{"id":44872,"date":"2025-05-08T10:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=44872"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:16:13","slug":"the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-will-hit-theaters-in-december-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=44872","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for\u00a0Gollum&#8217; will hit theaters in December 2027."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gollum.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44873\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for\u00a0Gollum will release in theaters on December 17, 2027. 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