‘The Lord Of The Rings’ fans call for new movies to adapt ‘The Silmarillion’

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Lord Of The Rings fans are calling on J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate to adapt the 1977 story collection, The Silmarillion.Written by the creator of the Lord Of The Rings universe, Tolkien and published posthumously by his son, The Silmarillion has five parts.The book tells stories of wars, supernatural powers and mythology, all set in and around Middle-earth, the setting of much of Tolkien’s writing.Now, with several of Tolkien’s works having been adapted into film series, and the recent announcement of a new Lord Of The Rings movie coming in 2026, fans are taking to social media to plead for an adaptation of The Silmarillion.One user responded on X to the new movie’s announcement, referencing fans asking the movie creators for The Silmarillion adaptation and being ignored: “‘Can we please have a Silmarillion movie?’ ‘Best we can do is Aragorn beating up Gollum for 3 hours.’”Another wrote: “Everyone must drop whatever they’re planning to do with the LOTR franchise and convince Estate to make an… guess what I’m gonna say… AN ANIMATED ANTHOLOGY SERIES BASED ON THE SILMARILLION”.“Can we please have a Silmarillion movie?”“Best we can do is Aragorn beating up Gollum for 3 hours.” https://t.co/sIsaVh1ZXH— The Middle-earth Mixer (@MiddleearthMixr) May 9, 2024Everyone must drop whatever they’re planning to do with the LOTR franchise and convince Estate to make an… guess what I’m gonna say…AN ANIMATED ANTHOLOGY SERIES BASED ON THE SILMARILLION— Eärendil.