- Anya Taylor-Joy has joined the cast of the new Lord of the Rings film , The Hunt for Gollum , portraying Seren, a Sindar elf who’s a “trusted and lethal agent of King Thranduil,” according to Warner Bros.
- Fans have reacted with excitement to Taylor-Joy's casting, joking that she’s “the most elf-like person who has ever lived”.
- The film, produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Andy Serkis, is set chronologically between The Hobbit trilogy and The Fellowship of the Ring .
- It will follow Gandalf and Aragorn as they try to find Gollum before Sauron's forces can catch him and extract information about the One Ring.
- Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Lee Pace, and Andy Serkis are reprising their roles as Gandalf, Frodo, Thranduil, and Gollum, respectively.
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Fans joke Hollywood casting ‘an actual elf’ after Anya Taylor-Joy joins Lord of the Rings
