THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM 2 (2025) – One Creature. One Curse. One Final Trail.

To catch the creature is to face the curse.

The Hunt for Gollum 2 (2025) returns to the shadowed edges of Middle-earth, where whispers still echo of the creature once called Sméagol—twisted by the Ring, driven by obsession, and hunted by those who understand that what he knows could change the fate of all. Building upon the events of the first film and drawing from J.R.R. Tolkien’s appendices, this sequel is darker, more perilous, and filled with quiet dread. It’s not just a hunt—it’s a reckoning.

After Gollum escapes the clutches of the Elves in Mirkwood, news of his whereabouts reaches both the forces of darkness and light. Gandalf the Grey, knowing what secrets Gollum holds about the One Ring, calls upon Aragorn once again to pursue the creature—this time into the desolate lands beyond the Misty Mountains. But Aragorn is not the only one seeking Gollum.

The Nazgûl have risen.

As Aragorn tracks his prey across crumbling ruins, abandoned Dwarven strongholds, and through the icy veins of Angmar, he begins to unravel not just Gollum’s trail—but the growing power of Mordor. Alongside him is Elanor, an Elven tracker haunted by visions of shadow. Together, they face enemies old and new, discovering that Gollum’s journey may not be just about the Ring… but about a deeper corruption that threatens to poison Middle-earth from within.

Directed by Andy Serkis—who also reprises his role as Gollum—the film is a masterclass in mood and moral ambiguity. It’s less a grand war tale and more an intimate, mythic chase through the dying wilderness of a world on the brink of war. The cinematography is moody, the music mournful, and the performances quietly powerful. In many ways, The Hunt for Gollum 2 feels like the dark echo of The Fellowship of the Ring—where the quest isn’t to destroy the Ring, but to find the one who can lead them to it.

And in the end, only one truth remains: you don’t follow Gollum—you fall with him.