Non-Hobbit prequel?
I've been hearing about a possible Lord of the Rings prequel movie that would not be The Hobbit in various places across the web. Does anyone know anything about this? I've heard of the nonprofessional (is that the right word? Or would 'unofficial' be a better choice) film involving Arathorn, Gilraen, and Estel, but I'm not sure if that is what I'm hearing about or not. Did that ever even come to pass?
Anyway, maybe I'm just hearing a bunch of unfounded rumors and speculation, but it brought a new thought to mind: if there was to be a LotR prequel that is not The Hobbit, what would it be? Would it be one of the many stories in The Silmarillion? Or would it be about Aragorn's adventures as Thorongil or something similar?
What do you think would make a good prequel, especially considering that a majority of the audience isn't familiar with Tolkien's works as much as PJ's movies. In other words, the general audience might have a hard time relating to Feanor and his sons since Galadriel is pretty much the only character they would recognize in a film version of the Flight of the Noldor as opposed to a prequel about a young Aragorn.
Thoughts?
Personally, I'd love to see the Akallabêth with Isildur, Elendil, etc. on film. At the same time, I'd be afraid that a director might make the Numenorians completely feeble and weak-minded like PJ made Denethor in the films. Seriously, who'd want to see a movie!Denethorish Ar-Pharazôn? Not me!
Anyway, maybe I'm just hearing a bunch of unfounded rumors and speculation, but it brought a new thought to mind: if there was to be a LotR prequel that is not The Hobbit, what would it be? Would it be one of the many stories in The Silmarillion? Or would it be about Aragorn's adventures as Thorongil or something similar?
What do you think would make a good prequel, especially considering that a majority of the audience isn't familiar with Tolkien's works as much as PJ's movies. In other words, the general audience might have a hard time relating to Feanor and his sons since Galadriel is pretty much the only character they would recognize in a film version of the Flight of the Noldor as opposed to a prequel about a young Aragorn.
Thoughts?
Personally, I'd love to see the Akallabêth with Isildur, Elendil, etc. on film. At the same time, I'd be afraid that a director might make the Numenorians completely feeble and weak-minded like PJ made Denethor in the films. Seriously, who'd want to see a movie!Denethorish Ar-Pharazôn? Not me!