Tolkien film-makers insist they were respectful after estate disavows biopic

Fox Searchlight says it is ‘so proud’ of biopic starring Nicholas Hoult, after frosty reception from the Lord of the Rings author’s estate

The makers of a forthcoming biopic about JRR Tolkien have stressed their “utmost respect and admiration” for the Lord of the Rings author, after his family distanced themselves from the film.

Fox Searchlight’s Tolkien, starring Nicholas Hoult as the author and Lily Collins as his wife Edith, is out in May. On Tuesday, the author’s estate and family issued a statement in which they said that they “did not approve of, authorise or participate in the making of this film”, and that they “do not endorse it or its content in any way”.

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