Controversial fictional biopic about J. R. R Tolkien in the works

By Anthony Pearson Aug 16, 2011, 0:44 GMT

A movie adaptation of the controversial novel "Mirkwood: A Novel About J. R. R. Tolkien" by author Steve Hillard. "Mirkwood" tells of Tolkien hiding secret documents that the forces of evil will do anything to obtain, and the young orphan girl, Cadence, who discovers them. In the opening pages of Hillard\'s novel, world-renowned author and linguist Tolkien lands in New York City on a mysterious errand. He carries with him a ...more

Planning is underway to adapt Steve Hillard's controversial book, "Mirkwood: A Novel About J. R. R. Tolkein," to a feature length movie.

The book is a fictionalized biography of "Lord of the Rings" author J. R. R Tolkien. The Tolkien estate contested the release of the book, but failed in attempts at it was published earlier this year. Legal situations regarding the novel have now been resolved.

THR are now reporting that author Steve Hillard is currently adapting the book with EMO Films and producers Joel Eisenberg and Timothy Owen.

"The adaptation of Mirkwood will follow the template of the novel," said Mirkwood author Hillard, "but will delve considerably deeper into Tolkien's little-known back story, such as his original plans to become a codebreaker in World War II up through the writing of his enduring works."

Below you can read a description of the controversial novel;

Bold new author Steve Hillard’s wildly original debut, Mirkwood, re-invents J.R.R. Tolkien as a man haunted by the very myths he rewove into his famous works. As much literacy criticism as boisterous epic, this episodically-driven plot explores the blurred borderlands where ancient tales, lost heroines, and epic journeys are stalked by dim monsters that will not be still.

In 1970, Professor Tolkien makes a little-known visit to America—and sets in motion the stirring of dark and ancient powers embodied in a cache of ancient documents. Destinies are altered, legends become real, and two heroines must race for their lives in vastly different worlds.