Stephen Colbert scorched for writing new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie: ‘Bottom of the barrel’

Stephen Colbert was scorched by “Lord of nan Rings” fans aft it was announced he would pen nan book for a caller movie successful nan epic imagination franchise.

“Why successful nan everloving f–k would anyone want Colbert doing this?” 1 personification tweeted pursuing nan news, adding that precocious creator J.R.R. Tolkien is “absolutely spinning successful his grave.”

“Welp, that’s a guarantee that it’s going to beryllium turbo woke dogs–t,” added another.

“Hollywood yet recovered nan bottommost of nan barrel,” penned a third.

Yet different disappointed instrumentality commented that Colbert’s upcoming “Lord of nan Rings” task was “almost sacrilege against Tolkien’s work,” noting that nan precocious writer “deliberately abandoned doing a sequel communicative because nan communicative was told.”

“The hubris of this feline to deliberation he [has] nan correct to do this,” they added of Colbert, while different personification tweeted, “How astir a LotR movie wherever nan Fellowship reunites to extremity this movie from being made.”

However, different fans of Tolkien’s books and head Peter Jackson’s deed movie adaptations welcomed Colbert’s involvement.

“Colbert knows much Tolkien lore than astir screenwriters, truthful this mightiness really work,” 1 protagonist wrote connected X.

“If they support nan reside and penning value consistent, this could really grow nan lore successful a meaningful way,” different instrumentality agreed.

The erstwhile Comedy Central prima has agelong been a “Lord of nan Rings” superfan and is reportedly considered a Tolkien scholar.

Besides touting his heavy knowledge of nan original books and speaking nan Elvish languages created by Tolkien during “Late Night pinch Conan O’Brien,” Colbert besides made a cameo successful Jackson’s 2013 movie “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.”

Colbert’s rep didn’t instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.

The fired “Late Show” host, 61, announced that he and his boy Peter, 28, are penning a caller installment successful nan “Lord of nan Rings” movie franchise during a astonishment video announcement pinch Jackson connected Tuesday night.

Colbert’s film, presently titled “The Lord of nan Rings: Shadows of nan Past,” will reportedly accommodate six early chapters from Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of nan Ring” that weren’t covered successful Jackson’s 2001 movie adaptation. The movie — which will apt see Tom Bombadil, a awesome characteristic who was omitted from nan original trilogy — will beryllium released sometime after adjacent year’s “The Hunt for Gollum.”

The movie’s logline reads, “Fourteen years aft nan passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin group retired to retrace nan first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried concealed and is wished to uncover why nan War of nan Ring was very astir mislaid earlier it moreover began.”

“I’m beautiful happy astir it,” nan erstwhile “Colbert Report” big said during his video pinch Jackson. “It took maine a fewer years to scrape my courageousness into a heap to springiness you a call. But astir 2 years ago, I did.”

The arguable comedian added that his “Lord of nan Rings” movie thought was sounded to New Line Cinema and Warner Bros., and nan accumulation companies supported nan idea.

“But it turns retired I’m gonna beryllium free starting this summer. Isn’t that a eucatastrophe correct there?” Colbert added earlier signing off. “I will spot you each successful nan Shire.”

Colbert’s upcoming “Lord of nan Rings” task marks his first important task since being unceremoniously canned from nan “Late Show” and CBS.

The web announced nan astonishing news successful July 2025, and his last show is scheduled to aerial connected May 21.

CBS claimed successful a connection that nan cancellation was a “purely financial decision” and insisted Colbert’s departure was “not related successful immoderate measurement to nan show’s performance, contented aliases different matters happening astatine Paramount.”

Colbert, who called Paramount Global’s $16 cardinal settlement pinch President Donald Trump a “big fat bribe” conscionable 3 days earlier nan cancellation announcement, addressed his inevitable exit during his show.

“Yeah, I stock your feelings. It isn’t conscionable nan extremity of our show but nan extremity of ‘The Late Show’ connected CBS,” he said successful July 2025. “I’m not being replaced. This is each conscionable going away.”