OH GOODY: Stephen Colbert Hired to Write New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie – Destined for Failure?

(The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / YouTube screen shot)

Stephen Colbert, host of the now short-lived Late Show, has already lined up a new gig for the summer. He is writing a new Lord of the Rings movie. Yes, really.

Colbert is apparently a big fan of the LOTR books and even had a bit part in one of the Hobbit movies.

The new film is going to be a film adaptation of some of the chapters from the Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the movie.

He is working on it with his son, who is apparently a screenwriter.