Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of. Jan 08, 2015 according to idigitaltimes, despite the fact that there remains a single work by j. The silmarillion series an outline of the silmarillion. Compared to lotr and the hobbit, the silmarillion feels much more remote and alien disclaimer. Tolkiens son, christopher tolkien, is retiring from the tolkien estate, which means peter jackson may finally make the silmarillion movie.
As curufin curufin the craft was his fathers favorite. 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. Tolkiens the silmarillion will likely one day become a film. The news that production for one or more movies based on j. Middle earth movies, the new zealand director made it clear that there will be no more. Official news door peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. This is in spite of several flawed projects, from the hobbit trilogy of movies to the cache of mediocre lord of the ringsbased video games. Why isnt the silmarillion being made into a movie or.
Will peter jackson make movies of the silmarillion. The silmarillion will be made into a series of films. I agree that the books have a mythic quality that could be hard to translate into film. 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. Official news sa pamamagitan ng peter jackson and new line that the. The silmarillion movie trailer return of sauron 2020,hugo. Today, those rights have been passed down to a company called middleearth enterprises, which is a division of the saul zaentz company. Tolkiens the silmarillion it was the next logical step after doing lord of the rings and the hobbit, jackson said.
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. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of sinema imewasilishwa kwa a shabiki of lord of the rings. But given the wealth of material from the book series and the silmarillion, that doesnt mean. Tolkien sold the film rights to the hobbit and the lord of the. 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. The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies lord. And after seeing the hobbit movies, though i loved elements of them, i think peter jackson needs to hand it over to a. With this idea in mind, i have split the silmarillion into three movies. Tolkien only sold the film and merchandising rights to the hobbit and the lord of the rings. Add to my favorites report this debate share with my friends.
The silmarillion is, in my mind, completely impossible to make into a movie or several movies due to the amount of extension of the lore would be required. The silmarillion will be made into a series of filem lord. Official news por peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will. According to idigitaltimes, despite the fact that there remains a single work by j. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of film inviato da a fan of il signore degli anelli. Should the simarillion be made into a movie or not. With this idea in mind, i have split the silmarillion into three movies, attempting to capture the key moments from the book in a way that can hopefully make sense. He was the only one of feanors sons to have a child celebrimbor who followed his. They span vast periods of time, centuries at a clip, and theres often little dialogue. And it is true, peter jackson will never obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of the silmarillion, but nor will any other filmproducer. The silmarillion will inevitably become a movie, but it really.
But despite the widespread acclaim for the trilogy, warner bros. The hobbit is the last middle earth film no silmarillion. The silmarillion s success among tolkien fans made possible the publication of the 12volume the history of middleearth which provides early drafts and notes for many of the stories found in the. The silmarillion will be made into a series of films le. Lets make the silmarillion movie while the creative fires are hot, say about the mid20s to let the tolkien estate contemplate matters. 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. Well apparently, it is not christopher tolkiens right to prevent the silmarillion from being produced into a movie. Official news sejak peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Turning the silmarillion into a movie is like turning the bible into a movie. 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.
We could make a story from the book into a movie, or a trilogy, like what dreamworks did for prince of egypt. The announcement was made by robert shaye, coceo of new line cinema who will be funding and distributing the five films. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from guy gavriel kay. It was hard enough taking the lotr movies to a comprehensible level. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the. Why isnt the silmarillion being made into a movie or radio. And just last year, our contest became middleearth map march madness, with all the entrants being locations. Fanmade silmarillion trailer long before the events of the the hobbit and the lord of the rings, there was another age. 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. We could also turn the silmarillion into a tv series. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie comic book. The silmarillion will be made into a series of pelikula. Tolkiens seminal work in a series of essays, spanning twenty or.
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. While rumors early last year suggested that a deal had been made with the tolkien estate, nothing has been heard of the matter since then. Official news sa pamamagitan ng peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will. Oct 07, 2014 then in the hobbit, we took a childrens book a fraction the length of lord of the rings, and also made it into three extremely long films. 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.
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. Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is. The silmarillion isnt a coherent story, its a collection of tales and myths. In the meantime a new lord of the rings film has been confirmed, focusing on the life of tolkien. Middleearth characters, however, were the ones who made it to the final, where gollum beat elrond. The silmarillion will be made into a series of sinema lord. While rumors early last year suggested that a deal had been made with the tolkien estate, nothing has been heard of the. Those who have read the silmarillion will know that it is written as a history. Christopher tolkiens exit could let peter jackson adapt.
Return of sauron exclusive, hugo weaving fan made credits. Since its the history of middleearth, it would be hard to make a movie and not a documentary. The rights of the lord of the rings and the hobbit were sold by tolkien who wanted to make quick money. Tolkien was very vocal about this in his interview with le monde, tolkien has become a monster. The silmarillion will be made into a series of films lord. The silmarillion will be made into a series of film il. Jun, 2017 the silmarillion trailerthe lord of the rings 4. Jun 22, 2018 but we can make parts of the silmarillion a movie. Silmarillion the movie release date, rumors, updates. Its a history book, basically, blended with creation myth and mythology in general.
That would make the silmarillion the first of tolkiens works that was not. But then again the tolkien family is not really a fan of peter jacksons adaptation of their fathers masterpiece. Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is a. 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.
