Early Details For The World Premiere Of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

what about a trailer!

BTW the video you posted reminds me I need to watch it again. The Braveheart theme went so well in it :)

@ThatFan I've heard things about a trailer being attached to Tintin later this year, I doubt it but you never know.

I dont think a Silmarillion movie or movies would be that good. I read the book for the first time over the summer and while it is interesting as a background to Hobbit/LOTR, it reads like a Bible and I felt little to no connection to any of the characters. Hell the only character I felt ANYTHING towards was Morgoth. He was the only really fleshed out character besides maybe Turin Turambar.

P90, I think it's important to explain what exactly is the Silmarillion and why it's not so deep: it is basically the outline of the work Tolkien wanted to create in detail during his life.

He began writing these stories during WWI, and those were from the 1st age. Unfortunately he never had much time to write since he was a teacher in oxford and had a difficult life.

One day he wrote a small book for his son, and that became the Hobbit. It was almost accidentally published because a editor gave the book to his son to read and he loved it. Then the Hobbit was a success.

In the 50's the LoTR was released but it wasn't what Tolkien wanted to write at first, he really wanted to publish his big story, those from the Silmarillion. But The editor wanted more hobbit stories. That's why LoTR begins the way it is, similar to the Hobbit.

The thing at this point was derived from a problem Tolkien knew he had but couldn't stop being like that: he never finished the book because he attained to small details of the story and spent many years re-writing and correcting LoTR.

When he had time he wrote in detail some of the Silmarillion stories, but never in the amount he wanted.

In the end he died in the beginning of the 70's and left much to be done. His son Christopher took his basic wtitings, (tried to) put them in order for publishing and even had to write some parts so the Silmarillion would have some cohesion. It's the version we know.

Some of the detailed texts were published in a 12-volume series called "The History of Middle-Earth", and Christopher said there are more unreleased material from his father.

I really recommend you to read some of these texts from this series (http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth) and you'll probably find the depth you look for. For example "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" ("The Debate of Finrod and Andreth"). It's sick.

Sorry about the long post. Got a little carried out.

Truder - I agree so much, but I also understand when someone says they don't see it this way, from the perspective of other novels. It's a loooong story in about 300 pages.

LOL, ok then...

Never read the books. Just own the cartoon.
But based upon your threads, there seems to be much more to the story.
Anyhow, 'The Hobbit' will be great films.

Silmarillion, Totally Rules. I love the book. It's great. It really helps one understand Lord of the Rings even more. But, My Favorite of the whole Book is Feanor. I love him. His saga alone is one movie. (well the whole 1st Age could be a trilogy) Supposedly there is one of his sons still alive wandering around Middle Earth. Do you when Tolkien Died? 3 Rings for the elves high in light, 7 for the dwarves in their halls made of stone, 9 to the Nazgul and 1 ring to rule them all...........1973.