Those rights are still firmly in the hands of christopher tolkien, and he is not fond of jackson or his take on middleearth. This divorce has been systematically driven by the logic of hollywood. The poor reception of the hobbit movies didnt keep them from making a huge amount of money. Jun 26, 2016 a fan made video showing how peter jackson is still interested in returning to middleearth and how this may be achieved through the potential adaptation of the silmarillion in the future.
Apr 16, 2020 we started out with 64 scenes from peter jacksons lord of the rings and hobbit movies, divided into four categories. It was meant mainly as a talking point, rather than a serious proposition and there certainly was. Whether you love peter jackson s the hobbit movie trilogy, or love to hate it. Prince of erebor, king under the mountainreply press here i can see a bunch of movies being made from the silmarillion. Christopher tolkiens exit could let peter jackson adapt. Tolkien and the editor his fathers posthumously published work the silmarillion, did an interview with le monde and had nothing nice to say about peter jacksons adaptations of the lord of the rings trilogy. Official news by peter jackson and new line that the silmarillion will be made into a series of movies.
Peter jackson weighing amazons lord of the rings series vs. They gutted the book, making an action movie for 1525 year olds. Will we ever see the silmarillion on the big screen. 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. Martinez top 10 posts and episodes for august 2017 the skiffy and fanty show says. The hobbit trilogy, there is very clearly money to be made in a silmarillion movie. Compared to lotr and the hobbit, the silmarillion feels much more remote and alien disclaimer. Peter jackson i peter jackson was born as an only child in a small coastside town in new zealand in 1961. But then again the tolkien family is not really a fan of peter jacksons adaptation of their fathers masterpiece. As you may have already read, peter jackson appears to be nowhere near done with middleearth. Hbo has secured the rights to the book, and plans a big budget series in the vein of game of thrones many fans have clamored for the director to take on tolkiens great. Jan 17, 2020 a terrible shadow from the past seemed to creep in when in 2012 christopher tolkien finally broke his silence over the noisy hollywood adaptations of his fathers lord of the rings saga.
In an exclusive interview with middleearth news, kiwi director sir peter jackson revealed that he will be returning to middleearth as early as 2016 as production begins on tolkiens timeless epic, the silmarillion. Tolkien will recognize that the silmerryland almost certainly refers to j. Peter jackson pj made the lotrtrilogy and is now busy finishing the hobbit trilogy. But it would be great if peter jackson did made a silmarillion movie. The short, retrospective video below offers a few tantalizing glimpses into jacksons thoughts on his works as hes built his career across that period something that, perhaps, could one day lead to a cinematic production involving the. How peter jackson may not yet be finished with middle. Peter jackson will not obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of the silmarillion in his lifetime, and nor will any other filmmaker. Sep 16, 2019 after peter jackson adapted the lord of the rings to financial, critical and academy award success, he set about turning the 400odd page the hobbit into a further 3 cinematic ventures. Taking on the dark appearance of his father rather than the fair of his mother. Apparently people want peter jackson to make the silmarillion into a movie. Silmarillion the movie release date, rumors, updates. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie.
While its inevitable that it will be, were looking at why it shouldnt be. Why peter jackson will never film the silmarillion nerdalicious. Will peter jackson make movies of the silmarillion. Peter jackson was born as an only child in a small coastside town in new zealand in 1961. The rights to the silmarillion belong to tolkien estate peter jacksons movie adaptations were not positively recieved by the estate, especially christopher tolkien. And it seems that the hobbit will be the same kind of film. At first i thought maybe wed do a 400film series, but you absolutely cannot tell this story in fewer than 500 movies, jackson said during a press conference announcing the silmarillion. Tolkien the silmarillion movie coming the silmarillion movie. But then again the tolkien family is not really a fan of peter jacksons. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8 movie camera. Peter jackson born in pukerua bay, porirua city, new zealand is a film writer, director, and producer.
Tolkiens return of the king, the book that marked the end of the lord of the rings series. Peter jackson says therell be no more middleearth movies from j. Silmarillion, however, though not famous is rich for movie adaptations. A fan made video showing how peter jackson is still interested in returning to middleearth and how this may be achieved through the potential adaptation of the silmarillion in the future. The only way to cover three ages of middle earth would be to make a long tv show. Sep 12, 2016 15 movies peter jackson might make with the silmarillion. Peter jackson to release the silmarillion as a tv series. 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. If peter jackson decides to make a third trilogy, to.
