For nearly 50 years after his father died … Christopher Tolkien is the third son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien, and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. Christopher Tolkien The French Magazine Le Mond had a rare opportunity to interview Christopher Tolkien (JRR Tolkien's son responsible for publishing The Silmarillion and all the Histories of Middle-earth books) recently, and has just published the article. Well apparently, it is not Christopher Tolkien’s right to prevent ‘The Silmarillion’ from being produced into a movie. Christopher Tolkien is the third son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien, and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. Tolkien sold the film rights to his fantasy books in 1969, leaving his family and those in charge of his estate with no control over the movies.“The Fellowship of the Ring” is the first installment in the trilogy and will have its worldwide premiere on Monday in London. Click here to follow The Middle-earth Blog on Twitter: Have a question you would like to see featured here? Guarda immagini di alta qualità seguire l'hashtag #christopher tolkien on the movies. Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, recently announced his retirement as director of the Tolkien Estate, a position he's held since his father passed away in 1973.Christopher is one of his father's staunchest supporters and he's earned himself the reputation of being a Tolkien purist over the years, believing that nothing could surpass the original books (or his own works). "At first I thought maybe we'd do a 400-film series, but you absolutely cannot tell this story in fewer than 500 movies," Jackson said during a press conference announcing The Silmarillion. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth edited and published by Christopher. After his passing, Peter Jackson unveiled a new, 578-film series covering the events of The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Christopher Tolkien, son and literary heir of J.R.R. The production of Peter Jackson's movie trilogy caused ruptures in the Tolkien estate, with Christopher choosing not to support the live-action interpretations of his father's books. Once you sign up you should receive a confirmation email you must reply to. Christopher Tolkien is the third son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien, and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. No movie is ever going to be a faithful adaption of a book and nor have die-hard fans of JRR Tolkien works ever expected his works to be faithfully adapted into movies, as Christopher Tolkien said before the release of The Fellowship of the Ring movie: ‘The Lord of the Rings is unsuitable for transformation into visual dramatic form. Christopher Tolkien & The Live Action Movies. Some ISPs, like Century Link, have blocked emails from Xenite.Org in the past. Christopher Tolkien, JRR Tolkien's last surviving son and the man who has spent the last few decades putting order to the late professor's writings on …