. He hosted panels at the 2014 Comic-Con for “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies,”<\/i> according to Deadline.<\/p>\n

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In the video alongside Jackson, Colbert quipped, “It turns out I\u2019m going to be free starting this summer.”<\/p>\n

The late-night host said he wouldn’t have been able to do the show and work on the new movie at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/stephen-colberts-surprising-next-act-after-the-late-show-ends-co-writing-lord-rings-film <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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