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Old 02-23-2004, 09:13 PM   #9
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Oh Holy Eru! That is ridiculous!

The only reason that Star Wars did as well as it did was that George Lucas could make up the story as he went along. He didn't have any books that he needed to stick to, and thus, die-hard book fans he needed to look out for, to limit his "creativity." Any director who even tries making a prequel/sequel to LotR will have to look out for the finances, rabid book fans, and the Tolkien Estate before he even thinks of making a movie. The only reason that LotR was made into a movie without the Tolkien Estate going completely ballistic (Chris Tolkien disinherited his grandson, I believe, so he still went ballistic) was that they didn't have the rights to LotR. The rights had been sold many years before. Chris Tolkien still owns the rights to The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and all other Middle-earth material, so unless the old dear dies (Eru forbid!) or has an extreme change of heart, I don't think that any movies shall be made. These rumors are nothing more than rumors.
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