Not a Fan of the Movies

Christopher Tolkien granted a rare interview, with Le Monde:

Invited to meet Peter Jackson, the Tolkien family preferred not to. Why? “They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25,” Christopher says regretfully. “And it seems that The Hobbit will be the same kind of film.”

★ Tuesday, 8 January 2013