Took me years to grasp the silmarillion completely, and required several rereadings. The silmarillion isbn 0618391118 is a collection of j. In lord of the rings, we took over a thousand pages of novel and adapted it to the big screen. When peter jackson finished filming the hobbit trilogy, there was some idle speculation by fans as to the possibility of a movie adaptation of the silmarillion. Tolkien only sold the film and merchandising rights to the hobbit and the lord of the rings.
The movie is called middle earth and will be directed by downton. Why isnt the silmarillion being made into a movie or radio. But despite the widespread acclaim for the trilogy, warner bros. There has been a lot of talk about an adaptation of the silmarillion lately, with the hobbit movies drawing to an end. An obvious next project would be the silmarillion, which covers the first age of middle earth. He was describe as being most liked him in skill, appearance and temperament. Compared to lotr and the hobbit, the silmarillion feels much more remote and alien disclaimer. Its the film project that many of us fear we may never see. Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is. The silmarillions sweeping scale covered everything from the creation of the universe to the end of the third age, providing middleearth fans thirsty for more of tolkiens universe with a deluge.
It was hard enough taking the lotr movies to a comprehensible level. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie comic book. Official news by peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Peter jackson will never obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of the. Will the lord of the rings prequel tv show be in the movie continuity. He was the only one of feanors sons to have a child celebrimbor who followed his. Tolkiens the silmarillion will likely one day become a film, but. The trilogy will be based off the works of the book. In 2014, jackson announced his plans to make a total of 72 movies based on the silmarillion, a history of. It isnt easy to make a successful bigbudget fantasy movie franchise, but peter jacksons lord of the rings trilogy beat the odds and has inspired a flurry of similar efforts in the decadeplus.
Dec 03, 2014 while promoting the final hobbit movie, peter jackson explained whether middle earth stories like the silmarillion could be adapted. There is a whole blind guardian album based on the. May 17, 2015 as there are quite a few battles described in the chapters of the silmarillion, i fear that if peter jackson or anyone else made a film of the book, it would concentrate on one epic battle scene after another with the story of the silmarils only hinted at as a side plot. Mar 20, 2017 the news that production for one or more movies based on j. Is there a movie being made based on the silmarillion. Tolkien left to adapt into a movie, the silmarillion, peter jackson wont be taking on that film. Well, that is pretty much all the information there. An impossible dream despite the incredible success of the hobbit film trilogy, the final great tale of middleearth is going to remain beyond jacksons reach. All of this could put a serious crimp in the next two hobbit movies, as well as, of course, any future films based on tolkiens work. It was meant mainly as a talking point, rather than a serious proposition and there certainly was an enthusiastic response from some quarters. There is also a pretty good fanmade trailer even though there is not a movie. We started out with 64 scenes from peter jacksons lord of the rings and hobbit movies, divided into four categories. Return of sauron exclusive, hugo weaving fan made credits.
There is a whole blind guardian album based on the silmarillion. Jan 09, 2015 however, if christopher tolkien is considered an author of the work and there is no reason why he, as its editor, shouldnt be then protection will last 70 years after his death. Today, those rights have been passed down to a company called middleearth enterprises, which is a division of the saul zaentz company despite selling the rights so long ago and a pair of illadvised animated adaptations in. The silmarillion trivia and quizzes fun trivia quizzes. Dec 18, 2014 the silmarillion was published in 1977 after the death of j. Middle earth, the new lord of the rings film, will be directed by downton abbey and broadchurchs james strong charting the life of.
In the meantime a new lord of the rings film has been confirmed, focusing on the life of tolkien. The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies lord. Rumors of a silmarillion movie have been circulating on the web because of an old april fools joke from the mid2000s. The reality, however, is that the silmarillion will most probably remain unfilmed. Tolkiens other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative. Tolkiens seminal work in a series of essays, spanning twenty or. Lord of the rings tv show rumored to focus on young aragorn may 16, 2018 it isnt easy to make a successful bigbudget fantasy movie franchise, but peter jacksons lord of the rings trilogy beat the odds and has inspired a flurry of similar efforts in the decadeplus since its release.
And the only way you could feasibly produce a tv series based on the silmarillion is if the tolkien estate were to sign off on it. I cant think of any feasible way to depict the epic scope of the silmarillion in a single movie or even a trilogy of movies. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies submitted by a fan of lord of the rings. Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is a. Tolkiens son, christopher take note well come back to him, compiled, edited and, in. Tolkien are in talks with amazon studios to develop a series based on the late authors the lord of the rings novels. There will be added information in the film from notes and. I believe a movie about beren and luthien could explain a lot of the mythology and such and cover some major points.
