It is fairly well known that J.R.R. Tolkien produced a huge amount of work set in Middle-earth and other parts of Arda (the name for his imaginary world as a whole), most of which was not published in his lifetime. His son Christopher devoted much of his own life to collecting and publishing the many, many stories of Arda that J.R.R. did not manage to get published himself in various collections, and that work continues even after Christopher’s own death in new collections edited by others.
There is a lot of variety in all that work, but one thing that is noticeable is that Tolkien found it much easier to get publishers interested in his lighter stories during his lifetime, with much of the darker material left to be edited and published by Christopher. If only J.R.R. had lived to the 1990s and the appearance...
There is a lot of variety in all that work, but one thing that is noticeable is that Tolkien found it much easier to get publishers interested in his lighter stories during his lifetime, with much of the darker material left to be edited and published by Christopher. If only J.R.R. had lived to the 1990s and the appearance...
- 9/4/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
In the early 1950s, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a few pages of a potential sequel to The Lord of the Rings called The New Shadow, but he quickly abandoned the idea. In the late 1960s, he came back to it and typed up a fresh draft of its opening, but then abandoned it again. He tinkered with this potential continuation of the story of Middle-earth until just months before his death in 1973.
These days, you can read a version of the approximately 13-page manuscript of The New Shadow, made up mainly of the last draft with additions from the earlier ones, in The Peoples of Middle-earth, volume 12 of The History of Middle-earth, the series of books edited by Christopher Tolkien in which he published many of his father’s drafts and notes from throughout his life. The pages not only hint at the future of Men a century after the War...
These days, you can read a version of the approximately 13-page manuscript of The New Shadow, made up mainly of the last draft with additions from the earlier ones, in The Peoples of Middle-earth, volume 12 of The History of Middle-earth, the series of books edited by Christopher Tolkien in which he published many of his father’s drafts and notes from throughout his life. The pages not only hint at the future of Men a century after the War...
- 5/1/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
More and more screen adaptations of the works of Jrr Tolkien are in development these days. In addition to Amazon’s The Rings of Power, a prequel series set during the Second Age of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, Warner Bros. Discovery announced in February that new films are also in development. The first will be an animated movie called The War of the Rohirrim, set 183 years before The Lord of the Rings and telling the story of a legendary king of Rohan called Helm Hammerhand, owner of the great horn at Helm’s Deep, which was named after him. We can only speculate on what else Wbd might have planned — the love story of Aragorn and Arwen, told in the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings, is surely ripe for a film adaptation and would probably be our first choice.
A blockbuster Tolkien franchise incorporating various different stories and characters...
A blockbuster Tolkien franchise incorporating various different stories and characters...
- 4/4/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
HarperCollins will publish a new illustrated edition of The Hobbit for the first time since the fantasy novel’s original publication in 1937. It will feature a gallery of 50 paintings, maps, and drawings by J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
“Since it was first published in 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has become a timeless classic, enchanting generations of readers around the world,” Jennifer Hart, Senior Vice President and Associate Publisher, said in a statement. “Tolkien famously not only wrote the story, he illustrated it as well, and the 13 charming paintings and...
“Since it was first published in 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has become a timeless classic, enchanting generations of readers around the world,” Jennifer Hart, Senior Vice President and Associate Publisher, said in a statement. “Tolkien famously not only wrote the story, he illustrated it as well, and the 13 charming paintings and...
- 3/23/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
This article contains The Lord of the Rings spoilers.
When The Two Towers was released in December 2002, it was fairly common knowledge among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that screenwriters Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens had initially planned on putting the character of Arwen at the Battle of Helm’s Deep. It would’ve been a major change to the books. And more than just consider the concept, Jackson even filmed scenes with actor Liv Tyler there in complete armored regalia. And even now, several eagle-eyed YouTubers have spotted moments in the final cuts of the film where Tyler can just about be seen on screen from a distance.
However, the filmmakers changed their minds, and Arwen was removed from the sequence while action scenes were reshot. In fact, Arwen’s entire character arc in the film was altered, a decision that was greeted very positively by a large number...
