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Warner Bros wants to make Lord of the Rings films. Not remakes, fyi.
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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8947697" data-attributes="member: 6988941"><p>I think part of the problem with creating more Middle Earth content is that despite Middle Earth was so thoroughly constructed around telling the stories of Morgoth and the Silmarils and of Sauron and the Ring. Where this paid dividends was in being able to have Sauron be a compelling villain without actually directly appearing in the books or exactly appearing on screen in the movies, because his archvillain status is just embedded in every aspect of the world. But the cost is that you can't just do a sequel, because he's defeated, you can't do a prequel, because he can't be defeated, and any story not an existential battle with Sauron feels small in comparison.</p><p></p><p>I think there's more fertile ground for satisfying storytelling in the Silmarillion era, but the reputation of the Silmarillion as only digestible by Tolkien die-hards probably nixes that, if licensing issues don't.</p><p></p><p>That's not all that far off from Tolkien's own attempt at a sequel <em>The New Shadow.</em> He decided to shelve it after getting 13 pages in. But I'm sure it can be turned into a thoroughly mediocre trilogy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 8947697, member: 6988941"] I think part of the problem with creating more Middle Earth content is that despite Middle Earth was so thoroughly constructed around telling the stories of Morgoth and the Silmarils and of Sauron and the Ring. Where this paid dividends was in being able to have Sauron be a compelling villain without actually directly appearing in the books or exactly appearing on screen in the movies, because his archvillain status is just embedded in every aspect of the world. But the cost is that you can't just do a sequel, because he's defeated, you can't do a prequel, because he can't be defeated, and any story not an existential battle with Sauron feels small in comparison. I think there's more fertile ground for satisfying storytelling in the Silmarillion era, but the reputation of the Silmarillion as only digestible by Tolkien die-hards probably nixes that, if licensing issues don't. That's not all that far off from Tolkien's own attempt at a sequel [I]The New Shadow.[/I] He decided to shelve it after getting 13 pages in. But I'm sure it can be turned into a thoroughly mediocre trilogy. [/QUOTE]
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