Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis, that sounds like a really good start. Hopefully Amazon people don't get within a million miles of this project.

@unclephillymya

24 күн бұрын

Peter J made LOTR that’s true But he also made The Hobbit movies

@Isaac_5.56x45

24 күн бұрын

@@unclephillymya Hobbit movies are a masterpiece compared to the stuff that's come out over the last ten years. If they can learn their lesson and go back to practical effects and less CGI, I think it will be decent if written correctly.

@bryanmatthews2370

24 күн бұрын

​@@unclephillymyaHobbit wasn't all Peter's fault, he took over from Guillermo and then the studio made him put things in. They must've learned from that and will hopefully let Peter Jackson and Andy serkis do their thing. They clearly love Tolkien's work and have massive respect for it

@willt8988

24 күн бұрын

No wokeness. No girl-bosses. No cultural obliteration of the West. If I see even one Asian or Black elf, effing boycott.

@BearlyBearrr

24 күн бұрын

@@unclephillymya Peter was brought into the movies last second. It was more the studios fault for it

Rest in Peace Bernard Hill Hail Theoden King!

@ggkkkgkgkkgkgkg

24 күн бұрын

Hail!

@kitamibu

23 күн бұрын

Hail!

@joshstoffel9455

23 күн бұрын

Hail!

@banzaii4422

23 күн бұрын

Hail the victorious dead!

@pinkace

21 күн бұрын

Hail!!

I’m just happy Peter Jackson is Producing.

@unclephillymya

24 күн бұрын

😂😂

@sarahluchies1076

24 күн бұрын

I almost didn't watch this video, I'm so done with these types of movies and shows. But Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson? That gives me hope it could actually be good.

@CesarRamirez-cn5fw

24 күн бұрын

but he fumbled the hobbit .

@MountainFisher

24 күн бұрын

@@CesarRamirez-cn5fw Kind of forced to.

@beverlykrebs4372

24 күн бұрын

It wasn't his fault. They brought him in last minute. He had years to prepare & then film the trilogy.​@@CesarRamirez-cn5fw

The backstory involving the tracking and eventual capture of Gollum is a pretty big part of confirming that Bilbo's Ring is indeed the One Ring. It's 19 years from a Long Expected Party to when Frodo sets out in the book. In the movie it seems Gandalf is only gone a few weeks. But Gandalf says that, "I looked everywhere for the creature Gollum, but the enemy found him first." We could also see Thranduil again if this story covers Gollum in Mirkwood. Then there's the tales of Gollum being "some new terror abroad, a ghost that drank blood. It climbed trees to find nests; it crept into holes to find the young; it slipped through windows...."

@wolfsbane9985

24 күн бұрын

It was about 17 years, and the movies don't convey that very well at all. They make it feel like a few months at most. Maybe this film could rectify that somehow?

@michaeljones9553

24 күн бұрын

Legolas chasing Gollum whilst slaying orcs sounds good. Maybe not so over the top like the barrel scenec in the Hobbit.

@samlivingston4130

24 күн бұрын

@@michaeljones9553 Yeah. The Hobbit movies were good up until the "adaption" of Barrels out of Bond.

@TheNotoriousMrDee

24 күн бұрын

Frodo is younger in the movies than the book, I often forget. When I first heard of Hunt for Gollum, my gut reaction was negative, but after some thought, it has potential.

@TheEncouragementKid

24 күн бұрын

eeeeeeeek you're making me so hyped for this new movie 😄😄😄

They could make a fantastic movie or movies but there is so much content in Tolkiens works I’m scared this could become a marvel situation where the quality gets worse and worse.

@dll_Rhemuth948

24 күн бұрын

I doubt that the movies will decline in quality because Jackson et. al. honor the source material. Unlike the mess that Amazon made of the Rings of Power.

@fourwheelerjock

24 күн бұрын

It could be sadly. But let's hope they don't get greedy and just prioritize quality over quantity

@dendrien

24 күн бұрын

@@dll_Rhemuth948 a little reminder. The Hobbit was a failoure. also lead by Peter Jackson. than theres the fact no one wants a Gollum movie.

@shadowwolf7113

24 күн бұрын

Not if Peter Jackson stays on it doesn't do the same CGI things he did with The Hobbit I really hope they keep the practical aspects they did for the Lord of the rings and bring a lot more of that into the movies that are coming up

@Tony-yt7ll

23 күн бұрын

WB tossed the purple Batwoman into the trashcan... I think we are safe from the "diversity before the story" script, amazon are known for.

