Does The Silmarillion have a movie?

Does The Silmarillion have a movie?

Naturally, many fans have pondered the prospect of a Silmarillion movie. However, as it turns out, the story with it is not so straightforward. It is unlikely that we will see a Silmarillion movie in the future.

Why isn’t there a Silmarillion movie?

Since the Silmarillion is a separate work from TLOTR and the Hobbit, #1 has no rights to enter into any agreements to make a movie/show about it. They need #2’s permission/agreement to make any representation/adaptation of Luthien, Beren, et al.

Are there any more JRR Tolkien movies?

Fans of the books have considered the possibility of The Silmarillion being adapted too. However, this is not happening any time soon. Unlike the rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, which were sold by Tolkien, no such deal was ever made for those works that were published posthumously.

Who owns the film rights to The Silmarillion?

J.R.R. Tolkien himself sold the film rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in 1969, reportedly for a rather small amount he urgently needed to pay his taxes. Today, those rights have been passed down to a company called Middle-Earth Enterprises, which is a division of the Saul Zaentz Company.

Will The Silmarillion be filmed?

Peter Jackson will not obtain the rights to make a film adaptation of The Silmarillion in his lifetime, and nor will any other film-maker. Unlike The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Christopher Tolkien, JRR Tolkien’s last surviving son, owns the rights to the book. In fact, Tolkien never finished The Silmarillion.

Is Amazon making The Silmarillion?

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series has reportedly obtained the rights to J.R.R. Tolkiens’s The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, or at least parts of them. It is said that Tolkien’s estate considers The Silmarillion to be the author’s greatest work and holds it in special regard.

Will Peter Jackson make any more Tolkien movies?

No. The rights of the Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit were sold by Tolkien who wanted to make quick money. Peter Jackson (PJ) made the LOTR-trilogy and is now busy finishing the Hobbit trilogy.

Is Amazon LOTR based on The Silmarillion?

The series, which began development in 2017, will reportedly draw heavily from The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s posthumously published Middle-earth Bible that spans the entire history of the land he created, as well as Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth.

Is Amazon adapting The Silmarillion?

Will Andy Serkis read The Silmarillion?

This September, publisher HarperCollins will release audiobooks of the iconic J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy narrated entirely by Serkis himself! In a statement via The Bookseller, Serkis shared his joy (and fear) of returning to the beloved series: I would consider myself someone who likes a challenge…