Why Hasn’t the Tolkien Estate Sold the Rights to Adapt the Silmarillion?

Why Hasn’t the Tolkien Estate Sold the Rights to Adapt the Silmarillion?

After the “Hunt for Gollum” movie announcement, I notice more than one person asking why the Tolkien Estate hasn’t sold the rights to the Silmarillion yet. It seems like a natural enough question following the death of Christopher Tolkien, but there are still plenty of obstacles to such a move.


Want to know about that atrocious John Boorman LOTR script? Here are my videos on it:


Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhKX7VdMiZU


Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbxZU3mVRsc


Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7BqeOwPcSE


Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHGpbhTKq0w


For good measure, here I talk about JRR Tolkien’s comments on another script he hated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLLIFb_Pe8


For my (very old) thoughts on how you might adapt the Silmarillion, check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cliHCmfpj3M



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