New Lord of the Rings film Middle Earth CONFIRMED – Delving deeper into Tolkien’s world
MIDDLE EARTH, the new Lord of the Rings film, will be directed by Downton Abbey and Broadchurch's James Strong charting the life of JRR Tolkien and creation of his famous fantasy world.
By George Simpson
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A biopic about Lord of the Rings author, JRR Tolkien has been announced
After both of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies, what will be adapted by Hollywood next?
You’d have thought it would be The Children of Hurin or perhaps the generation spanning The Silmarillion.
Instead the latest film will be about the iconic Fantasy author himself.
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The film focuses on Tolkien's experiences in WW1, which influenced his Middle Earth stories
Strong has signed onto the project that’ll look at Tolkien’s life and the events which inspired his novels set in Middle Earth.
The filmmaker is best known for directing hit TV shows like Broadchurch, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey.
According to Deadline: “[The] story follows Tolkien’s early life and love affair with Edith Bratt, whom he later married.
“The couple lived happily in Oxford, surrounded by friends, but when war broke out in 1914 Tolkien embarked on four years of battle and hardship, an experience that influenced his Middle Earth stories.”
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Middle Earth is penned by Angus Fletcher, whose script was found on the LA Black List – a yearly record of the best un-produced screenplays.
Fletcher wrote the film over 6 years with the use of in-depth interviews and said he found the author's struggle to create the world very inspirational.
This wasn’t the only Tolkien-related news in recent weeks, with the announcement of a previously unpublished Middle Earth love story called Beren and Luthien.
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A previously unpublished Middle Earth love story will be released in 2017
The Tolkien biopic will be produced by former New Line Cinema heads Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne.
The pair famously approved Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was considered a massive financial risk.
Luckily for them, the franchise grossed an impressive £2.3 billion at the worldwide box office.
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