When The Two Towers was released in December 2002, it was fairly common knowledge among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that screenwriters Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens had initially planned on putting the character of Arwen at the Battle of Helm’s Deep. It would’ve been a major change to the books. And more than just consider the concept, Jackson even filmed scenes with actor Liv Tyler there in complete armored regalia. And even now, several eagle-eyed YouTubers have spotted moments in the final cuts of the film where Tyler can just about be seen on screen from a distance.
However, the filmmakers changed their minds, and Arwen was removed from the sequence while action scenes were reshot. In fact, Arwen’s entire character arc in the film was altered, a decision that was greeted very positively by a large number...
- 12/16/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Keeping The Rings Of Power Finale Twist Hidden Was A 'Real Challenge' For The Actor Who Plays Sauron
It turns out it was Halbrand all along. The threat of Sauron's return loomed large over the entire first season of "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," but in the end, the dark lord was right under paranoid hero Galadriel's (Morfydd Clark) nose -- and in her good graces. By the time the handsome smith she found adrift at sea was revealed to be powerful evil incarnate, plenty of audience members had already guessed at his identity. But others, myself included, fell for the show's red herrings, believing either Adar (Joseph Mawle) or The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) would be revealed as the sinister villain.
The fact that even a fraction of viewers were deceived by Halbrand means that actor Charlie Vickers played his part well. According to an interview with ScreenRant, Vickers found out he was really playing Sauron sometime before filming episode 3, but the actor was...
The fact that even a fraction of viewers were deceived by Halbrand means that actor Charlie Vickers played his part well. According to an interview with ScreenRant, Vickers found out he was really playing Sauron sometime before filming episode 3, but the actor was...
- 10/15/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
At the end of episode 7 of The Rings of Power, we saw an image that will be chilling to fans of either Peter Jackson’s movies or Tolkien’s legendarium: a Balrog stirring under the Dwarf mines of Khazad-dûm. But what exactly is this fiery monster and how does it relate to the rest of Tolkien’s world?
In Tolkien’s mythology, Balrogs are corrupted Maiar. The Maiar are spirits created by Ilúvatar (God) to help the Valar to shape the world. The Maiar are less powerful than the Valar and they more or less work for them. When one of the Valar, Morgoth, rebelled and turned to the Dark Side, he corrupted some of the Maiar and turned them into Balrogs.
Since Morgoth has some broad similarities with the Christian figure of Lucifer, the fallen angel who rebelled against God,...
At the end of episode 7 of The Rings of Power, we saw an image that will be chilling to fans of either Peter Jackson’s movies or Tolkien’s legendarium: a Balrog stirring under the Dwarf mines of Khazad-dûm. But what exactly is this fiery monster and how does it relate to the rest of Tolkien’s world?
In Tolkien’s mythology, Balrogs are corrupted Maiar. The Maiar are spirits created by Ilúvatar (God) to help the Valar to shape the world. The Maiar are less powerful than the Valar and they more or less work for them. When one of the Valar, Morgoth, rebelled and turned to the Dark Side, he corrupted some of the Maiar and turned them into Balrogs.
Since Morgoth has some broad similarities with the Christian figure of Lucifer, the fallen angel who rebelled against God,...
- 10/8/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
In The Rings of Power episode 7, Galadriel finally brought up the issue of her husband Celeborn. She told Theo that Celeborn went off to war against Morgoth and never came back, and she seems to believe that he is dead. Anyone who has read or watched The Lord of the Rings, of course, knows that is not true! So where is he?
In Unfinished Tales, Christopher Tolkien – who spent much of his career collecting and editing his father’s various notes and drafts – said, “There is no part of the history of Middle-earth more full of problems than the story of Galadriel and Celeborn.” J.R.R. Tolkien was constantly re-drafting and changing his mind about their story, so anything that is not nailed down in The Lord of the Rings and its appendices is open to interpretation, and...
In The Rings of Power episode 7, Galadriel finally brought up the issue of her husband Celeborn. She told Theo that Celeborn went off to war against Morgoth and never came back, and she seems to believe that he is dead. Anyone who has read or watched The Lord of the Rings, of course, knows that is not true! So where is he?
