A new report suggests that yet another iconic role from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy may be recast in the upcoming film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Specifically, another actor may be taking over the role of Arwen from The Lord of the Rings star Liv Tyler.

Knight Edge Media reports having gotten hold of two new casting descriptions for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. One is a female lead role seeking a white woman in her 30s, while the second is for a supporting role seeking a white woman in her 50s.

No further details about the roles were revealed, but the outlet confirmed that neither role refers to any past The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit stars who may be returning as The Hunt for Gollum. Some rumors have suggested that the film may see Cate Blanchett reprising her role as Galadriel or Evangeline Lilly returning as Tauriel.

So who could these roles be then? Well, with Aragorn reportedly being recast with an actor younger than The Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen, one possibility is that the 30-year-old lead is Arwen, Aragorn's love, played by Tyler in the original Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

If that is the case, then it may indicate that The Hunt for Gollum will also adapt "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen," the story in J.R.R. Tolkien's appendices to The Lord of the Rings that reveals how Aragorn and Arwen met and fell in love, similarly to how The Hobbit movies also told the story of the Attack on Dol Guldur, in which The White Council drove out the Necromancer after discovering his true identity as Sauron, as told in The Lord of the Rings: Appendix B​​​​​​.

That also may be a clue as to who the supporting actress in her 50s could be. "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" also sheds light on Aragorn's origin story and how he came to reside in Rivendell with the elves. This actress would not be a returning character, but Gilraen the Fair, Aragorn's mother, sought refuge from Elrond in Rivendell after the death of Aragorn's father, Dúnedain chieftain Arathorn II.

[FEMALE LEAD] – 30s, FEMALE, WHITE. Lead Role.

[FEMALE LEAD] – 50s, FEMALE, WHITE. Supporting Role.

You could even get into Gollum's sneaking into Mordor and Aragorn protecting The Shire. That's what we'd do. Love to work with Viggo again. [..] I would love to! If I was doing THE HOBBIT I'd try to get as many of the guys back as I could. I mean, there's actually a role for Legolas in THE HOBBIT, his father features in it, obviously Gandalf and Saruman should be part of it. There's things that you can do with THE HOBBIT to bring in some old friends, for sure. I have thought about it from time to time... Elrond, Galadriel and Arwen could all feature. Elves have lived for centuries. Part of the attraction would be working with old friends. I wouldn't want to do it unless we could keep a continuity of cast. I have zero interest in directing a Gandalf who wasn't Ian McKellen for instance.

Guillermo del Toro: As all of you know, Gollum has a rather fascinating arch to go through and his alliance to Shelob or his period of imprisonment in Thranduil's, etc but it is early still- so early in fact that to reveal more would tie our hands and be counterproductive. [..] Unequivocally, every single actor that originated a role in the Trilogy will be asked to participate and reprise it. If Health, availability or willigness become obstacles – and only in that case recasting would be considered.
Peter Jackson: Like Guillermo says, apart from extreme circumstances, we would never recast a character who appeared in the LOTR trilogy.

I remember reading in your interview with Viggo was that he said he'd hate for somebody else to be cast as Aragorn, and we would never do that to Viggo. If we wanted Aragorn to play a role in these films, it would be Viggo playing it, or we'd just write the character out and make him somebody else. There's no way that we'd ever recast anybody that we'd used in the trilogy.

People ask me about it a lot, and I say, obviously, “Nobody’s come to me,” but I won’t be surprised if they do, if I’m right for it in their eyes. Obviously, as an actor who originated on film that role, I’d rather finish the job, all things being equal, meaning, Is it a good script, and do they have their shit together, than see another actor do it.

So I take it these would either be for new characters or an Arwen recast.

So most likely we may see familiar faces return for Galadriel or Tauriel (depending if they want to include her and if Evangeline is well enough to come).

I did read that Cate says she would love to return as Galadriel, and if they are bringing back Sir Ian as Gandalf and Elijah as Frodo, I can see them bringing Cate back.

https://www.irishnews.com/entertainment/cate-blanchett-says-she-would-return-as-galadriel-for-lord-of-the-rings-spin-off-CAXPTDLVCJNLXHACRXHRLMKPZM/

So from what they are saying, it doesn't look like any casting calls have been out for Galadriel or Tauriel's characters.

I might be wrong, but how I am perceiving it, looks like they aren't looking for actresses to replace those characters.

So it seems like whoever Anya will be, will either be a recast of Arwen or a new character.

To be honest, I am relieved. I did not want to see Galadriel recasted at all.

https://fellowshipoffans.com/...the-hunt-for-gollum/

FoF's instagram and now on google list a possible rumor that Kate Winslet would be the other female lead.

I am think she will either be Gilraen (And that's actually who I am hoping she will be). She could possibly be Smeagol's grandmother, but I am leaning more towards her being Aragorn's mother.

If she is cast, I really hope she is Gilraen the Fair.

Again, there is no mention on Galadriel being one of the casting calls, so most likely if she does appear, Cate will be back.

But I do think Kate Winslet will probably be Gilraen. I think the only other role she could be is Smeagol's Grandmother.

I don't think they will recast Galadriel since the casting calls aren't mentioning her character to be recast.

So I think it's safe to assume she is either Gilraen or The Stoor Matriarch.

But I saw that filming is supposed to start in May, so we should get the official cast announcement by the end of this month or April.
So far, we know Sir Ian is back, Andy, and possibly (95% sure Elijah is too if he read the script)

So hopefully we will get confirmation soon.