The reality, however, is that the silmarillion will most probably remain unfilmed. 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 filmes o. Silmarillion the movie release date, rumors, updates. The silmarillion will be made into a series of films le. After sir ian mckellen gandalf in the hobbit and lord of the rings suggested that there should be upcoming middle earth movies, the new zealand director made it clear that there will be no more future middle earth movies, well, at. Official news par peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. 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. While rumors early last year suggested that a deal had been made with the tolkien estate, nothing has been heard of the. The news that production for one or more movies based on j.
The silmarillion will be an upcoming three part film trilogy directed by peter jackson who has directed the trilogy of the lord of the rings and the hobbit. What if a movie were made of one of the individual stories that occur within the silmarillion beren and luthien being a good example. Snippets of silmarillion material do, however, appear in the lord of the rings mainly through songs and poems recited by characters, and the appendices and it is therefore possible that a film studio could push the limits of. Jrr tolkien made the above, rather hopeful, statement to forrest j. The silmarillion will be made into a series of sinema lord. Tolkiens book, the silmarillion ever be made into a movie. The silmarillion will be made into a series of filem lord.
Ever since peter jackson released the lord of the rings movies, tolkien nerds have wondered if maybe the silmarillion would ever get silver screen treatment. 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. 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. But given how extremely dark it is, i doubt that it would ever be made into a movie. The rights of the lord of the rings and the hobbit were sold by tolkien who wanted to make quick money. Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is a. Will peter jackson make movies of the silmarillion. The events described in the silmarillion, as in tolkiens other middleearth writings, were meant to have taken place at some time in earths past. The silmarillion will inevitably become a movie, but it really. As peter jackson explained recently at a press conference at comiccon international. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of a. Official news peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Dec 03, 2014 while promoting the final hobbit movie, peter jackson explained whether middle earth stories like the silmarillion could be adapted. And if somewhere in our remote senicence the movie is made, will the maker be allowed to take chances, for arts sake.
The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. It was meant mainly as a talking point, rather than a serious proposition and there certainly was. Ive heard the silmarillion compared to the old testament, and this is how movies about the old testament generally do it. Since its the history of middleearth, it would be hard to make a movie and not a documentary. Why we wont be seeing the silmarillion movie anytime. Nov 08, 2016 new lord of the rings film middle earth confirmed delving deeper into tolkiens world middle earth, the new lord of the rings film, will be directed by downton abbey and broadchurchs james. 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. The silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. As time passes i realize i was not in love with the movie and much as i thought i was, it was the story and the world of lotr that i fell in love with. Ultimate baddie morgoth took on galadriel in the final, where the elf maiden was triumphant, taking two thirds of the vote. Why peter jackson will never film the silmarillion nerdalicious. I am legend 2 hd trailer will smith horror movie fan made duration.
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. He wove into the music of the ainur, the discords of melkor that warred against the will of eru themes destruction, wage war against eh valar, destroyed the two trees and the lamps of the valar, stole the silmarils, bred and created demons and maiar spirits into balrogs, orcs and other monsters, and tried to claim arda as his own. I think that if it were done right, it could appeal to a wider audience than just lord of the rings fans. The chances of seeing the silmarillion turned into a movie are. Heres why peter jackson cant make more tolkien adaptations even if he wanted to. Peter jackson turned the lord of the rings and the hobbit into. Christopher tolkiens exit could let peter jackson adapt the. The lord of the rings trilogy of movies has some departures that i find unforgivable, and mind you, they are pretty true to the books. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977 with assistance from guy gavriel kay. Official news door peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie.
Jrr tolkien is a famous author who was known for the hobbit and the lord of the rings trilogy, both of which were made into movies. Im of two minds about the film versions of lotr one of the best film series ever made, in my. Tolkien left to adapt into a movie, the silmarillion, peter jackson wont be taking on that film. 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.
Tolkien, it is the story of the creation of the world and of the first age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as elrond and galadriel, took part. 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. 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. Its a very dry and lengthy narrative which at times seems more like an encyclopedia of middle earth than a novel relating details of interesting. Official news oleh peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. A link to an external website the silmarillion will be made into a series of filmes enviado por a fa of o senhor dos aneis.
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. But film rights to the silmarillion have never been sold, and it remains unlikely that they ever will be. Official news kwa peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. The hobbit trilogies, could christophers retirement bring him back into. May 17, 2015 i agree that the silmarillion is too complex to be made into a movie. Tolkien was tantalizing close to some sort of final version of the work in the late 1930s indeed, the 1937 version of the quenta silmarillion is the only complete version he ever made of the primary work and which is heavily used in the 1977 silmarillion. Jul 27, 2012 the children of hurin is a particularly good candidate, as it was expanded into a full novel, so theres plenty of material for a fulllength movie. The tale of beren and luthien also shares an element with folktales such as the welsh culhwch and olwen, maybe its main literary inspiration, and the german the devil with the three golden hairs and the griffinnamely, the disapproving parent who sets a seemingly impossible task or tasks for the suitor, which is then fulfilled. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as elrond and galadriel took part.
Selling the film rights to the lord of the rings were not, as is often assumed, a spur of. Browse home parish life peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the silmarillion eott llc peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the silmarillion. 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. 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. The silmarillion was published in 1977 after the death of j. They span vast periods of time, centuries at a clip, and theres often little dialogue. The silmarillion, something of a history of middleearth that precedes both the hobbit and lord of the rings, remains unfilmed. That would make the silmarillion the first of tolkiens works that was not. Official news by peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies.
