Talk show host Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film
Colbert, who is a Tolkien superfan, will adapt an early section of the first Lord of the Rings novel.
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Colbert, who is a Tolkien superfan, will adapt an early section of the first Lord of the Rings novel.
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