A Tolkien Bio-pic?

[Lalwendë]

No, there's not going to be one!

But I was thinking about this and his life would make for an interesting piece of drama. Maybe not on the cinema screen, maybe a BBC drama - it'd fit in really well on BBC Four actually. Of course, it's doubtful the estate would permit such a thing, so it's a long way into the future if at all.

Would you like to see something like that? And who could star in it? I thought of Robert Hardy for the older Tolkien as he has a lovely resonant tone.

I actually think there's a lot in his life that would be interesting and people would probably find it interesting anyway - Jane Austen's life was pretty close to deadly dull, but all the dramatisations of it I have seen have been enjoyable and interesting. In contrast Tolkien had quite a few dramatic moments - going through the trenches, his forbidden love affair, and then his sudden success late in life, plus a number of documented funny moments.