{"id":2584042,"date":"2026-03-26T11:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-is-co-writing-a-screenplay-with-his-son-based-on-famous-conservative-book-series\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:33:54","slug":"stephen-colbert-is-co-writing-a-screenplay-with-his-son-based-on-famous-conservative-book-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-is-co-writing-a-screenplay-with-his-son-based-on-famous-conservative-book-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Is Co-Writing a Screenplay With His Son Based on Famous Conservative Book Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-colbert-is-co-writing-a-screenplay-with-his-son-based-on-famous-conservative-book-series%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584042&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Associated Press report says that Stephen Colbert, the former host of The Late Show, will write a screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, with his son Peter McGee co-writing. McGee has very few writing credits, prompting accusations of nepotism from some critics. Colbert and producer Peter Jackson have discussed ways to stay faithful to both the book series and the previously adapted films, including a framing device for the story. Warner Bros. announced the project, with Colbert noting that the film would follow samwise Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck fourteen years after Frodo Baggins\u2019s death. Andy Serkis is involved as a producer for The Hunt for Gollum. The piece also channels skepticism about Colbert\u2019s political stance, questioning whether a prominent left-leaning Hollywood figure can honor the books\u2019 themes of companionship, loyalty, and resilience.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien&rsquo;s &ldquo;Lord of the Rings&rdquo; series and the movie adaptations, avert your eyes and prepare for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-police-officers-lauded-as-heroes-as-footage-shows-their-instant-reaction-to-terror-attack\/\" title=\"New Orleans Police Officers Lauded as Heroes as Footage Shows Their Instant Reaction to Terror Attack\">worst &#038;mdash<\/a>; late night host Stephen Colbert will have a hand in an upcoming installment in the series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/stephen-colbert-lord-of-rings-886321281cd795760bff58abfc41d77a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported Wednesday that the soon-to-be former host of &ldquo;The Late Show&rdquo; is writing a screenplay for &ldquo;The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past,&rdquo; and he isn&rsquo;t doing it alone, as his status granted his son, Peter McGee, the opportunity to co-write.<\/p>\n<p>McGee&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >credits don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t speak to this being an opportunity based on anything other than nepotism.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm14115384\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMDB page<\/a> lists two credits &mdash; one is the upcoming film, and the other is working as a production assistant for his father in &ldquo;Tooning Out The News.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Actor Andy Serkis is currently producing &ldquo;The Hunt for Gollum,&rdquo; which he also stars in.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Colbert&rsquo;s film will follow it.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Peter Jackson &mdash; known for writing, producing, and directing the original series &mdash; introduced audiences to Colbert in an announcement posted to YouTube by Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>After talking about &lsquo;The Hunt for Gollum,&rdquo; Colbert told Jackson and viewers, &ldquo;The thing I found myself reading over and over again were the six chapters early on in the Fellowship that y&rsquo;all never developed into the first movie back in the day. The chapter is &lsquo;Three is Company&rsquo; through &lsquo;Fog on the Barrow-Downs.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HMHh4L2626A?si=ixqIF7YhQmKAIwpr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could we make something that was completely faithful to the books while also being completely faithful to the movies that you guys had already made? And I started talking it over with my son, Peter, who&rsquo;s also a screenwriter and we worked out what we thought would work especially as a framing device for that story.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colbert added that he gave Jackson a call two years ago, eventually bringing the idea to Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>Per the Associated Press, the film follows Samwise Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck 14 years after Frodo Baggins&rsquo; passing.<\/p>\n<p>There are more than a few people deserving of this opportunity over Colbert and his son.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. could probably find an intern with a few creative writing credits to do a better job.<\/p>\n<p>Being a notorious left-wing media personality, it&rsquo;s hard to be optimistic that Colbert will make an honest &mdash; nonpolitical &mdash; effort to make a film worthy of the books, original films, and the fans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lord of the Rings&rdquo; stresses the value of companionship, loyalty to one&rsquo;s cause in the face of temptation, and overcoming hardships.<\/p>\n<p>It serves as an exemplary tale which can inspire one&rsquo;s own journey through life. But these values are antithetical to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-contributor-suggests-democrats-should-focus-their-criticism-on-trump-2\/\" title=\"CNN contributor suggests Democrats should focus their criticism on Trump\">left&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s hedonism and thirst for power.<\/p>\n<p>With Colbert involved, how much optimism can audiences have that a woke Hollywood celebrity is going to respect and uphold the tenets instilled in the series that made it so great?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a paraphrase of the main narrative (excluding the surrounding code and page elements):<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert, the soon-to-be former host of The Late Show, is slated to write a screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, with his son Peter McGee co-writing. McGee\u2019s IMDb page lists only two credits-one for the upcoming film and another as a production assistant on Tooning Out The News-raising questions about whether the choice rests on nepotism rather than experience. Actor Andy Serkis is producing The Hunt for Gollum, a project in which he also stars. The film is described as following Samwise Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck fourteen years after Frodo Baggins\u2019s death. Colbert said he spoke with Peter Jackson about faithfully adapting elements from both the books and the movies, and he eventually brought the idea to Warner Bros. The article notes that Colbert\u2019s political persona has led some to doubt whether he\u2019ll deliver a version that honors the source material, the original films, and the fans, suggesting that Warner Bros. could have chosen someone with more writing credentials. It concludes with the idea that more capable writers might have deserved the opportunity, questioning whether Colbert\u2019s approach, influenced by his politics, will produce a worthy adaptation that reflects the series\u2019 themes of companionship, loyalty, and perseverance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2584043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-25T201913.876.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76577,8549,38026],"class_list":["post-2584042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-co-writing","tag-screenplay","tag-stephen-colbert"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-25T201913.876.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584042"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584046,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584042\/revisions\/2584046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}