Middle-Earth is returning in another way besides Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings series.

A new edition of The Lord of the Rings is set to be published this October with 30 sketches and illustrations created by JRR Tolkien not seen in previous editions of the book.

The Tolkien Society announces that Christopher Tolkien, son of the beloved fantasy writer J.R.R Tolkien, has passed away at the age of 95.

After the sad passing of Christopher Tolkien earlier this week, here's why J. R. R.'s son was so influential in crafting modern Lord of the Rings.

Tolkien's world in The Lord of the Rings is a fantastical realm of strange beasts and arcane spells, but much of Middle-earth is based in reality.

The Lord of the Rings TV show's Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey reveals the Tolkien estate has imposed limits on what can and cannot be changed.

As it is with most films based on real events, Tolkien isn't an exact or comprehensive account of J.R.R. Tolkien's life and career. While the most significant plot points are faithful to Tolkien's real-life story, there are embellishments, omissions, and even completely made-up events, which director Dome Karukoski intended to emphasize the emotions felt by Tolkien. Karukoski himself says making a biopic like Tolkien is "always a battle between fact and fiction," so here we'll take a closer look at this balancing act and go over the 5 things Tolkien changes from the real story and 5 things it leaves the same.

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A friendship worthy of a fellowship.

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Tolkien is a biopic opening for Fox in theaters on May 10th, 2019. As part of the junket experience in London, England, Collider was invited to take part in an Oxford tour highlighting not only filming locations used in the movie, but where the genius who inspired the film and created The Lord of the Rings franchise spent the majority of his life. As highlighted in Tolkien, the man, the myth, the legend took his undergrad at Exeter College (which you can see in several of our photos), before moving on to study at Pembroke College and eventually teaching at …

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The dramatic biopic Tolkien hits cinemas on May 10th, and we were fortunate enough to speak with several people who worked on the film, including director Dome Karukoski. Karukoski is known for many of his Finnish films and his previous biopic, Tom of Finland. We spoke with Dome in London about diving in his second biopic and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, the challenges he faced, and more. Read the full interview below. Let’s start at the beginning, how did you first come to be attached to Tolkien? DOME KARUKOSKI: I didn’t really think I was …