kottke.orgStephen Colbert is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie. “The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past is set 14 years after the passing of Frodo. Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure…” https://deadline.com/2026/03/stephen-colbert-lord-of-the-rings-1236764923/
Chris CantrellColbert appeared in one of the Hobbit films because he knew the lore well enough to earn it. He's been a Tolkien scholar since the 90s. The headline sounds wrong until you remember that, and then it sounds almost inevitable.
Bitan Nath@ChrisChris He is a superfan yes, but sometimes, superfans write the worst fan fiction
@bitanath The worst fan fiction is usually the most sincere. I don't know if that makes it better or worse.
@ChrisChris Lmao agreed!