A Beren & Luthien movie would be amazing. I mean, that story is PERFECT for film. What are they waiting for?

I’m listening to his read through of the books right now on Spotify. Couldn’t have chosen anybody better for the job than Andy. Listening to his readings of the books you can tell he truly cherishes Tolkien’s work as much as the rest of us.

@Disgruntled_Grunt

24 күн бұрын

Check out the Phil Dragash version if you have the time. He makes a whole radio play of it, using music and sound effects from the films with his own voices. He's probably the most versatile voice actor I've ever heard.

@superslayerguy

24 күн бұрын

@@Disgruntled_Grunt that sounds amazing thanks for the recommendation

I was simply gratified that the visions which came into my head in the late 70's the first time I picked up those three books were so amazingly rendered by Peter and his crew. I have a pencil drawing in a folio from that era that could have been Viggo when we first saw him at Bree. I will be interested to see what they make of this Chapter of the story.

@TheNotoriousMrDee

24 күн бұрын

It helped that many of the actors were passionate Tolkien readers. Viggo made suggestions and adjustments to his own costume to make himself look more like a ranger who really lives rough and has to repair his own gear all the time. He nailed the "genuine but not sappy" character of Aragorn, too. Him and Frodo parting ways is one of his best moments.

Wait, Yoystan, you're a teacher now? Thats great, happy for you. 😊❤

@MenoftheWest

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Gevie! I really appreciate that 😊

@Yesica1993

24 күн бұрын

@@MenoftheWest Yes, congrats! I'm sure you're great at it, since you're great at things here. Also, to hear someone was introduced to LOTR by a parent, through the movies, makes me feel unbearably old. ;)

Why won't they do a battle of dale during the war of the ring. The men of Dale and the dwarves Erebor vs A 100 thousand Easterlings! It literally writes itself

@istari0

24 күн бұрын

That could very well be the second movie.

@google_must_die

24 күн бұрын

Dale, men of Earnhardt

It's always great to hear that the creatives who originally created Lord of the rings through the movies still love the franchise. That's always great to hear. The question is will the executives let the creatives be creative.

Man you can hear the excitement in your voice! Love it Gunna be cool to go back again. I think they pull it off with the team involved

when it comes to modern movies I hope it doesn't suck Great vid Yoystan

Oh man! Congratulations, Professor Yoystan! Also, looking forward to all that is to come regarding the potential Tolkien Golden Age, including your future content. Thank you for all that you share!

We better have Vigo and Ian!!

@Makkaru112

24 күн бұрын

Without viggo it’ll be weird

@yourivp2070

24 күн бұрын

Without them it will not be good

@haukionkannel

23 күн бұрын

Too old for this movie… unless they are cameos in different loses… maybe ian, because Gandalf is old in lotr also.

Does anyone know of the fan made movie "Hunt for Gollum" it's very well done for a fan project

@dallassukerkin6878

24 күн бұрын

My very first thought :)

@iceteazer8028

24 күн бұрын

He literally mentions it in the video, attention span -80% like what are y'all on

@kcojco

24 күн бұрын

Yes. I liked it.

@Corsina

24 күн бұрын

Yes. He mentioned it in this video - around 0:52

@marcusaurelian96

24 күн бұрын

My bad, I commented on the video before I watched it. By the time the video was done, it was already commented on

Thank you Yoystan…always nice to hear your take on things. I am quietly optimistic about this endeavor.

I used to live by the motto "Hope for the best and expect the worst". Now I just expect the worst. (I hope I'm wrong, but I'm disillusioned)

@norlockv

23 күн бұрын

It’s “plan for the worst”, my friend. It’s advice on how to separate your fears from you logical thoughts.

How much content do they have to work with? The search for Gollum was quarter of a chapter in LOTRTFOTR. They will have to fill in with the complete fleshed out back story of Sméagol to Gollum, then end with the escape of Gollum from Thranduils prisons. Peter Jackson will go from condensing a mega epic into a trilogy film, to expanding parts of two chapters into an entire story. It will be hard to do without straying from the lore.