In Unfinished Tales, Christopher Tolkien – who spent much of his career collecting and editing his father’s various notes and drafts – said, “There is no part of the history of Middle-earth more full of problems than the story of Galadriel and Celeborn.” J.R.R. Tolkien was constantly re-drafting and changing his mind about their story, so anything that is not nailed down in The Lord of the Rings and its appendices is open to interpretation, and...
- 10/7/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
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“This is where everything happens,” says showrunner Patrick McKay. “The War Room.”
The large, windowless room’s centerpiece is a lengthy conference table, but your eyes are immediately transfixed by what’s covering the walls. You’re surrounded by concept art laying out major set pieces for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two. Showrunners McKay and J.D. Payne give a walk-through of the sequences. They plan to introduce more iconic locations, familiar Middle-earth characters and a massive two-episode battle. This is, obviously, top-secret stuff — no media has been allowed on the fantasy drama’s set, let alone this room. But the showrunners wanted to give the world a peek behind the curtain to reveal what it’s like to manage the biggest TV series ever produced.
Since Amazon’s billion-dollar high fantasy launched Sept. 2, The Rings of Power...
“This is where everything happens,” says showrunner Patrick McKay. “The War Room.”
The large, windowless room’s centerpiece is a lengthy conference table, but your eyes are immediately transfixed by what’s covering the walls. You’re surrounded by concept art laying out major set pieces for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two. Showrunners McKay and J.D. Payne give a walk-through of the sequences. They plan to introduce more iconic locations, familiar Middle-earth characters and a massive two-episode battle. This is, obviously, top-secret stuff — no media has been allowed on the fantasy drama’s set, let alone this room. But the showrunners wanted to give the world a peek behind the curtain to reveal what it’s like to manage the biggest TV series ever produced.
Since Amazon’s billion-dollar high fantasy launched Sept. 2, The Rings of Power...
- 10/5/2022
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
In episode 6 of The Rings of Power, Adar and Galadriel talk about the nature of Orcs, whom Adar calls his “children” and Galadriel calls “slaves.” By diving into the origins and nature of Orcs, the series puts its own spin on a long-running debate among Tolkien fans – what exactly are Orcs anyway?
When Galadriel calls Adar‘s kind — captured Elves tortured and twisted into becoming Morgoth’s evil minions — “Moriondor,” which translates to “sons of the dark” in Elvish, Adar says he prefers the term “Uruk,” which is the word for “Orc” in the Black Speech of Mordor. He’s not implying that he and his followers are a different breed of Orc, but just expressing a preference for their name in their own language.
Some viewers might immediately assume Adar’s Uruk is the same as...
In episode 6 of The Rings of Power, Adar and Galadriel talk about the nature of Orcs, whom Adar calls his “children” and Galadriel calls “slaves.” By diving into the origins and nature of Orcs, the series puts its own spin on a long-running debate among Tolkien fans – what exactly are Orcs anyway?
When Galadriel calls Adar‘s kind — captured Elves tortured and twisted into becoming Morgoth’s evil minions — “Moriondor,” which translates to “sons of the dark” in Elvish, Adar says he prefers the term “Uruk,” which is the word for “Orc” in the Black Speech of Mordor. He’s not implying that he and his followers are a different breed of Orc, but just expressing a preference for their name in their own language.
Some viewers might immediately assume Adar’s Uruk is the same as...
- 9/30/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
It seems like a clear-cut victory for the Southlands. Galadriel, Halbrand, Elendil, and the forces of Numenor have come charging in to save the day just before Adar could kill what’s left of Bronwyn’s people, and Arondir along with them. Now, with Adar and his Orc soldiers captured, a new king of the Southlands crowned, and that evil sword recovered, there’s nothing left to do but celebrate. The men of Middle-earth and Numenor feast, Galadriel ponders whether Sauron is truly dead, and Elendil and Isildur settle their differences while having a nice chat about horses.
But veteran Lord of the Rings fans know what must eventually come to pass in the land currently known as the Southlands. And when the heroes of Middle-earth and Numenor let their guard down, that’s when those loyal...
