The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Would you like to see PJ or someone else try the Silmarillion and 'The Hobbit' ?

Birdland · 12-19-2002, 07:19 PM

Nah, you couldn't do the whole Silm, it would be a disaster on the level of the film version of <I>The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire</I>. Perhaps you could select a story from the Silm, but if people are going to complain about the changes in LoTR, think what they would do to the film maker who tried to flesh out the somewhat one-dimentional gods and Elves of the Silm? <P>As for the Hobbit: New Line owns the rights I believe, but P.J. stated that he would love to see a film made of the book - just so long as his only involvement was paying $7.50 for a ticket.

12-19-2002, 07:19 PM	#4
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Nah, you couldn't do the whole Silm, it would be a disaster on the level of the film version of <I>The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire</I>. Perhaps you could select a story from the Silm, but if people are going to complain about the changes in LoTR, think what they would do to the film maker who tried to flesh out the somewhat one-dimentional gods and Elves of the Silm? <P>As for the Hobbit: New Line owns the rights I believe, but P.J. stated that he would love to see a film made of the book - just so long as his only involvement was paying $7.50 for a ticket.