Over the course of his career, first on “The Colbert Report” and then on “The Late Show,” Colbert has made his Tolkien obsession one of the most well-documented fan relationships in television history...

NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert , famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth , is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” movie with his son.

The Lord of the Rings expert and superfan will write the franchise’s next big screen tale.