It seems like a clear-cut victory for the Southlands. Galadriel, Halbrand, Elendil, and the forces of Numenor have come charging in to save the day just before Adar could kill what’s left of Bronwyn’s people, and Arondir along with them. Now, with Adar and his Orc soldiers captured, a new king of the Southlands crowned, and that evil sword recovered, there’s nothing left to do but celebrate. The men of Middle-earth and Numenor feast, Galadriel ponders whether Sauron is truly dead, and Elendil and Isildur settle their differences while having a nice chat about horses.
But veteran Lord of the Rings fans know what must eventually come to pass in the land currently known as the Southlands. And when the heroes of Middle-earth and Numenor let their guard down, that’s when those loyal...
- 9/30/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Fantasy is once again resurgent on our television screens. "House of the Dragon," a spin-off of the mega-hit "Game of Thrones," is in the middle of its first season. Meanwhile, Amazon has launched "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," one of the most expensive television productions ever made. As a fan of genre fiction, I suppose I should be celebrating. Instead, I can't help but be frustrated. The genre of fantasy includes countless weird and fascinating works, including the award-winning "Broken Earth" trilogy published in just the past few years. Yet several of the novels being adapted are epic fantasy stories published in the 1990s. What about everything else?
The following is a list of fantasy works I believe would make excellent television. Some are set in other worlds, others are set in ours. Some are short stories, others are long-running works of webfiction. I sought to...
The following is a list of fantasy works I believe would make excellent television. Some are set in other worlds, others are set in ours. Some are short stories, others are long-running works of webfiction. I sought to...
- 9/7/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Christopher Tolkien, the ever watchful son of his father’s legacy, strongly disliked Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies. Notoriously so. As late as 2013, he was still lamenting that “they eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25.” This is arguably too dismissive by half of a younger generation who learned to love the work of his father J.R.R. Tolkien through those movies—and movies that, for whatever concessions were made to blockbuster filmmaking, still had a slavish devotion for Tolkien’s text. As a consequence, Christopher’s disdain became a source of bemusement to many Lord of the Rings fans.
Barely two years after the Christopher’s death in January 2020, however, that same cynicism toward the industrialized forces of IP-exploitation is beginning to look prescient. While J.R.R. Tolkien’s books were never the sacred texts his son and likeminded fans espoused,...
Barely two years after the Christopher’s death in January 2020, however, that same cynicism toward the industrialized forces of IP-exploitation is beginning to look prescient. While J.R.R. Tolkien’s books were never the sacred texts his son and likeminded fans espoused,...
- 8/19/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The new Amazon series Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power airs its first episode on September 2, but we apparently won’t be seeing a Peter Jackson cameo in the show even though its creators had a chance to make it happen.
Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter this surprising fact recently on the Awards Chatter podcast. He said the show’s writer/producer Fran Walsh contacted him asking if he wanted to be “involved,” which meant the door could’ve been open for performing a cameo, simply providing writing advice, or even joining the creative team in some capacity.
The director of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogies apparently responded with “that’s an impossible question to answer without seeing a script,” and said Walsh promised he would see the first couple of scripts once they were finished.
Jackson said that was the last he heard from them,...
Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter this surprising fact recently on the Awards Chatter podcast. He said the show’s writer/producer Fran Walsh contacted him asking if he wanted to be “involved,” which meant the door could’ve been open for performing a cameo, simply providing writing advice, or even joining the creative team in some capacity.
The director of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogies apparently responded with “that’s an impossible question to answer without seeing a script,” and said Walsh promised he would see the first couple of scripts once they were finished.
Jackson said that was the last he heard from them,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
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Peter Jackson is weighing in on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series.
The Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies reveals the studio asked him to be involved with its upcoming megabudget series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and promised to send him scripts — then never contacted him again.
“They asked me if I wanted to be involved — [writer-producer Fran Walsh] and I — and I said, ‘That’s an impossible question to answer without seeing a script,'” Jackson recalled to Scott Feinberg on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “So they said, ‘As soon as we get the first couple scripts, we’ll send them to you.’ And the scripts never showed up. That’s the last thing I heard, which is fine. No complaints at all.”
In an upcoming The Business podcast,...
