PJ has confirmed that he would be interested in such a project and wants to make it, but the earliest possible would be after having finished King Kong...
And they're still messing around with the copyrights etc
So they want to make it, but it isnt sure if it will be possible
Christopher Tolkien for example doesnt want a movie of it
Neither do I
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