The silmarillion is a compilation of everything else the author wrote after the hobbit and the lord of the rings, put together after his death by his son. I found keeping notes and family trees was helpful in keeping track of everyone. No doubt i would be impressed by the battle scenes, but it is the story that matters, and that might be lost among all the special effects. As peter jackson explained recently at a press conference at comiccon international. Aug 03, 2011 but there is one part of it that i believe could be a adapted into a very good movie. Will we ever see the silmarillion on the big screen. Dec 20, 2017 the silmarillion follows the world from a creation myth through the destruction of the infamous one ring. I read a while back about jackson obtaining its rights from the tolkien family and that the first film of 5 films, ainulindale would come out some time during 2018. The silmarillion series an outline of the silmarillion. Welcome to the silmarillion primer, wherein i discuss, praise, and adoringly poke fun at j. While rumors early last year suggested that a deal had been made with the tolkien estate, nothing has been heard of the.
A film based on the silmarillion would be interesting to see, but i would be prepared to be disappointed. Is the lord of the rings tv series the silmarillion. Tolkiens son, christopher take note well come back to him, compiled, edited and, in some cases, filled in the. There is a pretty cool website devoted to this one topic. Tolkiens the silmarillion it was the next logical step after doing lord of the rings and the hobbit, jackson said. Why isnt the silmarillion being made into a movie or radio show. About the silmarillion some rumors have been heard about a year ago. There s no way peter jackson will direct a movie of the silmarillion while christopher tolkien is alive or while the rest of the tolkien family, and christophers own children, respect his wishes. We know the series will be a prequel to the lord of the rings films, so. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the.
Nov 08, 2016 middle earth, the new lord of the rings film, will be directed by downton abbey and broadchurchs james strong charting the life of jrr tolkien and creation of his famous fantasy world. Tolkien himself sold the film rights to the lord of the rings and the hobbit in 1969, reportedly for a rather small amount he urgently needed to pay his taxes. The silmarillion s sweeping scale covered everything from the creation of the universe to the end of the third age, providing middleearth fans thirsty for more of tolkiens universe with a deluge. Why isnt the silmarillion being made into a movie or. It was meant mainly as a talking point, rather than a serious proposition and there certainly was an enthusiastic response from some quar. Jan 08, 2015 according to idigitaltimes, despite the fact that there remains a single work by j.
The hobbit is the last middle earth film no silmarillion. Since the silmarillion was not published until 4 years after his death, he could not have negotiated any sort of rights release for that book christopher tolkien and the tolkien estate have steadfastly. Tolkien never finished his book, the silmarillion, before he died. Since its the history of middleearth, it would be hard to make a movie and not a documentary. Of all the stories in the silmarillion, this would require the least back story and it follows just two characters over a relatively short period of time. The silmarillion covers thousands of years at least which certainly doesnt make a movie any easier, but the meat of it is the history of the five hundred year long first age and the war for the silmarils, sacred jewels morgoth stole from the elves. Tolkiens works that were edited and published posthumously by his son christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer guy gavriel kay. This is not so much a dialoguedriven fantasy novel as it is a biblical epic, wherein dozens of different stories color the historiography of middleearth. It is the primary source for middleearths ancient history and the first age, and for the downfall of the kingdom of numenor.
While the legality is therefore somewhat ambiguous, it is clear that the silmarillion will not enter the public domain for a very long time. Well apparently, it is not christopher tolkiens right to prevent the silmarillion from being produced into a movie. New line could either produce another trilogy, with each film focusing on a different story, or produce one or two movies focusing on the quenta. Not just the silmarillion, but also books like unfinished tales and the quest for erebor, all of which would make lovely films. As reported by movie pilot, in early 2016 it seemed as though a deal might have been worked out to allow for the production of a number of movies and other works based on the silmarillion. The silmarillion movie trailer return of sauron 2020,hugo. Understandably since its tolkiens version of atlantis. All the texts were used with permission of the tolkien estate and harper. Although a number of fans, including myself, continue to work on making a. The question of whether a silmarillion movie should be made comes up here quite often, and it did again this morning, when a post from the hobbit movie feed landed in my inbox with that exact question. Supposedly, a deal had been worked out between warner bros. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of. By contrast, groups based on the silmarillion identify as elves, venerate the valar, and consider middle. There will be added information in the film from notes and from the silmarillion as peter jackson.
