[LenS]

Making The Silmarillion will not be possible so soon. The movie rights were only sold for The Hobbit and LOTR. Considering the current hostility of the Tolkien estate's board towards any movies (understandable, Tolkien sold the rights in the late 60's for about $20,000 -- about $250,000 in today's money -- so that his heirs could afford the death taxes that would be due when he and his wife died), we'll have to wait longer. Also, there's too much material to do all of the Silmarillion. But turning the Lay of Beren and Luthien or the Tale of the Children of Hurin into movies would seem possible if the board ever changed it's mind.

[Paul C. Jesup]

FotR might break the billion dollar mark alone before it is finished in the theators. That is NOT counting the other two movies, the video/DVD release of the three movies and merchandise from the three movies.

Trust me. Just give it time. They will find a way to talk the Tolken family into let them make the other books into movies. A couple of hundred million dollars, a percent of the gross and/or profit of the movies might do the trick.

[Paul C. Jesup]

FotR might break the billion dollar mark alone before it is finished in the theators. That is NOT counting the other two movies, the video/DVD release of the three movies and merchandise from the three movies.

Trust me. Just give it time. They will find a way to talk the Tolken family into let them make the other books into movies. A couple of hundred million dollars, a percent of the gross and/or profit of the movies might do the trick.