According to Variety, Lily Collins (To the Bone) has signed on to star opposite Nicholas Hoult in Tolkien, a biopic of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Tolkien is being directed by Dome Karukoski from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford, and explores Tolkien’s early life s he finds friendship, love, and artistic inspiration among a group of classmates prior to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Collins is set to portray Edith Bratt, Tolkien’s eventual wife, and the inspiration for the Middle-earth characters Luthien Tinuviel and Arwen Evenstar.
Collins has recently received plaudits for her role in To the Bone, and also starred as the female lead in Amazon’s period drama series The Last Tycoon. She will next be seen in Halo of Stars alongside Holliday Grainger, Harry Treadaway, and Lukas Haas.
