If the Children of Húrin was filmed... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 03-28-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauron the White

If all this is true, I wonder how all these nasty stories get started leading folks like me to believe that the Tolkien Estate - and Christoper in particular - did not like or approve of the movies? I could have sworn than I have read this many times in many places over the last few years. I certainly cannot remember ever seeing the opposite - that Christopher or any other member of the Estate was thankful for the films, was thankful for the additional revenue they produced for them, or at the least had even enjoyed them.

I've never seen any adverse comments by any family member re the movies - apart from the usual unsubstantiated hearsay - what have you seen? I don't see why Christopher or any other family member should have to express approval - or say anything about anything at all. They aren't public figures. Maybe some of them saw the movies & really enjoyed them - but they aren't film critics either. I'm not being antagonistic here, but why would they feel any need to comment? They have used the profits to support good causes - & they don't discuss those either.

Sauron the White · 03-28-2007, 03:03 PM

Is CT a public figure? Probably all in the definition of the term.

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They have used the profits to support good causes - & they don't discuss those either.

Yes they have used profits for good purposes and my hat is off to them. They have helped many good and worth causes. I also see where some of those charitable contributions support Tolkien related research and papers. Fine. But lets make that distinction when we hand out the praise.

I ask again, if anyone knows -- were ALL film profits used in this manner or do the charity contributions represent a PARTIAL amount of the profits from increased royalty revenue as a result of the films popularity?

davem · 03-28-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauron the White

I ask again, if anyone knows -- were ALL film profits used in this manner or do the charity contributions represent a PARTIAL amount of the profits from increased royalty revenue as a result of the films popularity?

Well, you can email the Estate via their web site & ask them if its important - http://www.tolkienestate.com/. Personally I prefer not to enter into questions of personal finances. It may be that all the profits went straight into the Trust's coffers or it may be that most went into the family's secret off-shore bank account to be used in their nefarious plan to genetically engineer an army of killer Hobbit clones to take over the world.

Sauron the White · 03-28-2007, 04:58 PM

davem --- since I am new here and do not have the information that may have been given in many previous discussions I simply am trying to get my facts straight. People here know so much more than I could ever hope to and I was trying to learn.

davem · 03-29-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sauron the White

davem --- since I am new here and do not have the information that may have been given in many previous discussions I simply am trying to get my facts straight. People here know so much more than I could ever hope to and I was trying to learn.

I understand, & a few of us have tried to answer your questions. But I don't think anyone except members of the family know what has happened to the movie profits, other than they've gone to those who deserve them & that in the main they are a very decent bunch. Why is it so important to know who's got what & what they've done with it?

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-29-2007, 02:52 AM

The financial concerns of the Tolkien family and Estate are not our concerns here on the Barrow-Downs. We have not discussed them in detail in the past, since we have no inside information, so you haven't missed anything, Sauron. Nor do we have any right at all to judge private persons on what they do with their private revenue. Nothing more than hearsay, rumours and other unfounded speculations can be contributed, so let's stop talking about this and get back to the main issue of the thread - discussing possibilities for filming the CoH. Thank you!

Sauron the White · 03-29-2007, 06:19 AM

A serious question regarding possible filming of CHILDREN OF HURIN directed at a special audience. I ask this of people who are the most critical of the LOTR films, For lack of a better word - the Purists - those who seem to want a nearly exact page by page translation of the book to the screen... or at least that is how it has sometimes appeared over the last few years.

What would make a successful HURIN film for you?

03-29-2007, 02:52 AM	#6
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The financial concerns of the Tolkien family and Estate are not our concerns here on the Barrow-Downs. We have not discussed them in detail in the past, since we have no inside information, so you haven't missed anything, Sauron. Nor do we have any right at all to judge private persons on what they do with their private revenue. Nothing more than hearsay, rumours and other unfounded speculations can be contributed, so let's stop talking about this and get back to the main issue of the thread - discussing possibilities for filming the CoH. Thank you! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-28-2007, 04:58 PM	#4
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	davem --- since I am new here and do not have the information that may have been given in many previous discussions I simply am trying to get my facts straight. People here know so much more than I could ever hope to and I was trying to learn.

03-29-2007, 06:19 AM	#7
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	A serious question regarding possible filming of CHILDREN OF HURIN directed at a special audience. I ask this of people who are the most critical of the LOTR films, For lack of a better word - the Purists - those who seem to want a nearly exact page by page translation of the book to the screen... or at least that is how it has sometimes appeared over the last few years. What would make a successful HURIN film for you?