To be fair, it is mentioned (by Aragorn, iirc) that they did find Gollum before the Hobbits left the Shire, but he escaped before the Council of Elrond.
That said, everything they got out of him was revealed at the Council, so there is absolutely nothing for this movie to expand upon.
To be fair, it is mentioned (by Aragorn, iirc) that they did find Gollum before the Hobbits left the Shire, but he escaped before the Council of Elrond.
That said, everything they got out of him was revealed at the Council, so there is absolutely nothing for this movie to expand upon.