LOTR Prequel

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Originally Posted by doug*platypus

1. The forging of the Great Rings. Sauron as Annatar.

2. The forging of the One Ring. Sauron's war upon the elves of Eregion. Death of Celebrimbor.

3. Sauron's capture and the Akallabêth.

4. Formation of the Last Alliance and the defeat of Sauron.

It would be one long movie, but one I would love to see! Your thoughts?

One I'd absolutely love to see!

Though it might be too much material for one movie, not to mention all the time jumps. But I could easily imagine a movie which covers 3 and 4 (starting about the time of the death of Tar-Palantír?). The story of the rings would then be delivered in a kind of flashback, maybe told by Gil-Galad.

How is the situation of the rights for the Akallabêth? It's part of the Silmarillion after all...

Originally Posted by Essex

So plenty to fit in the prequel! Also, they could show 'back history' of the events surrounding Sauron in Dol Guldur.....

To be honest, I don't think what happens between the Hobbit and LotR is enough to make a whole movie. We have the stories of Saruman and the White Council, of Aragorn and of Gollum, all very interesting, but I fail to see a real plot and a climax. It would be more like the filmmakers picking at the bones of the things that are left and at their disposal and making it into a movie just for the sake of making another one. I don't think it would have the slightest chance to keep up with the other four movies.