@ryancooper3629

20 күн бұрын

Yes they will. Which is probably by design. They don't want to tell a story with a ton of source material as this will allow them to completely write the story THEY want. (Probably one with a healthy dose of "modern audiences" content injected)

I think this could be a very interesting film that we could be getting in the next couple of years. I'll keep myself as cautious optimistic as possible for this one.

I hope Peter takes good care of himself and his teams during the production process. The behind the scenes features revealed a serious toll on the people involved in his earlier middle earth productions.

@Propane_Acccessories

23 күн бұрын

CGI

I wish they would have gone with the Silmarillion, children of Hurin would be an awesome movie.

I hope that they give props to them for the 2009 fan film.

Andy Serkis is long overdue for an honorary Oscar due to his ground breaking motion capture acting. He did it first and did it so well it allowed movies to expand the stories that can be told. Andy also did it for more than one character. He did Kong and Caesar.

I am soo Early, the Two Trees of Valinor weren't made yet. Nice, *singing* we are getting more Adra, We getting more Arda!!! YAY, Yeah MELLON!!!

So very exciting. I don’t think it’s going to be a let down like The Rings of Power being that the old crew is back. Some people are saying that re-exploring Gollum is kind of lazy and we know enough about him to move on. I get why they are featuring his character because he is someone everyone is familiar with and it can tie in the timeline after The Hobbit and before LOTR. Hopefully we can finally see Elrond twins as I do recall them being part of this timeline.

If there's anyone who can get Lord of the Rings movies right, it's them. Here's hoping they still have the magic

@haukionkannel

23 күн бұрын

They would,make great film from Beren and Luthien, or Hurins children because there is good and full story to follow… The hunt for Gollum they have few lines of text and they have to fill rest by themselves… It will not be good. Theyre will be less than 1% of Tolkien in that Gollumn movie… rest will,be carbage.

@Transilvanian90

23 күн бұрын

@@haukionkannel Not necessarily, but that’s certainly a danger. I trust Peter Jackson more than the RoP clowns with this

@haukionkannel

23 күн бұрын

@@Transilvanian90 Yeah… Jackson has actually done good movies even before he did Lotr so there definitely is difference! But he is not JJR Tolkien, henhas different style in telling stories and nothing wrong in that, but for Tolkien story, i would like to see the story writen by Tolkien, like Beren and Luthiel and other fully writen story that some skilled movie director adapt, instead of trying to make Tolkien story by themselves.

I am beyond psyched

I like this format for a video 👍

This feels like the late 90's/early 2000's to me when the original trilogy was announced. So much excitement and anticipation then and now. I was there, Gandalf. I was there 3000 years ago....

@SpaceTravel1776

24 күн бұрын

It’s fan fiction, the final result will have very little to do with Tolkien, only broad concepts and the character names. You should be hopeful but not excited. There will be almost zero of Tolkien’s genius included, it will have to come from someone else.

@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger

24 күн бұрын

​​@@SpaceTravel1776With how he handled the original trilogy, though not 1:1, I trust Jackson to make a quality fanfiction. Thats kind of the beauty: when there's established lore you have to choose what to keep, what to omit, how to organize every shot to fit the vision of the writing. Fanfiction however is an independent work so he can get as creative (within reason) as he feels is necessary, and there isnt much in the way of established or conflicting lore to call him out for violating. I'm apprehensively excited; so many movies have let me down in the past 14+ years, I'm hoping this puts all that disappointment to rest.

@KnightofHyrule26

24 күн бұрын

@@SpaceTravel1776 I trust Jackson over Amazon. Even the Hobbit is better than the majority of Hollywood's output these days.

Exciting times! ♥️🙌🏽

Thank god, gotta be better than Rings of Power yes?

@istari0

24 күн бұрын

Amazon's not involved and Jackson and Co are so I definitely think it will be better.

Great news. Good times ahead

It's sufficient that WB gives Jackson space and time to make it right. Like they did for LOTR.

Finally awesome Lotr news. That is a killer team coming back.. Masterful creators and by the sounds of it, back in our yard!! 🇳🇿

I would love to see more movies and/or shows about characters like Gollum because I see it as a way to understand the characters more. I can see a lot of discussions coming from it (i.e., this is how the One Ring tempted Isildur, which prevented him from throwing it into Mt. Doom). Sure, Gollum is a villain in LOTR, but a movie/show going further into his backstory could help us understand why he is a villain, how the Ring corrupted him and all that. There's so much lore in Tolkien's work and there are a ton of possible movies and shows you can make. As long as it's faithful to the books and everything from the acting to the production is of the highest quality, I'll be one happy Tolkien fan.

