Convention - Wondercon 2019 : a sneak peek of Tolkien

By Mulder, 08 march 2019

Tolkien is a biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. This movie is about J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings ... The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris and Derek Jacobi.

Actor Nicholas Hoult, director Dome Karukoski, and additional cast including Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, and Tom Glynne-Carney will present friday, March 29 (Arena) for a sneak peek of Tolkien , the first film to take an in-depth look at the early life of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the legendary novel The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series. Like his books, it's a story about courage, adventure, love, and the deep unbreakable bond of lifelong friendship.

Synopsis :
Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.

Tolkien
Directed by Dome Karukoski
Produced by Peter Chernin, David Ready, Kris Thykier, Jenno Topping
Screenplay by David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford
Based on The life of J. R. R. Tolkien
Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris, Derek Jacobi
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography : Lasse Frank Johannessen
Edited by Harri Ylönen
Production company : Chernin Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date : May 10, 2019