Peter Jackson is weighing in on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series.
The Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies reveals the studio asked him to be involved with its upcoming megabudget series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and promised to send him scripts — then never contacted him again.
“They asked me if I wanted to be involved — [writer-producer Fran Walsh] and I — and I said, ‘That’s an impossible question to answer without seeing a script,'” Jackson recalled to Scott Feinberg on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “So they said, ‘As soon as we get the first couple scripts, we’ll send them to you.’ And the scripts never showed up. That’s the last thing I heard, which is fine. No complaints at all.”
In an upcoming The Business podcast,...
- 8/5/2022
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This year, the biggest pop-culture festival in Europe, Lucca Comics & Games will run from 28th October to 1st November. The theme for the 2022 edition is Hope and the event poster was created by Canadian artist Ted Nasmith, master of “Imaginative Realism”. He has given substance to the imagination of Tolkien fans worldwide and earned the esteem and encouragement of Tolkien himself. He is known for his illustrations of J.R.R Tolkien’s works of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the cover for the first edition of The Silmarillion, a posthumous work edited by Christopher Tolkien.
The highly anticipated community event of the year, Lucca Comics & Games 2022, held in the medieval walled city of Lucca, is the largest convention of its kind in Europe and second largest in the world after Comiket (Tokyo). The event brings together thousands of fans of comic, gaming, video games, fantasy fiction, manga, anime,...
The highly anticipated community event of the year, Lucca Comics & Games 2022, held in the medieval walled city of Lucca, is the largest convention of its kind in Europe and second largest in the world after Comiket (Tokyo). The event brings together thousands of fans of comic, gaming, video games, fantasy fiction, manga, anime,...
- 7/22/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games, considered the biggest pop-culture festival in Europe (and second only globally to Japan’s Comiket), has enlisted renowned Canadian artist Ted Nasmith to create the poster for its 2022 edition, which The Hollywood Reporter can unveil.
Best known for his illustrations of J.R.R Tolkien’s works, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Nasmith also provided the artwork for the cover of the first edition of The Silmarillion, the posthumous work edited by Christopher Tolkien, and was involved in the conceptual art for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. For his Lucca Comics & Games poster, Nasmith worked with the theme of “hope.”
Held in the medieval walled city of Lucca, the convention brings together thousands of fans of comic, gaming, video games, fantasy fiction, manga, anime, animated films, TV series and cosplay from all over the world.
Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games, considered the biggest pop-culture festival in Europe (and second only globally to Japan’s Comiket), has enlisted renowned Canadian artist Ted Nasmith to create the poster for its 2022 edition, which The Hollywood Reporter can unveil.
Best known for his illustrations of J.R.R Tolkien’s works, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Nasmith also provided the artwork for the cover of the first edition of The Silmarillion, the posthumous work edited by Christopher Tolkien, and was involved in the conceptual art for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. For his Lucca Comics & Games poster, Nasmith worked with the theme of “hope.”
Held in the medieval walled city of Lucca, the convention brings together thousands of fans of comic, gaming, video games, fantasy fiction, manga, anime, animated films, TV series and cosplay from all over the world.
- 7/19/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The past is dead. We either move forward, or we die with it,” Lloyd Owen as Elendil the Númenórean says in the second teaser for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Well, nobody told that to Amazon, which has put a huge bet on a prequel to the beloved “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that has made a tremendous mark on popular culture for nearly 70 years.
The project is set during Middle-earth’s “Second Age,” thousands of years before anything that has been seen before—but that doesn’t mean there isn’t connective tissue, mainly in the form of the Elf characters Galadriel and Elrond, played by Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo. The teaser also shows us familial places like the Dwarf mines, the Misty Mountains, and the Elven city of Rivendell.
“The Rings of Power” is not based on any one specific J.R.R. Tolkien work,...
The project is set during Middle-earth’s “Second Age,” thousands of years before anything that has been seen before—but that doesn’t mean there isn’t connective tissue, mainly in the form of the Elf characters Galadriel and Elrond, played by Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo. The teaser also shows us familial places like the Dwarf mines, the Misty Mountains, and the Elven city of Rivendell.
