Film Rights to First & Second Age

[Sauron the White]

WCH - thank you for this answer

Theoretically, it could be done (although use of the title 'silmarillion' would create trademark problems independent of copyright concerns)

I take it then that your answer to my question is YES.

Regarding the title - the Appendicies - A - state that those incidents and characters come from The Silmarallion. I would state that my title merely says where I obtained this material. But fine.

Thank you for telling me what I could not put into the film. I feel I have more than enough on the plate for a full film with the list as I provided. And I appreciate your concern about the difficulties of making a film from a short synopsis. But that is sometimes how films are sold. I understand that one of the most beloved films of all time came from a simple greeting card.

Next question: Could the Tolkien Estate, sell the film rights to THE SILMARILLION to a producer creating a film of its tales including the following

- Feanor is shown to be the greatest of the Eldar making the Silmarils filling them with the radiance of the Two Trees
- Morgoth stealing the Silmarils
-Morgoth destroying the Two Trees by poisoning them
- Morgoth retreating to his great fortress of Thangorodrim with the Silmarils
- Feanor leading his people into exile
- War between the Eldar and Edain against Morgoth and his forces
- the defeat of the Eldar and Edain
- the union of Beren and Luthien and their lineage
-Beren and Luthien steal a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth
-Luthien becomes mortal and gives birth to Dior
-the city of Gondolin with Turgon as its king
-the wedding of Earendil to Elwing
-the overthrow of Morgoth
-the ship of Earendil is set into the heavens

If the Estate sold those rights, would a film maker have the legal right to make that film?