this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2025
60 points (88.5% liked)

movies

2129 readers
129 users here now

A community about movies and cinema.

Related communities:

Rules

  1. Be civil
  2. No discrimination or prejudice of any kind
  3. Do not spam
  4. Stay on topic
  5. These rules will evolve as this community grows

No posts or comments will be removed without an explanation from mods.

founded 8 months ago
MODERATORS
atomicpoet@piefed.social
BoozeOrWater@piefed.social
TheImpressiveX@piefed.social
60
‘Wicked’ Sequels Being Figured Out at Universal Pictures: ‘Things Are Underway’ to See How ‘We Can Continue in This Universe’ (variety.com)
submitted 5 days ago by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social to c/movies@piefed.social
33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

It actually was. He started Lord of the rings but no publishers wanted to buy it so he wrote the Hobbit as it was shorter and aimed at children so it would be easier to sell and act as a foot in the door to the other books.