i heard its not so much as a sequel to RotK but that RotK would be split into two parts as so that it can be longer...thats a rumor i might beleive.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> but there was the entire Luke and Liea thing for Star Wars <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><I>They</I> didn't get married. They only flirted a little.<P>Dashuka, I hope you're right. There is so much that they will have to skip as it is because of the way they ended TTT (I would have watched a four-hour movie, the rest of the theater-goers could leave if they wanted).

Presuming that a fourth film whose story takes place after the War of the Ring will be produced, these are my thoughts:<P>1. If they make a fourth film, I believe it's plot will circulate around the Dagor Dagorath. <P>2. The tale of the Dagor Dagorath was not written by Tolkien. This leaves it to be invented by three people that I do not consider at all to be trustworthy in creating a new installment for the tale of middle earth.<P>3. I cringe at the thought of PJ, Philly, and Franny ruining a fine possibility for an ending to the masterpiece of Middle-Earth. I would utterly refuse to view any such film, and would advise all aquaintances to do the same.<P>4. The vast amount of anger that could be stirred up in me over this not a pleasant thing for me or anyone else. It is not the right of anyone except one of the children (namely Christopher) to produce any such tale for the public.<P>Each of these is based on the former, and as I think the production of a fourth film to be a very unlikely thing, all of my statements are hopefully worthless in reality.<P>Iarwain

This might be something more for the book forum, but isn't Dagor Dagorath the story of the apocalypse, that is it hasn't happened yet?<P>Most people feel that Middle Earth represents our world in some dim and forgotten past. In Dagor Dagorath, Manwe and Melkor will battle and the world will be unmade. As far as I know the world is still here.<P>That means the story needs to be set in the future or, perhaps more interestingly, in the present day. Any writer would have pretty much carte blanche to what the hell they like, but hasn't there been enough apocalypse movies out there?<P>H.C.

Well, since Dagor Dagoroth is not written, it is future.<P>Suilad,<P>Anuion