Source: The Federalist
by John Daniel Davidson
“If you thought Hollywood was done trying to corrupt and destroy the legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien, think again. This week Variety reported that Warner Brothers announced yet another Lord Of The Rings spinoff film is in development — and that Stephen Colbert and his son are writing it. Colbert is apparently a ‘vocal Tolkien fanatic,’ and is working on a script derived from the early chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring that didn’t make it into Peter Jackson’s acclaimed trilogy. … Colbert said he pitched Jackson on the idea of a film ‘that could be its own story that could fit into the larger story. Could we make something that was completely faithful to the books while also being completely faithful to the movies that you guys had already made?’ Based on the synopsis of Colbert’s script, the answer is clearly no.” (03/27/26)
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/27/hollywood-is-still-trying-to-corrupt-j-r-r-tolkiens-work/