Stephen Colbert’s next move after CBS? Writing a Lord of the Rings film

Late night TV and Middle Earth just might be the crossover you didn’t know you needed.

News of a new film set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved world is plenty of cause to celebrate for Lord of the Rings fans, but the latest project comes with a wild twist. Stephen Colbert and LOTR trilogy director Peter Jackson just announced that The Late Show host will co-write a brand new film adapting Tolkien’s timeless tales of elves, hobbits, and difficult choices: The Lord Of The Rings: Shadow Of The Past.