For example, groups based on the lord of the rings identify as humans or hobbits, venerate the elves, and interpret tolkiens world as connected to the prehistory of the actual world. But even if a movie studio did own the rights, there is a good reason for. Tolkien sold the film rights to the hobbit and the lord of the rings in the 1960s. Many fans of jacksons movies want to see movies based on the silmarillion, although anyone who knows the text could tell you a movie or a. But there is one part of it that i believe could be a adapted into a very good movie. They span vast periods of time, centuries at a clip, and there s often little dialogue. Why we wont be seeing the silmarillion movie anytime. Many fans of jacksons movies want to see movies based on the silmarillion, although anyone who knows the text could tell you a movie or a trilogy based on the book would be impossible. The first movie about the silmarillion is coming at 2018. His third symphony, ainulindale, is based on the opening chapter of the silmarillion, and there is also a halfhour setting of the lay of earendil based on bilbos song at rivendell in the expanded version published by christopher tolkien in the treason of isengard. Middleearth related films and more specifically the silmarillion, peter. There will be the hobbit, which will be made into a trilogy.
As you may have already read, peter jackson appears to be nowhere near done with middleearth. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from guy gavriel kay. There is a whole blind guardian album based on the silmarillion i was listening to some blind guardian on youtube, when i noticed the familiar illustration and then read the title. Sep 12, 2016 15 movies peter jackson might make with the silmarillion. Oct 07, 2014 movie buffs and tolkien nerds alike are ecstatic over the news, and jackson, as usual, is enjoying the attention, teasing them about the contents of some of the 72 movies they can look forward to. In lord of the rings, we took over a thousand pages of novel and. However, if christopher tolkien is considered an author of the work and there is no reason why he, as its editor, shouldnt be then protection will last 70 years after his death. The longstanding lawsuit between the tolkien estate and warner bros. Note that theyre not affiliated with new line cinema or the tolkien estate. Hollywood, caat a press conference today outside his estate in beverly hills, acclaimed director peter jackson announced his plans to make a 72film adaptation of j.
The silmarillion was published in 1977 after the death of j. While promoting the final hobbit movie, peter jackson explained whether middle earth stories like the silmarillion could be adapted. Jul 03, 2017 an obvious next project would be the silmarillion, which covers the first age of middle earth. The silmarillion the one wiki to rule them all fandom. The silmarillion could not be made as a single film, of course that would be as ridiculously unwieldy as making a film of the bible but like the bible individual stories will be dramatised. There s far too much material in the silmarillion for a movie or three. The last final chapters of the silmarillion proper, and the shorter fall of numeneor section, read a bit like a medieval legend. With rocco ambrosio, sarah ambrosio, brian archer, tom assammiller. The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies.
The sad truth of tolkien spirituality the sacred sandwich. Tolkiens the silmarillion would be a wonderful thing for fans of the worlds greatest fantasy author, but its unclear if this is ever going to happen. Could a film version of the silmarillion be on the horizon. In this article, rud the spud takes a look at how a trilogy based on professor tolkiens the silmarillion might be constructed should such a project ever come to fruition and discusses whether or not it could possibily. I am asking because i have a childhood memory of watching a cartoon that really reminds me of the silmarillion, unfortunately i cant remember anything of the plot but there was a big final battle including dragons and there were eagles carrying people. He is an actor, known for dracula untold 2014, risen 2016 and anthropoid 2016. Hollywood, caat a press conference today outside his estate in beverly hills, acclaimed director peter jackson announced his plans to make a 72 film adaptation of j. The silmarillion, a posthumous publication from christopher tolkien in 1977, combines several myths, or five separate parts, written by j. I think children of hurin would have to be more independent with only a bit of history. Many fans of jacksons movies want to see movies based on the silmarillion, although anyone who knows the text could tell you a movie or a trilogy based on the book would be. As curufin curufin the craft was his fathers favorite. Our huge collection of the silmarillion trivia quizzes in our literature category. The stories take place in a time preceding the hobbit and the lord of the rings of middleearth.
Here are more silmarillion the movie release date, rumors, updates. Nov 21, 2017 there s far too much material in the silmarillion for a movie or three. Although a number of fans, including myself, continue to. The silmarillion will inevitably become a movie, but it really. Return of sauron exclusive,hugo weaving fan made credits. Is there a film or animated version of the silmarillion. Presently there is no movie being made based on the silmarillion. Apr 16, 2020 ultimate baddie morgoth took on galadriel in the final, where the elf maiden was triumphant, taking two thirds of the vote. May 20, 2017 when peter jackson finished filming the hobbit trilogy, there was some idle speculation by fans as to the possibility of a movie adaptation of the silmarillion.
The one problem i see with movies based off the silmarillion is getting everything explained and not missing some great parts. While theres been no official word yet on an expected release date. In early 2016 it seemed as though a deal might have been worked out to allow for the production of a number of movies and other works based on the book, but no released date was given and nothing was heard since then. Its hard to say the movie is impossible, but it faces hurdles far, far higher than these other two trilogies had to deal with. And then there were two middleearth march madness 2020 began just over two weeks ago, and here we are, arrived at the final.
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