Excited that og crew is back, I hope they learned all the right lessons from Hobbit trilogy. TBH, not the first story I was hoping from greater Middle-Earth mythology and it will be really difficult to live up to LOTR with inevitable comparisons of the two. As for the casting, I don't know what to think. De-aged Viggo or new, younger actor? I cannot imagine someone else playing Aragorn and somewhat, I don't think anyone should. I guess sir Ian McKellen can reprise his role.

I also don't like the fact that they took the title. I'm sure they knew of that fan film. I hope they gave the makers credit.

So very excited and curious about the Cast.

If they recast Aragorn, they should get viggo to play aragorn's father

@ryancooper3629

20 күн бұрын

Arathorn (his father) was killed when Aragorn was only 2. As Aragorn was a toddler at the time they would need to introduce a pretty big retcon to even consider having Arathorn in flashbacks interacting with Aragorn in any meaningful way.

The movie we neither needed or deserved. But hopefully NZ can get some good PR and jobs out of this...

My dad introduced me to The Lord of the Rings in 05/06. Since then I have been hooked. Can't wait for these.

Now I need andy serkis saying "one way ouuuut" in Gollum's voice

I'm very happy about this news Peter Jackson Andy Serkis these guys know Lord of the rings we are getting lord of the rings Peter Jackson story telling people should be happy about this Gollum Aragorn Gandalf I love these characters to hear anything with Peter Jackson Andy Serkis coming back to lord of the rings is great news couldn't be happier im not worried im excited

Not sure. Like that crew but why do we need this story told and not something very different in the Third Age? Well can't be worse than utter dogcrap RoP.

So long as WB doesn't meddle with this like they did with the Hobbit movies, I think this is excellent news. Calling this a golden-age for Tolkien content though I think is really premature seeing as the last time we saw something that purported itself to be Tolkien was RoP and its apparently not going to be leaving anytime soon. Fortunately, these new announcements have nothing to do with Amazon and that in and of itself is a major plus. I think I would prefer they bring back the original cast and use de-aging technology to make them appear younger. Recasting the characters would be a perilous exercise.

"Cinematic universes have been overplayed" is quite an understatement.

Great news and a fantastic story. Besides the hunt for Gollum they could also jump to some scenes that were left out in Peter Jacksons movies. I am thinking about The old forest and Tombadil and the barrow heights. These actually took place during Gandalfs journey. Or show us more about the departure from the shire which were so beautifully described in Tolkien's books. E.g.when the hobbit met farmer maggot. This could also help to really fill the movie with the actual lore rather than inventing stuff that never happened

As long as it sticks to the original content and has absolutely no interference from the studio executives, I'm cautiously optimistic.

As long as the OG gang is creating ot then I have no doubt it'll be good. I do wish we get a morgoth TV or trilogy at some point tho with Peter behind it

@FireLordJohn3191

24 күн бұрын

But who do you cast as Tolkien's equivalent of the Devil?

@istari0

24 күн бұрын

Unless and until the Tolkien Estate sells the rights to the Silmarillion and other Tolkien writings, that won't happen.

@fourwheelerjock

24 күн бұрын

@istari0 Look I am gonna say I know the ins and outs bc i dont. I like the universe but even after all these years I am still green too it. Idk who owns what or this or that. Just saying that's one era of the timeliness I'd love to see specially in movie form as it'd do it more justice imo. If it can't ever be made bc of some one owning rights that won't distribute or sell then that sucks. Just stating what I'd like to see.

@istari0

24 күн бұрын

@@fourwheelerjock All I'm doing is pointing out something a lot of people don't know because it explains why no one has talked seriously about making movies or shows based on Silmarillion material. Maybe someday the Tolkien Estate will sell those rights. If that happens, we can only hope the rights are sold to someone who cares about and respects the Professor's work.

Superb news!

Hey... Stuart Townsend would look the age now LMFAO

Just a warning. After the 3rd iteration of an ip, the odds are in favor of it not being good.

