Lord Of The Rings Sequel Confirmed With Script By Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

US broadcaster Stephen Colbert has big plans to keep himself busy when his talk show goes off the air in May.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, it was announced that Colbert will be co-writing a new instalment in the Lord Of The Rings franchise, based on the eighth chapter in JRR Tolkien’s novel The Fellowship Of The Ring.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson announced the news in a social media video, ostensibly about the next film in the big-screen series, The Hunt For Gollum...