Did J.R.R Tolkien want 'The Lord of the Rings' to become a movie?

Answer 1

Yes. The Lord of the Rings was made into trilogy produced by Peter Jackson, released 2001-3. The Lord of the Ringsfilm trilogy starred Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Sean Astin (Sam), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn/Strider), Billy Boyd (Pippin), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Sean Bean (Boromir), Orlando Bloom (Legolas) and John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) as the Fellowship, as well as including other prominent actors such as Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), Hugo Weaving (Elrond), John Noble (Denethor), Liv Tyler (Arwen), Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman) and Bernard Hill (Théoden); Andy Serkis played Gollum.

Aside from the more recent adaptations, there were also animated movies of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King and The Hobbit which were released in the late 1970s.

Filming is about to commence on a two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, due to be released at Christmas 2012 and 2013, also directed by Sir Peter Jackson. Martin Freeman will play Bilbo, Richard Armitage will play Thorin and Sir Ian McKellen will return as Gandalf.

Answer 2

Not originally. He didn't believe anyone could do the books justice, because there was no such things as CGI back then.

After he died his family gave permission when they'd seen what CGI could do.

Answer 3

Tolkien expressed skepticism about the idea of turning his works into movies during his lifetime. He was concerned about the potential for misinterpretation of his complex world and characters.