Stephen Colbert's New Lord of the Rings Movie

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Stephen Colbert has a big new gig lined up after wrapping up the late show Next May.

The 61-year-old host revealed he's writing a fresh Lord of the Rings movie for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema.

He cooked up the idea with his son Peter, pulling from early chapters in J.R.R.

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and he's on board along with Screenwriter Philippa Boyans from the trilogy team. Colbert admitted it took some nerve to make the call.

But now with his schedule freeing up this summer, everything lines up perfectly.

Fans have mixed feelings about the late show's end, announced last July as a pure money move by CBS, despite solid ratings.

It came right after Colbert called out the network's parent company over a $16 million settlement with President Trump tied to a 60 minutes-edit controversy.

Meanwhile, the Lord of the Rings world keeps expanding with the hunt for Gollum on deck for December 20, 27, directed by Andy Circus, and,

pinned by Boyans and others, this passion project puts Colbert right back in middle-earth territory he loves, bridging his late-night days to fresh adventures on Screen.