Tolkien
Tolkien is a 2019 British-American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the early life of English professor J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, and Derek Jacobi.
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| Cinematography | Lasse Frank
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| Running time | 112 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $20 million
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| Box office | $9 million
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- The names mentioned in the epilogue, the elven lady and the man, are Beren and Luthien. Their story is told in The Silmarillion, Tolkien's posthumous book of compiled stories.
- Nicholas Hoult also appeared in X-Men: First Class as Dr. (Hank) McCoy, a character previously played by Star Trek actor Kelsey Grammer. Tolkien also created the character Eomer who, in Peter Jackson's films, is played by Karl Urban, who appeared in Star Trek as Dr. (Leonard) McCoy.
- Nicholas Hoult has worked with several actors who played Tolkien's characters. He and Ian McKellen appeared together in X-Men: Days of Future Past and Jack the Giant Slayer, the latter of which also featured Bill Nighy and Andy Serkis. He also appeared in The Current War with Benedict Cumberbatch.
- Epilogue: "The Hobbit was published in 1937 and launched Tolkien's career as one of the most acclaimed fantasy writers in the world. Robert Quilter Gilson and Geoffrey Bache Smith died in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Geoffrey's mother published his poetry in a collection called 'A Spring Harvest'--with Tolkien's forward. Christopher Wiseman composed very little music after the war. He lived until 1987. Although their friendship was never the same, John Ronald named his third child 'Christopher.' John Ronald Reuel Tolkien died in 1973, two years after Edith. They were survived by their four children. On their shared headstone are written elvish names from Tolkien's mythology about a mortal man who fell in love with an elven princess."
- Lily Collins is engaged to Charlie McDowell, whose father, Malcolm McDowell, is best know for his role in A Clockwork Orange (1971), in which his father is played by Philip Stone. Stone also voiced Theoden in The Lord of the Rings (1978).
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