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. Tolkiens the silmarillion it was the next logical step after doing lord of the rings and the hobbit, jackson said. The book includes detailed explanations of the hobbit. Those rights are still firmly in the hands of christopher tolkien, and. Heres why peter jackson cant make more tolkien adaptations even if he wanted to. There will forever and always be a deep connection between director peter jackson and the world of middleearth. 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.
Dec 03, 2014 while promoting the final hobbit movie, peter jackson explained whether middle earth stories like the silmarillion could be adapted. R tolkien in the future by princess love share us on share on share on share on. And while some tolkien fans and nonfans were upset by how he interpreted the book, watching the hobbit and the fall of the necromancer on the. The first movie about the silmarillion is coming at 2018. Fingolfin was the strongest and most valiant of the sons of finwe. Such a statement suggests that the tolkien estate hopes to work with warner bros in making more movies to follow the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies.
Tolkiens the silmarillion, an epic compilation of stories recounting, in part, the struggle of the peoples of middleearth against the dark lord morgoth. In 2014, jackson announced his plans to make a total of 72 movies based on the silmarillion, a history of. The film was presented in 3d and featured narration from. If god is a loving and merciful god as i was taught in sunday school, then no, peter jackson will not be making the silmarillion. The real hurdle facing a peter jackson led silmarillion movie is personal. The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies lord. He would rather accept the silmarillion going out of print than see it kept afloat on the back of movies like pjs yes, he said so.
The hobbit is the last middle earth film no silmarillion. Peter jackson is reportedly deciding between amazons upcoming lord of the rings tv series and a dc superhero movie as his next directing project. Invited to meet peter jackson, the tolkien family preferred not to. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25, christopher says regretfully. Mar 20, 2017 as jackson pointed out, for the hobbit movies the actors and the director were often making up lines on the spot.
Christopher doesnt care whether book sales increase. Further, the silmarillion was compiled, edited and published. Many mightve expected adapting the silmarillion to be jackson s next logical step, but there has been no movement in that respect. Peter jackson turned the lord of the rings and the hobbit into cinematic. Peter jackson announces silmarillion films the howling. 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. I really just make it up as i go along, jackson has stated, i can turn two paragraphs into two hours of screen time.
I doubt any producers capable of buying the rights would permit the tolkien family editorial control over their script. After his passing, peter jackson unveiled a new, 578film series covering the events of the silmarillion, j. Plus, watch the hobbit the desolation of smaug honest trailer. And then there were two middleearth march madness 2020 began just over two weeks ago, and here we are, arrived at the final. He is an actor, known for dracula untold 2014, svartur a leik 2012 and i remember you 2017. Peter jackson to turn the silmarillion into a 14movie epic by michael j. Jackson could easily whip up a trilogy out of the silmarillion. 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. 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. How peter jackson may not yet be finished with middleearth. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of. Christopher tolkien, his fathers son, the estates executor, and the actual author of the silmarillion, really did not like the lord of the rings movies. Wellington, new zealand peter jackson, director of the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies, announced he will be returning to middle earth by adapting j. I mean, jackson really is the expert at making a misty mountain from a hobbit hole.
Have you ever wondered how peter jacksons filmmaking style has evolved over the last 15 or so years. While we have yet to hear more about whats going to be happening or whether these films will ever get going, we might hope things are beginning to get underway at new line again. 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. Rumor is though that peter jackson and the tolkien estate arent seeing eyetoeye so it may not be peter jackson directing it.
Peter jackson wouldnt mind making more tolkien movies. He expressed that directly to jackson, and jackson stated so in an interview. Peter jackson the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Heres why peter jackson cant make more tolkien adaptations. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the lord of the rings trilogy 200103 and the hobbit trilogy 201214. Tolkiens history of middleearth edited and published by christopher. Peter jackson to honor christopher tolkien with 578film. Sir peter robert jackson onz knzm born 31 october 1961 is a new zealand film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Tolkien was very vocal about this in his interview with le monde, tolkien has become a monster. It was the next logical step after doing lord of the rings and the hobbit, jackson said. Tolkien left to adapt into a movie, the silmarillion, peter jackson wont be taking on that film. Jackson isnt allowed to make a silmarillion movie, for the simple reason that he doesnt own the rights. I am really looking forward to this and hope they make it into at least a trilogy movie series like lord of the rings and the hobbit series. Peter jackson adapted the lord of the rings and the hobbit, so why couldnt he adapt the silmarillion. In lord of the rings, we took over a thousand pages of novel and adapted it to the big screen. Peter jackson should invent enormous amounts of stuff and make entirely. Peter jackson turned the lord of the rings and the hobbit into cinematic trilogies, but couldnt do the same with the silmarillion. There can be no follow up trilogy set after the lord of the rings. 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 announcement was made by robert shaye, coceo of new line cinema who will be funding and distributing the five films.