“The Rings of Power” is not based on any one specific J.R.R. Tolkien work,...
- 7/14/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Warning: spoilers for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings throughout
All authors go through a process of drafting and redrafting, and this can involve making quite drastic changes to their stories. Usually all we get as readers are occasional tidbits in interviews (Arthur Weasley was to be killed off in The Order of the Phoenix!) but in the case of Jrr Tolkien’s works, we have much, much more information. Tolkien’s son Christopher gathered and published enormous amounts of his father’s unpublished work, including a lot of drafts and notes Tolkien made in the course of his writing. And some of the changes he made to his most famous novels, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, might just surprise you…
Gandalf Was Originally Called Bladorthin
One of the things Tolkien changed his mind about the most were his characters’ names, and just about every...
All authors go through a process of drafting and redrafting, and this can involve making quite drastic changes to their stories. Usually all we get as readers are occasional tidbits in interviews (Arthur Weasley was to be killed off in The Order of the Phoenix!) but in the case of Jrr Tolkien’s works, we have much, much more information. Tolkien’s son Christopher gathered and published enormous amounts of his father’s unpublished work, including a lot of drafts and notes Tolkien made in the course of his writing. And some of the changes he made to his most famous novels, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, might just surprise you…
Gandalf Was Originally Called Bladorthin
One of the things Tolkien changed his mind about the most were his characters’ names, and just about every...
- 6/30/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
At first glance, this seems like it should be a really short article. Question: What works of Jrr Tolkien does Amazon have the rights to use for its upcoming series The Rings of Power? Answer: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, including its Appendices, but nothing else. End of article.
But.
Between an extremely complicated legal situation, persistent online rumours about possible changes in the Tolkien Estate’s approach, and the nature of some of Tolkien’s posthumously published works, the situation is a bit more complicated that it might at first appear. So what are Jrr Tolkien’s posthumously published works, what is so complicated about the legal issues, and is it possible for the Amazon series to draw on these books?
What Are Tolkien’s Posthumously Published Works?
Thanks to the work of Tolkien’s son Christopher Tolkien, who was his literary executor until his own...
But.
Between an extremely complicated legal situation, persistent online rumours about possible changes in the Tolkien Estate’s approach, and the nature of some of Tolkien’s posthumously published works, the situation is a bit more complicated that it might at first appear. So what are Jrr Tolkien’s posthumously published works, what is so complicated about the legal issues, and is it possible for the Amazon series to draw on these books?
What Are Tolkien’s Posthumously Published Works?
Thanks to the work of Tolkien’s son Christopher Tolkien, who was his literary executor until his own...
- 5/3/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Christopher Tolkien has died at the age of 95. He was the son of J.R.R. Tolkien, the famous English author of the epic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings Tolkien’s death was announced in a statement released on the website of the Tolkien Society. The Tolkien Society Chair, Shaun Gunner, also paid tribute and expressed condolences to his family. Gunner’s statement concluded that: “Millions of people around the world will be forever grateful to Christopher for bringing us The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, The History of Middle-earth series and many others. We have lost a titan and he will be sorely missed.” Christopher […]...
- 1/17/2020
- by John Thomas Didymus
- Monsters and Critics
Christopher Tolkien, the son of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien who helped to expand understanding of the mythical world of Middle-earth, has died. He passed in Provence, France at age 95, according to his brother-in-law and the Tolkien Society.
J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973, and his son worked to illuminate the world of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings for new generations. He was the overseer on two dozen editions of his father’s works. He also published a definitive work that helped compile the various threads of the stories, publishing them in 1977 as The Silmarillion. He also created a map of Middle-earth, a copy of which is now held by the British Library
To illuminate his father’s imaginative works even more – and to quell accusations that he was making up some of it – he produced the 12-volume The History of Middle-earth in 1996. The collection was...
J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973, and his son worked to illuminate the world of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings for new generations. He was the overseer on two dozen editions of his father’s works. He also published a definitive work that helped compile the various threads of the stories, publishing them in 1977 as The Silmarillion. He also created a map of Middle-earth, a copy of which is now held by the British Library
To illuminate his father’s imaginative works even more – and to quell accusations that he was making up some of it – he produced the 12-volume The History of Middle-earth in 1996. The collection was...
