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Stephen Colbert Gets Why You're Scared He's Writing a 'Lord of the Rings' Movie
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Stephen Colbert Gets Why You're Scared He's Writing a 'Lord of the Rings' Movie

Gizmodo·Germain Lussier·24 days ago
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Anyone who has ever seen an interview with Stephen Colbert knows he’s obsessed with The Lord of the Rings . The soon-to-be former host of The Late Show has regularly flaunted both his fandom and his encyclopedic knowledge of the books and lore on his show, hosting panels at Comic-Con, on podcasts, wherever someone will let him . And, now, he’s set to co-write a movie for Warner Bros. set in that very world. That Colbert is primarily known for his comedy, not screenwriting, has given some fans pause about the idea. And in a new interview, Colbert acknowledged that fact. “I mean, there’s no reason to [trust me],” Colbert told the Hollywood Reporter . “And there’s no value in me addressing that because all you can do as—I’ll use a loaded term here—an artist is follow your heart and the craft that you have learned to try to turn this into something that is not fandom but drama. And luckily, I don’t have to do this alone.…

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