The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past is set 14 years after the passing of Frodo. Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure.
The only way I would consider this acceptable is if by “first steps if their adventure” what they mean is the whole section that the movie trilogy skips (tom bombadil, the barrow down, etc).
That might actually be the case because I believe they actually have rights to that material since it’s part of the original trilogy.
Colbert on Monday revealed that the film will be based on “Fogs on the Barrow-downs,” the eighth chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, where Hobbits are trapped by a Barrow-wight in an unnatural fog. The story also includes a fan favorite character omitted from the previous films, Tom Bombadil. The movie will be derived from chapters three through eight of Tolkien’s landmark book.
He passed across the great sea into Valinor. He eventually dies there, but he’s presumably still alive at the time when the movie is set, 14 years after he left Middle-Earth.
I don’t think the Tolkien estate is willing to option Silmarillion or any other content. Far as I know, all of the film and TV content is based on a single, very old license agreement from before they soured on film and video. As a result it only covers The Hobbit and LOTR. The Amazon show was therefore restricted to the LOTR appendices only.
and it really shows with how stretched out and shit that show’s writing is. They would’ve been better off to make it a comparatively short trilogy at best and not a series even if they kept all of the odd choices.
But LOTR is perfect.
He can redirect the hobbit if he wants.
sounds like it’s more of an epilogue to LOTR.
3 old hobbits travel around to relive old glories… the bucket list in Middle Earth?
Turns into a drunk, stoned on pipeweed, just trying to get to Mordor comedy adventure film
Pineapple Express: Mordor
Dude where’s my shadowmere?
Merry and pippin go to helms deep
The only way I would consider this acceptable is if by “first steps if their adventure” what they mean is the whole section that the movie trilogy skips (tom bombadil, the barrow down, etc).
That might actually be the case because I believe they actually have rights to that material since it’s part of the original trilogy.
It looks like that’s the case!
At the very least this demonstrates some deliberation and intent behind the project.
Do they finally have sex with each other?
They’re cousins.
I’m not hearing a “no”
Your point?
so yes?
Frodo died??? Has anyone told…uh…the other characters???
He passed across the great sea into Valinor. He eventually dies there, but he’s presumably still alive at the time when the movie is set, 14 years after he left Middle-Earth.
Silmarillion maybe?
Like trying to make a movie out of the Bible, cover to cover
Maybe he’s gonna do The Silmarillion
I don’t think the Tolkien estate is willing to option Silmarillion or any other content. Far as I know, all of the film and TV content is based on a single, very old license agreement from before they soured on film and video. As a result it only covers The Hobbit and LOTR. The Amazon show was therefore restricted to the LOTR appendices only.
I love pointing out that Amazon made an entire show out of footnotes.
and it really shows with how stretched out and shit that show’s writing is. They would’ve been better off to make it a comparatively short trilogy at best and not a series even if they kept all of the odd choices.