Stephen Colbert is developing a new Lord of the Rings movie at Warner Bros. In a video posted to Warner Bros.’ X account Tuesday evening (March 24), the franchise’s longtime big-screen adaptation director,

Stephen Colbert and his son, Peter Colbert, have reportedly been co-writing the screenplay for the next Lord of the Rings film.

Colbert, a self-professed Lord of the Rings devotee, framed the project as a passion-driven expansion of the source material. The post Stephen Colbert Snags Shocking New Gig Ahead of CBS Exit — And It’s a Tolkien Superfan’s Dream first appeared on Mediaite.