Stephen Colbert already has a new gig lined up after his late-night series ends next month: He is co-writing the script for the next 'Lord of the Rings' movie.

Why in the everloving f–k would anyone want Colbert doing this?” one angry fan tweeted. “Tolkien [is] absolutely spinning in ...

Stephen Colbert was tabbed to write the latest "Lord of the Rings" movie, the studio said Wednesday, seizing on the TV personality's unexpected time off this upcoming summer ...

The US comedian – whose long-running talk show will come to an end in May – is a self-professed Tolkien superfan.

A new Lord of the Rings movie - Shadow of the Past enters production with Stephen Colbert co-writing alongside Philippa Boyens and his son Peter McGee.