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Jeffrodo
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Jul 29 2020, 1:12pm
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The Silmarillion movie trilogy by Peter Jackson- how likely??
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I love the LOTR films and really like The Hobbit. I know the rights to The Silmarillion are not available...but with the changes at the Tolkien Estate, and the desire from movie studios to have franchises, what do you really think are the chances of us seeing a trilogy (or some other format) of movies from Peter Jackson and his team? Jackson has remarked that he didn’t want to immediately return to Middle Earth but it’s now almost ten years since he filmed The Hobbit (!!!) so what are your thoughts? I know The Hobbit disappointed some, but maybe Jackson would view a Silmarilllion adaptation as a way to redeem himself?? Another “unfilmable” book??
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 29 2020, 2:51pm
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Very Unlikely, I Should Think.
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Even with the changes going on within the Tolkien Estate, I'm not sure that the screen rights to The Silmarillion will be sold in the foreseeable future. And even if the members of the Estate are willing to let Peter Jackson head up such a project, I don't know that Jackson would want to take on such a time- and labor-intensive project once again--at least not as director. Also, I do not trust Jackson's tendency towards self-indulgence.
#FidelityToTolkien
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Jul 31 2020, 1:16am
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In addition, because of the "historical chronicle" style in which it is written, any Silmarillion adaptation would be largely fanfiction-y, with nearly all the dialogue and much of the storyline filled in by whoever was writing the screenplay. Much as I love LOTR, I don't feel that they were always successful in mimicking Tolkien's style in their invented dialogue. Speaking purely for myself, writing would be a major issue in any Silmarillion adaptation, no matter who directed it.
Silverlode Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known.
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Omnigeek
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Aug 4 2020, 2:24am
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After The Hobbit, I'm hoping zero
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After what he did with "The Lord of the Rings", I think I'd be tentatively interested if Jackson doing 2 or 3 movies based on "The Children of Hurin" but only if they promised to not do all the freeform changes they did with "The Hobbit". I have no faith and no interest in him doing "The Silmarillion", just too much room for them to bastardize it the way they did "The Hobbit".
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mwirkk
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Aug 8 2020, 8:57pm
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Problematic subject matter in CoH
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I've been on the proverbial fence about The Children of Hurin as an adaptation for theatrical release. I'd love to see one in some form. There's a tonne of great story material in there to tell and explore. However, I would suspect the bit involving incest would get a lot of pushback in some parts of the world (including the U.S.), and at the very least require an M or R rating without some fundamental modification to that aspect of the story. -Matt in Seattle
The Black Knight Always Triumphs!! -mwirkk :)
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mwirkk
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Aug 8 2020, 11:38pm
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I agree with everything you've said. However, we're talking "Hollywood", which translates to "return on investment." Probably could only be done right by an Indie.
The Black Knight Always Triumphs!! -mwirkk :)
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Otaku-sempai
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Aug 9 2020, 1:10am
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I think if you don't make Children of Hurin with an R rating, it's not worth making. A movie version of The Children of Hurin wouldn't necessarily need to be rated 'R'. It could be a hard PG-13 and still tell the story effectively. But I don't see any impediments to a faithful adaptation.
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mwirkk
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Aug 9 2020, 1:30am
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Maybe you could be right about that...
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...there was a scene in "Joe Dirt" between Joe (David Spade) and Jill (Jamie Pressly) where there was an insinuation of incest. And it was a comedy. I liked Joe Dirt. Especially the part about Space Peanuts. <8b
The Black Knight Always Triumphs!! -mwirkk :)
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Hamfast Gamgee
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Aug 9 2020, 8:23am
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We do accept issues like incest in Greek tragedy for example and we are quite happy to tell those tales to children so we could have these issues in a more adult Tolkien tale.
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Omnigeek
Lorien
Aug 9 2020, 3:19pm
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A creative filmmaker can imply activities without having to actually show them or apply photo effects or strategically placed "background" (in this case foreground) objects. One of the problems I have with modern filmmakers is that they think they have to show all the blood and gore or sex explicitly. Give me a John Ford over Quentin Tarantino any day. The storyline behind COH is very much in the vein of a Greek tragedy. The Saeros scene is an element to the story, not the fundamental story itself, and could definitely be shot to be PG-13 or even PG without disturbing the story much at all.
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mwirkk
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Aug 9 2020, 5:11pm
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I pretty much agree with everything you've said there. I just don't trust that it would get the proper handling it deserves in the hands of just any director/producer/studio. There seems to be this incessant need or belief that everything has to be revised, modernized, or made "relevant" for the understandings and sensitivities of a modern audience (which is code for ignorant masses) rather than letting the material stand on its own feet in its original context. Of coarse, some changes always have to be made when transforming material between mediums. That's well understood and accepted. (And more than well hashed out on the original TORn forums '99-2003 and beyond.) I just am not very trusting in that regard. Though I am a big fan of Peter's work and quite happy the movies were made (but not entirely, both series had their share of disappointments) I was on the whole quite happy that Christopher was as protective of the works as he was. We wouldn't have much of this material and its scholarship now if not for him.
The Black Knight Always Triumphs!! -mwirkk :)
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