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

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.

Variety reported:

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie From Stephen Colbert and His Son in Development at Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has revealed that Stephen Colbert and his son are developing a brand new “Lord of the Rings” movie. The announcement came Tuesday night via the studio’s various social media accounts.

The video announcement opened with “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson giving a quick update about the next film in the fantasy franchise: Andy Serkis’ “The Hunt for Gollum.” Jackson said of the project, which is set for release in 2027: “Andy is doing a terrific job. It’s looking amazing. The script is coming together really well and I think it’s going to be a really good film.”

Jackson then teased his “very special partner” who will help develop the next film after “The Hunt for Gollum,” titled “The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past.” That partner is none other than “The Late Show” host Colbert, who Jackson patched in through a video call. Colbert, a vocal Tolkien fanatic, then explained that the plot of his movie will come from chapters of “The Fellowship of the Ring” that didn’t make it into Jackson’s 2001 adaptation…

The late-night host said that after coming up with this idea, he discussed it with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, and worked out a “framing device” for the film. After the groundwork was laid, Colbert called Jackson, and over the last two years, they’ve worked with screenwriter Philippa Boyens to develop a script.

Here is the big problem for Colbert.

While the idea for the movie may sound slightly original, he is too well known for one thing. His hatred of Trump. People are already making jokes about it.

>stephen Colbert is writing a lord of the rings spinoff

Buddy. He’s going to make Sauron Trump lmao. What a disaster. https://t.co/R94wxbRaR3

— DAKKADAKKA (@DAKKADAKKA1) March 25, 2026

Spoiler, As a subtle inside joke, Colbert wants to call the bad guy DTrump. And every page of the script is a long rant about how the orange haired DTrump is evil. There is also a subplot about sending the Orcs back to Orcmania. It's all very clever and sophisticated. https://t.co/xvw14JgqcA

— Robot Head (@iamrobothead) March 25, 2026

Lord of the TDS https://t.co/QYMPC23I53

— Smash JT (@SmashJT) March 25, 2026

Hollywood finally found the bottom of the barrel.

— Chris Gore (@ThatChrisGore) March 25, 2026

April Fools Day is next week.

Seriously, this guy pic.twitter.com/E3iYmoWUCC

— Donnerhahn (@MichealGar41943) March 25, 2026

Colbert has already burned all of his good will with half of the country. Who is going to go see this movie?

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