Honestly I think i could do it with a pretty small budget considering the scope. So still like half a billion cause giant movie trilogies are expensive but that's half a billion for 3 movies. One advantage of the story is you can reuse a lot of sets. I've got a different visual idea for stuff than Jackson but id be an absolute stickler for not doing any production techniques that weren't used in fellowship aside from that fucking cave troll. Glaarung absolutely must be mostly animatronic. My vision style wise is half way between Jodorwoski and Jim Henson with a bit of Terry Gilliam's dirty as hell midevsl look from holy frail and jabbwerwocky but played more straight. Also, no fucking plate armor, Tolkien would be so fucking mad a out that cause its a post Norman conquest thing. I guess The Northman would be a solid stylistic jumping off point as well. My ideas for adapting Tolkien are artsy as fuck, id rather get the vibe across than anything.

My Beren and Luthien adaption is closer to The Leigh of Lethian, basically a film opera.

[–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

just let me see Nargothrond in its glory

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

Getting that right would be probably the one of the biggest expenses. The story doesn't really let you get away with a really kickass model shot and then only interiors. Full scale street facades as well as probably entire actual buildings would need to be done. Then you also have to destroy it later. When I fantasize about making movies I fantasize mid budget.

Also for location, not new Zealand. I wanna see snow. Beleriand was to the northwest of lotr middle earth and I think shooting somewhere in north eastern ish Europe would be ideal. This means it would end out shot in Vancouver but I know spots there that could make do, probably need to haul in some fake snow. I picture Children of Hurin to be a generally cold and wet vibe.