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Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Check it out!

http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/num-intro.htm

Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :

Spiffy, but very long. I like the idea, but I doubt Tolkien's estate would go for it. Unless someone could convince Christopher Tolkien to write it. Hmmm...

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

See, I'm all for Silmarillion - the Musical!

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Where's that vomit smilie when you need it?

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

I just don't see Jude Law as Sauron.

[Eek!]

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

Jude Law huh...Yeah...Not seeing that either. I don't think he has the capacity to play a villain.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

Not a Sauron-type evil villian, anyway!

Posted by Rhaegar The Fool (Member # 5811) on :

Oh come on, he's english, he can always play the ambiguously gay villain.

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

"And now, a tap dance number by the Valar...."

Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :

I read the entire article, in all of its ultra-wordy glory, and didn't find a single reference to the only reason movies are made: MONEY. Explain to me how such a movie could be profitable, and I might be supportive of the concept. Otherwise, I'll sign off on The Hobbit , which is pretty much guaranteed to make a gazillion bucks.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

We make movies for art too! [Smile]

Yay art!

And I could see Jude Law playing a beautiful Sauron, he could still make himself beautiful back in those days. Damn that father of lies...

[Wink]

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

Jude Law? Where?! *faints*

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

Jude Law is far too blonde and blue-eyed (all over, he exudes blonde and blue-eyed) to play Sauron!

Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :

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We make movies for art

Agreed. But if art is the prevailing reason a movie is made, regardless of potential box-office success, then that movie will have miniscule budget. The film the author of this article describes is not a small-budget film. If it had a small budget, then it would suck, therefore making it a complete waste of time and money, artistically and commercially speaking.