Movie remakes?

[Meela]

I'm currently writing a screenplay for a remake of Lord of the Rings. And Glorfindel's going right in.

The Silmarillion isn't the right material for a movie. It's more suited to a three or four part drama, which is how I'm planning it at the moment. I've seen a lot of great adaptations, all made into fantasy/entertainment dramas of two lengthy parts, and I see the Sil. as being successful in the same style.

I'll probably look into making Lotr about 8 or 10 years from now. There's no set time for remakes or two movies of the same storyline, although I think with an epic like Lotr it should be given enough time to be 'stored away'.

I'm not planning to use a lot of special effects. I'll try and shoot on a location as often as possible, ie. build my own sets like Edoras was built, or find a suitable spot for areas such as the Dead Marshes and just glam it up. I suppose in 8 or 10 years there'll be nothing but special effects, which is why I'm even more determined to 'go against the trend'. I like to do things differently.

I will bring in Glorfindel and various other left out characters, and use as much of the book 'directly' as I can get away with. I don't disagree with the over-use of Arwen, and I will include her and the romance in my movie, although only in the right places.
It's not really a case of improving, PJ did a great job in his own right. Not everything in the book can be successfully transferred to the screen, and I also expect to make changes where I feel the book isn't working towards movie material.
Tom Bombadil and the gang don't really work with the rest of the story as a whole. I'll either shoot the material and make a bonus disc for the book fans, or write him into a separate drama piece, like I'm doing with the Sil.

And I'm hoping to bring back Sean Bean.