Tentatively titled "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum," the film will be directed by Andy Serkis ... initially developed by Guillermo del Toro (who would wind up with a writing credit ...

Fantasy and horror fans in the know approach news about any new Guillermo del Toro movie with a mix of excitement and skepticism — excitement because del Toro makes great movies, and skepticism ...

With Andy Serkis, the actor who turned in those ... task of directing three LOTR rings in one big shoot, he tapped Guillermo del Toro to take the helm of The Hobbit trilogy. When that didn't ...

And Netflix acquired Andy Serkis' "Jungle Book" reimagining, "Mowgli," in July. Big filmmakers aren't afraid to do business with Netflix - and those aren't even the Oscar winners.