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Tolkien's Children of Hurin to Become a Movie?

April 17, 2007

Reuters reports that a "new" book by J.R.R. Tolkien goes on sale on Tuesday. Tolkien's son and literary executor Christopher, now in his eighties, constructed "The Children of Hurin" from his father's manuscripts, and said he tried to do so "without any editorial invention".

Already told in fragmentary form in "The Silmarillion", which appeared in 1977, the new book is darker than "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", for which Tolkien is best known.

The story is set long before "The Lord of the Rings" in a part of Middle-earth that was drowned before Hobbits ever appeared, and tells the tragic tale of Turin and his sister Nienor who are cursed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord.

Hollywood studios are eager to buy the film rights of the new book, according to David Brawn, director at Tolkien publisher HarperCollins.

"We all want this first and foremost to enjoy life as a book," said Brawn. "No one's saying never to a film (but) the film rights are reserved by the estate. We want to see what reaction it gets and then let it run its course."

You can purchase the book at Amazon.

COMMENTS (7)

Posted by:

unknown

February 23, 2008

Iknow some one who could wright the script

Posted by:

joao ricardo

May 19, 2008

I HOPE SO!...and hope sooooon!
The only case : fantastic books, fantastic movies!

Posted by:

Anon

September 20, 2008

"Iknow some one who could wright the script"

Presumably not you.

Posted by:

Avery

December 21, 2008

That would be a great movie. The book was amazing. I think that it will be a movie, but not for a few years. Think about how long it took for the Lord of The Rings to be made into movies.

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some random guy

December 21, 2008

so it was written, so it shall be done!! tolkien lives on...

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Ian

February 1, 2009

I would like to see this book make the crossover to celluloid. But I have some doubts as to its being recieved in a positive light. Hollywood movies usually climax with the hero (st)riding off into the sunset in glorious victory. The Children of Hurin however is a very dark tale of tradegy and woe and it's ending may leave many viewers feeling somehow robbed as they are so used to the "rags-to-riches", "unbeatable hero" types of storyline. The Children of Hurin would suit the mature viewer and as such may not reach a wide cross section of the public. It is interesting to note that Tolkiens works are considered to be part of the "fantasy" genre when a story like The Children of Hurin is much more lifelike and realistic because it is a tradegy, than some of the things that come out of Hollywood these days. Many films now rely on CG to make money rather than believable plots and characters. If The Children of Hurin does make the screen I hope that those entrusted to take on the project choose very carefully how they present it.

Posted by:

pedro

July 15, 2009

its going to be wonderfull!