The silmarillion will be an upcoming three part film trilogy directed by peter jackson who has. No studio is ever going to make a tolkien movie as a moneylosing labour of love. While promoting the final hobbit movie, peter jackson explained whether middle earth stories like the silmarillion could be adapted. As peter jackson suggests in his interview with the daily beast, it of course possible though im more sceptical that one day the tolkien estate will sell the film rights to other works by tolkien including the silmarillion. Your team of crack geekreporters at skiffy and fanty has learned that filmmaker peter jackson will be returning to middleearth one more time. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie comic book.
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. Christopher tolkiens exit could let peter jackson adapt the. 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. 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. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8 movie camera because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos, the then eightyearold peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with. The silmarillion will inevitably become a movie, but it. Jan 08, 2015 according to idigitaltimes, despite the fact that there remains a single work by j. We started out with 64 scenes from peter jackson s lord of the rings and hobbit movies, divided into four categories. Tolkien sold the film rights to the hobbit and the lord of the rings in the 1960s. Peter jackson weighing amazons lord of the rings series. Peter jackson will never obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of the silmarillion during his lifetime, and nor will any other filmproducer.
Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the silmarillion. A fan made video showing how peter jackson is still interested in returning to middleearth and. 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. If peter jackson were to try and make the silmarillion movies. It was meant mainly as a talking point, rather than a serious proposition and there certainly was an enthusiastic response from some quar.
Speculative faith 7 reasons why a silmarillion movie is. Thor kristjansson was born as thorvaldur david kristjansson. Why peter jackson will never film the silmarillion. Peter jackson announces plans for 72part movie series of the. Tolkiens son, christopher tolkien, is retiring from the tolkien estate, which means peter jackson may finally make the silmarillion movie. Since its the history of middleearth, it would be hard to make a movie and not a documentary. May 10, 2018 peter jackson is reportedly deciding between amazons upcoming lord of the rings tv series and a dc superhero movie as his next directing project. The silmarillion will be made into a series of movies.
Melkor, renamed morgoth by feanor, makes use of the confusion of his. Tolkiens the silmarillion will likely one day become a film, but the movie that will appear in theaters will be nothing like the book that inspired it. But the truth of it is, they probably will one day be made. Peter jackson on the possibility of a silmarillion movie onepunch man artist revives a fav villian in new sketch lord of the rings fans at war over their love for aragorn and legolas. A fans open letter the giving of the rings to the nine kings of men is a scene from the silmarillion included in jackson s lord of the rings movies. Peter jackson s first hobbit movie has come and gone. An anonymous reader writes due to legal wranglings with new line cinema over accounting issues for lord of the rings, peter jackson and fran walsh will not be involved in the making of either the hobbit or the planned.
According to idigitaltimes, despite the fact that there remains a single work by j. Jackson s first public showings in cinema were splatstick comedies such. Why couldnt peter jackson adapt the silmarillion after lord of the rings and the hobbit. Peter jackson to direct new beatles documentary from let it be footage the project will restore archive material filmed in 1969 as the band recorded album published. Oct 07, 2014 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. Nov 20, 2014 but it would be great if peter jackson did made a silmarillion movie. Since its a matter of legal rights and not one of divine intervention, then again, no, pj will not be making a silmarillion movie. Peter jackson will not be making the hobbit slashdot. Tolkien the silmarillion movie coming off topic star.
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. Oct 20, 2015 the silmarillions really simple, jackson said. The rights to the silmarillion belong to tolkien estate. Peter jackson found the geekiest way possible to announce.
While tolkiens middleearth saga has been the subject of six feature films since 2001, the silmarillion has yet to be touched by hollywood. In 2014, jackson announced his plans to make a total of 72 movies based on the silmarillion, a history of middleearth. Unlike the lord of the rings and the hobbit, christopher tolkien, jrr tolkiens last surviving son, owns the rights to the book. In fact, tolkien once did draft one chapter of a story that was to be set in gondor some time after the death of king elessar aragorn, b. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the lord of the rings trilogy 200103 and the hobbit trilogy 201214, both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by j. He directed, produced, starred in and helped to write both the liveaction films series the lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit trilogy, which are based on j.
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