As Amazon Studios prepares to return to Middle-earth with its new “Lord of the Rings”series, Fox Searchlight sheds light on the man behind the fantasy epic, releasing a new trailer on Wednesday for its upcoming biopic of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Nicholas Hoult plays the famed writer, while Lily Collins is cast as Edith Bratt, his lifelong love and future wife who served as inspiration for characters in his most famous books.
The film follows young Tolkien’s early life growing up in England after his father died in South Africa. He befriends a group of fellow outcasts at school and they form a brotherhood, “to change the world through the power of art.”
Also Read: 'Tolkien' Trailer: Nicholas Hoult Tells Lily Collins a Story About Journeys, Love and Fellowship (Video)
Young Tolkien, of course, wants to write something.
“Since I was a child, I have been fascinated by language,...
Nicholas Hoult plays the famed writer, while Lily Collins is cast as Edith Bratt, his lifelong love and future wife who served as inspiration for characters in his most famous books.
The film follows young Tolkien’s early life growing up in England after his father died in South Africa. He befriends a group of fellow outcasts at school and they form a brotherhood, “to change the world through the power of art.”
Also Read: 'Tolkien' Trailer: Nicholas Hoult Tells Lily Collins a Story About Journeys, Love and Fellowship (Video)
Young Tolkien, of course, wants to write something.
“Since I was a child, I have been fascinated by language,...
- 3/6/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
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