Andy Serkis, who is directing the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum film, provided an update on the film.This Substack is reader-supported.
Whenever I hear someone is creating "something that’s fresh and new and a different approach" of a beloved book and characters, my instinct is to run the other way.
As Hano Solo said, "I've got a bad feeling about this".
Blech.
The language used "investigating," and "fresh and new perspective," among others, reeks of woke social lecturing.
What's next? Orc immigration to the Shire with the concurrent rise in murder, trafficking, and genocide is "strength in our diversity?"
They don't deserve the benefit of the doubt, specially after what they did with the war of the Rohirim.
I hope i’m wrong, but just in case focus your energy on something productive, like reading the Iliad or learning oil painting
Whenever I hear someone is creating "something that’s fresh and new and a different approach" of a beloved book and characters, my instinct is to run the other way.
As Hano Solo said, "I've got a bad feeling about this".