{"id":12617,"date":"2026-06-19T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/06\/19\/anya-taylor-joy-will-make-a-brilliant-elf-assassin-in-hunt-for-gollum-but-its-a-movie-we-dont-need-culture-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:31:14","slug":"anya-taylor-joy-will-make-a-brilliant-elf-assassin-in-hunt-for-gollum-but-its-a-movie-we-dont-need-culture-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/06\/19\/anya-taylor-joy-will-make-a-brilliant-elf-assassin-in-hunt-for-gollum-but-its-a-movie-we-dont-need-culture-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it\u2019s a movie we don\u2019t need Culture | The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the  Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn\u2019t linger over this subplot, should we?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest: Anya Taylor-Joy would make a great elf. If any human being could flit from tree to tree as if woven from gossamer and starlight, or appear on a moonlit branch looking as though she had just been summoned by a haunted lute, it would be the star of The Queen\u2019s Gambit, The Witch and Furiosa. She is perfect for Lord of the Rings, and it is no surprise whatsoever that she has been cast as the elf Seren in the forthcoming Andy Serkis-directed The Hunt for Gollum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/anya-taylor-joy-lord-the-rings-gollum-movie-1236622369\/\">as confirmed this week by the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll probably have heard about the movie: Serkis is back as Gollum, Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf, and the whole thing is about a barely mentioned, if crucial, section of LotR in which Aragorn is charged with chasing down the snivelling, one-time owner of the One Ring before Sauron\u2019s forces can get to him.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/jun\/19\/anya-taylor-joy--hunt-for-gollum-andy-serkis-lord-of-the-rings-tolkien\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/jun\/19\/anya-taylor-joy--hunt-for-gollum-andy-serkis-lord-of-the-rings-tolkien\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\">Read More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/602b242e331c386dfced2da39d33f8646cad1741\/391_0_4583_3667\/master\/4583.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=aac2fd7a7bba6795efa0565101858b62\" title=\"Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. 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