The Lord of the Rings trilogy is widely considered one of the best trilogies ever made. It’s sense of scale was something completely new to the fantasy genre on film at the time. Peter Jackson took Tolkien’s masterworks, and brought the viewer down to the character’s level, where we could feel the urgency in Fellowship, […]
John Rhys-Davies says Tolkien “spinning in his grave” about new Lord of the Rings TV series
John Rhys-Davies has that J.R.R. Tolkien would be “spinning in his grave” regarding the newly announced Lord of the Rings TV series. The news that The Lord of the Rings is to become a TV series via Amazon was certainly cheered by some, however, others like the actor behind Gimli in Peter Jackson’s lauded adaptation […]
Sean Astin finds the prospect of a Lord of the Rings TV series “intriguing”
Just a few days ago, it was announced that a Lord of the Rings TV series is in early development, to be produced by Amazon Studios. With Game of Thrones ending next year, this could be just the thing to fill the fantasy-void sure to be left in many viewers hearts. Now, given the sprawling lore […]
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show to bring Middle-earth to the small screen
There are enough compendiums, indexes, and characters who were cut from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings oeuvre that are still to be explored from within the pages of J.R.R. Tolkien’s source material, that the news a large-scale TV project is being developed by Warner Bros. Television should be about as surprising as the return […]
Colm Meaney joins the cast of Tolkien
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Colm Meaney has joined the cast of the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien biopic, Tolkien. He joins X-Men: Apocalypse’s Nicholas Hoult and To The Bones‘ Lily Collins in the film with, Dome Karukoski directing from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. Per Deadline, Meaney will portray Father Francis, one of Tolkien’s school teachers. Tolkien will […]
Nicholas Hoult in talks for J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
It looks like Nicholas Hoult could be following up his role as J.D. Salinger in Rebel in the Rye by potraying another legendary author, with Variety reporting that he is in talks to play J.R.R. Tolkien in the biopic Tolkien. The film is set to be directed by Dome Karukoski (The Home of Dark Butterflies) and […]
Dome Karukoski to direct J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
According to Deadline, Finnish filmmaker Dome Karukoski (The Home of Dark Butterflies) is set to direct Tolkien, a biopic of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien. The project is being produced by Chernin Entertainment for Fox Searchlight, and is based on a script from David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. The film […]
A huge Lord of the Rings lawsuit has been settled
A substantial lawsuit between Warner Bros. and the Tolkien estate has been settled over The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The dispute between the two parties started back in 2012 when the Tolkien estate alleged that the studio did not have the rights to licence the books’ characters for online slot machines and […]
Celebrating The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on its 15th Anniversary
Ricky Church celebrates the 15th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy… 15 years ago today, audiences worldwide were introduced to Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings. I had just started high school when The Fellowship of the Ring was getting ready to hit theaters and my […]
James Strong to direct J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Middle Earth
Deadline is reporting that James Strong (Broadchurch, Downton Abbey) has signed on to direct the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Middle Earth, which will explore the tumultuous events that inspired the classic fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Middle Earth has been scripted by Angus Fletcher and “follows Tolkien’s early life and love […]