Everything You Need to Know About Tolkien Movie (2019): Oct. 27, 2019 - added the US DVD release date of August 6, 2019 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Who's Involved:
Lily Collins, Peter Chernin, Colm Meaney, Laura Donnelly, Dome Karukoski, Pam Ferris, Nicholas Hoult, David Gleeson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Stephen Beresford, Patrick Gibson, Genevieve O’Reilly, olm Meaney, Craig Roberts, Derek Jacobi, Anthony Boyle
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned MPA
Rating Reason: some sequences of war violence
Runtime: N/A
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
Explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.
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Who's making Tolkien: Crew List
A look at the Tolkien behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Dome Karukoski last directed Tom of Finland. The film's writer David Gleeson last wrote Don’t Go.
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Production: What we know about Tolkien?
Key Facts
- The project will examine the J.R.R. Tolkien's life, particularly his formative years at Pembroke College and as a soldier in World War I, and how it influenced him and his work.
- Based on the true story.
Filming Timeline
- 2019 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2019 - January: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2017 - July: The film was set to Development status.
- 2013 - November: The film was set to Announced status.
A Hollywood biopic about J.R.R. Tolkien has been announced at Fox Searchlight.
Tolkien DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Tolkien was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 .
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