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Now reports are coming in that fans just might be getting their wish. A movie based on The Silmarillion is in the works with none other than Peter Jackson (director of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings) coming back to Middle-earth to direct it.
- Elizabeth Dresdow
The reality, however, is that The Silmarillion will most probably remain unfilmed. As Peter Jackson explained recently at a press conference at Comic-Con International: “J.R.R. Tolkien sold the film rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in the 1960s. The Silmarillion wasn’t written yet.
Is Peter Jackson going to direct The Silmarillion? What a fantastic way to return to The Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth.
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....
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May 9, 2024 · Lord Of The Rings fans are calling on J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate to adapt the 1977 story collection, The Silmarillion.
Jan 23, 2023 · The biggest reason for none of the events of The Silmarillion ever making it to screen, however, is the wariness from the Tolkien Estate to approve such an adaptation. Tolkien himself was ...
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The Silmarillion on screen will happen eventually, but probably not until it enters the public domain decades and decades from now. Christopher has the copyright, so it'll be at least 75 years after his death - unless the Tolkien Estate asks for the copyright to be extended, which they almost certainly will.