Yes !!!! Peter Jackson / Andy Serkis / Weta / 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍✅✅✅✅✅✅

The "old" crowd is still excited. I read the Silmarillion and the rest of Tolkien in the late 70's. Loved the LotR films. People can complain about The Hobbit all they want, but it was still better than 90% of the films out there today. I am relieved, however, that Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis will be part of this. We don't need another RoP.

React to nerd of the rings interview Philippa Boyens and the WOTR writers who were with her. Kamiyama is a legend who’s top tier and has the talent, pedigree and heart sensible enough to take this project on! And turns out they used hera NOT from Greek/Roman. They actually used a different Norse phonetic which gives if a different meaning. Nothing less from the experts of Tolkien. ❤

I'm soooo worried 😢... but the most excited I've been since return hit theaters. Holding my breath 😖

My first thought on the "Hunt for Gollum" movie : Excitement at 1st glance. But after thinking a bit of skepticism. Here's why. It is bound to involve heavily at least 3 major characters from the original trilogy, of whom we already have their "hero's (or antihero) journey" in there. We also know where these characters are going to be headed as characters by the end of the film. So it's going to be very difficult to make an epic and satisfying ending that also ties to the trilogy as well, without having to go off script and invent something possibly lore breaking and ridiculous in order to make it a film worth of standing on its own. Aragorn begins in the trilogy as a very reluctant heir to the throne , which makes him the most difficult character to write a good film ending for. Him ending up withdrawing from his heritage and being a ranger makes for a poor heroic ending to a film. Gandalf is a much mor interesting Tolkien character to explore his past before the trilogy because he has a very long one. However, given that the title implies a very limited time pocket, it's doubtful that they will be exploring much of his past in it. Plus the two previous trilogies have already set up his finding that 1) Sauron is back and 2) the Ring is Frodo's ring, so I don't really understand what big event or finding is there for Gandalf to go through that we don't already know. Plus Ian McKellen is guite old. Don't get me wrong, I love love LOVE 💕 Ian McKellen as Gandalf, I'm just worried that the wear might be too obvious in both posture and movement (movie magic can fix faces nowadays). As far as Gollum is concerned, delving into his past may be quite interesting, but the question still remains: if we've already seen his origin story and his final purpose, what else is there to excite us and how will the film about him have a satisfying grand finale? Plus, as another commenter already mentioned, the hunt for Gollum partly failed, as "the enemy found him first", so how does this set up a grand finale? All the above questions are impossible for me to answer. However, what gives me hope that it won't be a mid movie in all intended purposes, is that the team involved is the best it could possibly be and that given enough freedom to produce in their own schedule, they've proven they can do wonders and can certainly surprise us with things we haven't thought of. So I'm going to be very cautiously optimistic about it

Really excited for this film

What I always wondered is how Andy serkis managed to stalk me throughout my life from the age of 4 when I first read my favourite book through the various adaptations such as the BBC play and throughout managed to read my mind in order to bring gollum to life exactly as I imagined him. So excited for this.

Is there resources for more info on what happened during the hunt?

Why do it? We have seen Aragorn sacrifice a lot to undo the wrongs of his ancestors so how can seeing him doing it again (18 years earlier) be that meaningful. Doesn't that sabotage his later pledges given that he had already promised to do the same sort of thing? And what can Gollum do that is film worthy; lie again, deceive, break promises, have a moment of being ordinary (or eat babies - something he might have done). We know he is a damaged creature but that losing the ring actually made him a bit braver yet I cannot see how any meaningful arc can be devised for him; all he has is maybe a temporary relief from his torment that is unfortunately re-energized to an even worst state later; but that is something we have already seen in the films.

I am hoping for the best.

The only downfall to this news is as a huge horror movie fan and especially Peter Jackson's early work is that Us in the horror Community have to wait even longer now for Peter Jackson to restore his early splatter films for bluray/4k releases.

POINTLESS CASH GRAB!

As long as he learned his lesson after the Hobbit movies, it could be good. The fan made Hunt For Gollum was good

It would be amazing if Ian, Viggo and Orlando joined in on this!

