How did J.R.R. Tolkien come up with Middle-earth and his stories of hobbits and fellowships and rings?
Tolkien is set to explore that, taking a look at the author’s younger years growing up as an orphan and forming a “fellowship” with his f…
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Amazon is remaking ‘Lord of the Rings’ as a series because everyone wants their own ‘Game of Thrones’
The rumors are true: Amazon Studios is moving ahead with a small-screen adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, despite the fact that Peter Jackson’s film trilogy was pretty much perfect and a remake is wholly unnecessary. (We won’t speak of The Hobbit franchise.)
Amazon has acquired global television rights to the series and given it a multi-season commitment, which will “explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring,” according to a company release, implying that the show may weave in aspects of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, since that story involves a number of characters who later reappear in Lord of the Rings. Read more…
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