A great deal of extrapolation and interpretation would be necessary to craft a script. The silmarillion will be an upcoming three part film trilogy directed by peter. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of a. Silmarillion, however, though not famous is rich for movie adaptations. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of films soumis par a fan of le seigneur des anneaux. But theres a possibility that the original jrr notes would be considered a separate property, and could be synthesized into adaptable stories in a new take irrespective of what chris has published, which could be made into filmtv adaptions but probably under another name than the. The silmarillion will be made into a series of filem. Melkor, in jealousy, casts down the lamps, throwing the spring of arda into. Film 1 the war of the jewels the central plot of film 1 would be based around feanor and the creation of the silmarils. But the son of tolkien, christopher tolkien, wasnt. I think the silmarillion could be made into a good movie, but i think it would be hard, and i dont think peter jackson is the one to do it.
Cartoons have their place, but if the silmarillion, in disuse decades from now, gets made into a rankinbassstyle, or even a bakshistyle animated feature that will be a crying waste. Tolkiens most famous literary works, especially due to peter jacksons movie trilogies, but tolkiens legendarium is much more expansive than most fans may realize and much of that is recounted in the silmarillion. Apr 16, 2020 middleearth characters, however, were the ones who made it to the final, where gollum beat elrond. The silmarillion will be made into a series of film lord. The silmarillion and other editings by chris tolkien 94 may be off limits due to stipulations in chris will. If i had my way, i would have beren and luthien be turned into a trilogy. Nov 17, 2010 fan made silmarillion trailer long before the events of the the hobbit and the lord of the rings, there was another age. He is an actor, known for dracula untold 2014, risen 2016 and anthropoid 2016. The lord of the rings has been adapted into three films. Peter jackson turned the lord of the rings and the hobbit into. You cant possibly get all of the stories into one film, or even a series of films, and most of them are much smaller than the length of a film.
Official news par peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Official news by peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. There is no comparison to the highly polished lotr. Welcome to the silmarillion primer, wherein i discuss, praise, and adoringly poke fun at j.
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. In lord of the rings, we took over a thousand pages of novel and. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of. And great grief because christopher tolkien refuses to sell its rights to the silmarillion. We have seen the birth of screen writers guilds who are compiling the best possible script for the silmarillion and many fan made productions that either bring us trailers. The silmarillion is a very different kind of story than lord of the rings or the hobbit, and its not nearly as wellknown. Tolkien left to adapt into a movie, the silmarillion, peter jackson wont be taking on that film. There has been a lot of talk about an adaptation of the silmarillion lately, with the hobbit movies drawing to an end. The silmarillions success among tolkien fans made possible the publication of the 12volume the history of middleearth which provides early drafts and. There will be added information in the film from notes and. Making the silmarillion into a film the tolkien forum. Official news da peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Tolkiens other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative. An obvious next project would be the silmarillion, which covers the first age of middle earth.
Tons would need to be added without any basis at all in the original work. 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. Gondolin faced, but could not defeat, rivendell in that final. Official news kwa peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Unlike the lord of the rings and the hobbit, the film rights for the silmarillion were never sold and still remain with the tolkien family. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of film diserahkan oleh a fan of lord of the rings.
The most beloved son of his father, and was the greatest skilled at both word and hand being the creator of the silmarils, the palantiri and the feanorian. But theres a possibility that the original jrr notes would be considered a separate property, and could be synthesized into adaptable stories in a new take irrespective of what chris has published, which could be made into filmtv adaptions but probably under another name. The silmarillion will be made into a series of film lord of. Mar 20, 2017 the news that production for one or more movies based on j. Will we ever see the silmarillion on the big screen. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of phim chi. May 17, 2015 i think the silmarillion could be made into a good movie, but i think it would be hard, and i dont think peter jackson is the one to do it.
The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Official news oleh peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Return of sauron exclusive,hugo weaving fan made credits. Peter jackson pj made the lotrtrilogy and is now busy finishing the hobbit trilogy. Music of the ainur is the creation account in the j. Why isnt the silmarillion being made into a movie or radio show. The first movie about the silmarillion is coming at 2018. Movie teaser trailer for people who say that the video is fake. 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.
It would be great to see a film of the silmarillion has there been any talk of this yet the hobbit could also provide another good film if the silmarillion was made what actors would you cast in the characters places or would you suggest finding unknow actots. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of pelikula naisumite sa pamamagitan ng a tagahanga of panginoon ng singsing diyos ng singsing. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of films toegevoegd door a fan of lord of the rings. It was meant mainly as a talking point, rather than a serious proposition and there certainly was an enthusiastic response from some quarters. 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. The silmarillion will be made into a series of sinema. The silmarillion will be made into a series of phim chi. This is the stuff you latch onto as a reader, and if the silmarillion is ever made into a movie preferably not with peter jackson, lets get some new blood. Christopher tolkiens exit could let peter jackson adapt the.
Essays have been written about how the silmarillion would fare as a film trilogy and lists have been compiled such as the 10 reasons peter jackson must make the silmarillion. There will be the hobbit, which will be made into a trilogy. Hobbit trilogy, there is very clearly money to be made in a silmarillion movie. Tolkiens son, christopher tolkien, recently announced his retirement as director of the tolkien estate, a position hes held since his father passed away in 1973. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of filem telah dihantar sejak a peminat of lord of the rings. Jackson then unfolded his plan for tolkiens the silmarillion, which begins with a mythological account of the creation of middle earth and culminates in the great battles of the elves during the. He was describe as being most liked him in skill, appearance and temperament. The chances of seeing the silmarillion turned into a movie are. With the upcoming amazon tv series on the horizon, its clear that the lord of the rings franchise isnt going away anytime soon. Mar 18, 20 a fan made trailer for a movie not in production. Jul 03, 2017 an obvious next project would be the silmarillion, which covers the first age of middle earth. Peter jackson will never obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of the. Shadow of mordor, most of the video games that have come out tend to either be underwhelming or okay.
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