There has been a lot of talk about an adaptation of the silmarillion lately, with the hobbit movies drawing to an end. New lord of the rings film confirmed tolkiens middle earth. Official news por peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. The light from our set accidentally cast on top of a tree and it made it look like a strange cloud from a miyazaki movie. But besides that i absolutely hated hated, i tell ya. Unless a screenplay was written which could distill the silmarillion down a point where it could make an entertaining film, then the answer is likely no. Will we ever see the silmarillion on the big screen.
Tolkien sold the film rights to the hobbit and the lord of the rings in the 1960s. Mar 20, 2017 the news that production for one or more movies based on j. The first movie about the silmarillion is coming at 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.
If the silmarillion were ever made into a film seriestv seriestolkien megafranchise, which actors would you get to portray the great abundance of characters that appear in the work. Of all of tolkiens work, the silmarillion is probably the one which least likely lends itself to being filmed. And if peter jackson tried to make one out of it, hed probably give it a happy ending or something. He was born on january 3rd, 1892 and died on september 2nd 1973. 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 silmarillion. The silmarillion might not be made while moviemaking is the same as todayonline options could change the buisness. Long preceding in its origins the lord of the rings, it is the story of the first age of tolkiens world, the ancient drama to which characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in which some of them, such as elrond and galadriel, took part. But despite the widespread acclaim for the trilogy, warner bros. 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. Oct 20, 2015 peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie. The silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world. Tolkiens son, christopher take note well come back to him, compiled, edited and, in some cases, filled in the.
The silmarillion will be made into a series of film il. According to idigitaltimes, despite the fact that there remains a single work by j. They have to make atleast ten movies to make it epic. The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies lord. Apr 16, 2020 in 2016 we drew up brackets according to attributes. In keeping with this idea, the silmarillion is meant to have been translated from bilbos threevolume translations from the elvish, which he wrote while at rivendell. The silmarillion series an outline of the silmarillion. 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. While promoting the final hobbit movie, peter jackson explained whether middle earth stories like the silmarillion could be adapted. The timeline was just too long to squeeze it to, lets say, even a fivepart movie of 4 hours each. 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.
I think the silmarillion could most definitely be turned into a movie series. 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. The silmarillion will be made into a series of film lord of. Tolkiens the silmarillion will likely one day become a film, but the. Peter jacksons the lord of the rings trilogy is regarded as one of the greatest movie trilogies ever made. Its a history book, basically, blended with creation myth and mythology in general. 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. Oh, yes, an hbo series might work for the silmarillion. Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is.
I also think that beren and luthien would make an amazing trilogy, but i believe that there are too many amazing stories throughout the silmarillion to make into a movie, trilogy, etc. 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. 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. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie comic book. New lord of the rings film confirmed tolkiens middle. Nov 16, 2017 peter jacksons the lord of the rings trilogy is regarded as one of the greatest movie trilogies ever made. Jun, 2017 the silmarillion trailer the lord of the rings 4. Return of sauron exclusive,hugo weaving fan made credits. Christopher tolkiens exit could let peter jackson adapt. Official news da peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. I dont think the silmarillion will go anywhere for quite a long time. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of.
No film, atleast a trilogy, can ever give justice to the silmarillion. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the. The silmarillion will inevitably become a movie, but it. New lord of the rings film middle earth confirmed delving deeper into tolkiens world middle earth, the new lord of the rings film, will be directed. Why peter jackson will never film the silmarillion. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The 10 most unfilmable books that absolutely must be made into films you may. Feb, 2017 ever since peter jackson released the lord of the rings movies, tolkien nerds have wondered if maybe the silmarillion would ever get silver screen treatment. The announcement was made by robert shaye, coceo of new line cinema who will be funding and distributing the five films. 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. The hobbit 3 release date yawns ever closer, and its looking more promising than any movie peter jackson has made since probably return of the king. 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.
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 silmarillion is tolkiens first book and his last. The 10 most unfilmable books that absolutely must be made. Peter jackson will never obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of the. The ony stipulaiton is, they have to be current actors that arent dead. And they cant just take out some parts from the book to squeeze it to a movie. I love lotr the movie got me hooked into a world of fantasy that was so captivating to me. The silmarillion movie trailer return of sauron 2020,hugo. Turning the silmarillion into a movie is like turning the bible into a movie. The silmarillion will be made into a series of films lord.
Official news sejak peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies. If the estate and the studio were to ever make peace, the movie. Sep 16, 2017 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. The silmarillion will be made into a series of films. The silmarillion has, and always will be, for the middleearth diehards who are every bit as interested in how tolkien crafted his fantasy universe as they are in the actual stories that take. And the hobbit movies werent even bad, i read lotr in middle school and saw the movies, nothing was wrong with this guys work, go try and make a lotr movie yourself, i doubt it will be better than peters worki hope the silmarillion comes out and its directed by peter jackson so. Jun 29, 2012 the silmarillion isnt really suited to filmmaking. And the first two made approximately quite a lot of money, and the third is likely to make even more, and so i can gleefully ask the obvious question. Peter jackson pj made the lotrtrilogy and is now busy finishing the hobbit trilogy. 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. Here are more silmarillion the movie release date, rumors, updates.
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