- 1/17/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
When J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate issued a statement objecting to Dome Karukoski’s dour new biopic about the “Lord of the Rings” writer’s formative years, they had yet to actually see the film. Odds are they never will, as Christopher Tolkien has made clear his frustrations over the way that contemporary pop culture has devoured his father’s legacy: “Tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of our time,” he told Le Monde in 2012. “The commercialization has reduced the aesthetic and philosophical impact of the creation to nothing.” That didn’t stop the estate from selling the rights to Tolkien’s signature fantasy saga when Amazon showed up with a $250 million check, but it’s hard to blame them for that.
Be that as it may, there’s a peculiar irony to the family’s pro forma objection to “Tolkien,” a...
Be that as it may, there’s a peculiar irony to the family’s pro forma objection to “Tolkien,” a...
- 5/3/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien issued a statement earlier this month saying it did not “approve” nor “endorse” Dome Karukoski’s biopic “Tolkien,” starring Nicholas Hoult as the “Lord of the Rings” author and Lily Collins as his wife, Edith Bratt. However, at a post-screening Q&A in New York City May 1 (conducted by this writer), Karukoski said not working with the Tolkien estate proved to be a creative benefit.
“Honestly, you try not to work with the estate for reasons obvious,” Karukoski said. “Even if it would be out of kindness to ask the estate, you start servicing them, they become your friends. You shouldn’t mess with the estate, so the film can exist purely for your own reasons and your own feelings about the characters. We did very, very thorough research, we understand these characters, and the emotional truth of them is very true. To dig out...
“Honestly, you try not to work with the estate for reasons obvious,” Karukoski said. “Even if it would be out of kindness to ask the estate, you start servicing them, they become your friends. You shouldn’t mess with the estate, so the film can exist purely for your own reasons and your own feelings about the characters. We did very, very thorough research, we understand these characters, and the emotional truth of them is very true. To dig out...
- 5/2/2019
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Recently, Amazon purchased the right to make a TV show based on The Lord of Rings, which is a huge change of policy for the Tolkien Estate. Something that might be connected to the fact that J.R.R. Tolkien’s son Christopher Tolkien has stepped down as its director. Whatever the case, it seems reasonable to speculate that The Lord of the Rings might be receiving more than just the TV show should it perform well, which would introduce one of the foundational works of the fantasy canon to new generations. Here are 20 things that you may or may not have
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- 5/31/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Lord Of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien's son is desperately trying to stop a new movie version of his father's novel The Hobbit.
Christopher Tolkien wants the two-film adaptation blocked until his family are paid the $200 million (GBP100 million) he claims they are owed by New Line Cinema bosses from the big-screen adaptations of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
He will appear before a judge in California on 6 June in a bid to have The Hobbit movie "terminated", reports Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.
Guillermo del Toro will direct the new franchise, and Sir Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf. Shooting is due to begin in New Zealand later this year.
Christopher Tolkien wants the two-film adaptation blocked until his family are paid the $200 million (GBP100 million) he claims they are owed by New Line Cinema bosses from the big-screen adaptations of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
He will appear before a judge in California on 6 June in a bid to have The Hobbit movie "terminated", reports Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.
Guillermo del Toro will direct the new franchise, and Sir Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf. Shooting is due to begin in New Zealand later this year.
- 5/28/2008
- WENN
Christopher Tolkien, the son of fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien, will attempt to halt production on the upcoming Hobbit prequels, reports The Times. The 83-year-old is asking for "one last crusade" against the film's producers in his long-running legal battle over money owed for the Lord Of The Rings movies. Tolkien claims that New Line Cinema owes him £80 million ($$157 million) from a film (more)...
- 5/28/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
The family of Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien is furious that a London musical based on the books is being staged. Son Christopher Tolkien also is said to be deeply unhappy that his father's masterpiece has been adapted into an acclaimed film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. And now the three-hour musical is enraged him even further. A pal says, "He's catatonic over the success of the film and thinks all popular entertainment is unutterably low."...
- 5/30/2003
- WENN
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