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Originally Posted by tumhalad2
Well, I'm being completely theoretical. This is not about whether they will make a film or not, it's about the effects such a project might have upon Tolkien's image as a popular author.
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That would depend, in part, on the film– my guess is that any such adaptation would end up being completely butchered.
But even if it wasn't, how many people judge an author solely by the film versions of his or her novels? It would be rather silly of them, don't you think?
Of course, a successful film version
will encourage people to read the original novel– but that's a two-step process, which isn't what you've described.