As long as they TAKE THEIR TIME with it unlike they RUSHED the Hobbit, this will ROCK

I have to admit I'm much more cynical about this. I don't know if I'm really keen on an entire movie about Gollum. I'm pretty content with his role in the Hobbit and LotR. I'm also thinking that this is a bit of a desperate reach for WB, trying to find one of the most recognizable characters from the earlier films with the most marketability. Like, imagine if they did another Star Wars trilogy just about Baby Yoda? I just don't know how excited I'm going to be to go watch WB's next paycheck. Now, I get that they're getting a lot of the original staff, and having Serkis direct does make a lot of sense. I also haven't seen that fan film. I just kinda wish we would focus on new Middle-Earth stories instead of just finding the most profitable characters and making more stories about them. I get that it's hard to find new story ideas when they don't have access to the Silmarillion, but a Gollum movie just feels like a cheap idea. (Not that a good movie can't be made with a cheap idea, of course.) FWIW, I am looking forward to the anime film The War of the Rohirrim, and I do want to watch the second season of Rings of Power (season 1 was fine, but there was definite room for improvement; here's hoping it does). I know there might be more stuff to look forward to, but there is still a danger of over-saturation. Honestly, I would prefer to see other fantasy series and worlds be given a shot on the big screen, but I guess risk-averse corporations like WB don't want to commit to such things. 😕

I think this is a good way to go. And we could definitely see Viggo and Ian back. As well as many others related to this story. Whether that’s Arwen and the sons of Elrond, Thranduil and the Mirkwood elves, maybe even random characters like Radagast. Lots of potential options for this.

This is great, a safe pair of hands that has a lot of respect for Tolkien and the Lore. Hopefully WB giving Amazon compitition in the LOTR-department will force them to improve the show and force the Tolkien society to give Amazon more rights to make the show more lore-accurate.

This movie actually excites me.

I'm exited, but I'm also nervous! I hope they do a good job in the casting and really find actors who are passionate about the lore and the story and can bring just as much to the screen as the original actors did.

This story seems ideally suited to the visual medium of film, as much of it can be told visually with a minimum of dialogue, especially if they include Gollum's journey from the Misty Mountains to Mordor, which would make a wonderful solo acting vehicle for Andy Serkis. As for the potential recasting of other characters, Jackson and company have always been brilliant at casting, so I'm sure they'll make great choices if it comes to that. As long as they don't try to make it too long (2 hours would be sufficient) or insert unnecessary action to make it more "epic," this could potentially be a great "appendix" to the original trilogy, and possibly the first of many "appendices." I never thought that I would be excited about new LOTR movies, but I'm (cautiously) getting there. The tale of Aragorn and Arwen would make a nice follow-up if this one succeeds.

So cool to have read Lotr, the hobbit and Silmarillion 15 years before the first PJ movie. For me the the first movie is by far the best.

Well the best team in on the case. You should also add Fran's name to the title. She wrote some of the best lines in OT.

The gang, or much of the gang from the LOTR and Hobbit trilogies. I love it, this is what we need. I love both trilogies they did, as well as a lot of the work done by PJ, FW, PB, and AS outside of Middle Earth.

I hope they recast and not de-age. I would have preferred a Silmarillion tale, but let’s just wait and see…

If it is going to be a DEI special, then it will be a hard pass. If they are using him to sell us on a cloaked DEI special that will be sad.

Which is why I quickly downloaded the excellent fan film "The Hunt for Gollum" off youtube before Hollywood scrubs it from the site citing "infringement" even though it was made all the way back in between Fellowship and Two Towers. Watch it while you can.

I hope reality matches your optimism.

Would love someone to make a film of the book The Children of Hurin. That would be pic!

Are they recasting Gandalf and Aragorn? I maybe could forgive a different, maybe younger, Aragorn, but sir Ian as Gandalf would be much harder to replace.

@Makkaru112

24 күн бұрын

If it’s no viggo it’ll be weird methinks

@Makkaru112

24 күн бұрын

They can get the guy who mastered Ian’s Gandalf voice. And use the guy who deepfaked as Gandalf to roast things for fun. Especially ROP

@drt1605

24 күн бұрын

@@Makkaru112 it's Charlie Hopkinson and he's so good at natural voice imitation + visual AI that he must prominently state "DEEPFAKE PARODY" in his videos to avoid getting sued. He could do this entire enterprise and save the movie execs millions!

I'm being cautiously excited for this. The Hobbit trilogy was really not up there with LOTR for me and it was again the same ensemble. Hope it turns out better this time.

Some interesting possible stories would include "the war in the north" maybe 4th age post lord of the rings, I would have said young Aragorn's adventures but I feel that would be far better in a TV format.

Why not stories from The Silmarillion?? Cinema gold! Soooo much potential!

@bryanmatthews2370

24 күн бұрын

Tolkien estate hasn't given any studio the rights to work on any of that yet

@DdD-pi8jw

24 күн бұрын

@@bryanmatthews2370 but they gave Amazon the right to bastardize the legacy of Tolkien?? Clown world!!!

@haukionkannel

23 күн бұрын

Yeah.. impossibel to do without permission! Now we again have only few lines of text and try to make full movie based on few lines of text.. this is power of rings again in movie format…

@bryanmatthews2370

23 күн бұрын

@@haukionkannel no way, the people involved in this movie love Tolkien. We just have to hope the studio doesn't make dumb demands

WB hasn't produced any movies that I either love or hate recently. If they really give the team the reigns, and the studio doesn't make them force messages down our throat, this could be really good. Not sure if a Gollum movie should have been the starting point though.

I feel like that we may (hopefully) get Viggo back as Aragorn without the need for de-aging effects. For The Hobbit trilogy, I believe they did not do any de-aging for Ian McKellen (albeit he is an old wizard haha) and just solely went with how Ian acted the part to make it work so I would think that it is definitely possible to get Viggo back in the same way.

If a Middle Earth universe series is going to be a thing, like Star Wars and Marvel, Id love to see the 3 great tales of the First Age. Beren and Luthien, The Children of Hurin, and The Fall of Gondolin

Hunt for gollum sooooo Viggo's Aragorn hopefully!

@purefoldnz3070

24 күн бұрын

noooooooooooo

@jaylars4176

24 күн бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 I get he's older but I'd rather see Aragorn look a bit older then be played by anyone else, or they could switch things around rather then recast Aragorn himself. Let Halbarad, or Elladan and Elrohir be the ones hunting Gollum.

@purefoldnz3070

24 күн бұрын

@@jaylars4176 its going to be Aragorn and Gandalf and Gollum onscreen because that's what the mainstream audience remember. Its the easiest sell. Also that's what is in the appendices.

@jaylars4176

24 күн бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 Very true. I'm just saying for me personally I don't like the idea of anyone else playing Aragorn. I'd rather they pull a Glorfindil/Arwen situation then recast.

@purefoldnz3070

24 күн бұрын

@@jaylars4176 I'm just happy something is coming out to show Rings of Power how its done. Amazon wont be happy

Whelp. I hope it's good. Will see.

I never skip scenes in the LOTR movies, but the scenes where I come closest are the Gollum scenes in the Two Towers.

@ilkvomit88

24 күн бұрын

But why ?

@ponedog

24 күн бұрын

@@ilkvomit88 boring/annoying. There I said it.

@ilkvomit88

24 күн бұрын

@@ponedog yikes

@ponedog

24 күн бұрын

@@ilkvomit88 what am I banned from the LoTr fAnDoM/cOmMuNiTy?

@ryancooper3629

20 күн бұрын

@@ponedog I agree, even when reading the books, I find Gollum the most exhausting character.

I'm sure they'll do a cracking job and I have faith that they'll respect Tolkien. I wish them good luck and that it succeeds for them. However, I am one of those from before The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and my overriding memory was confusion over the changes. After that was slight annoyance over many people not reading the book and thinking this was the story. Fortunately, there are those who took it as an invite into Tolkien's world, and it gave us some great KZread channels. What I did get from the films was the passion, amount of work it took and the journeys they all took to complete it. I also know that I couldn't even think of making anything as monumental - but that's what our imaginations are for, and Peter Jackson's trilogy couldn't approach that.

Reminds me of the quote from Hobbit 3. “Theres some ranger you should meet him”

I don't know how I feel about this, really. I want so much for it to be phenomenal, but...I just haven't got a clue if I trust more adaptions, even in such a near and dear franchise to my heart as LOTR.

I can't wait. Wish they would have never ended to begin with. But there is only so much content they can work with I guess.

Sss..ss..Yes Precious More Filmses by Jacksons...We wants it Precious...

I was really hoping it was going to be about Melkor.. oh well this is still good news

More Legolas and Thranduil, more Gollum and Aragorn….Yes!

I would love to see a biographical movie about Aragorn. I really hoped he'd appear in the first Hobbit film as 10 year old Estel in Rivendell.