{"id":105815,"date":"2019-01-18T00:49:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T05:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=105815"},"modified":"2019-01-18T00:49:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T05:49:38","slug":"save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/01\/18\/105815-save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Date: May 10, 2019 for &#8220;Tolkien&#8221;, the Biopic about J.R.R. Tolkien will finally hit theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/01\/18\/105815-save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters\/nicholas-and-lily-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105816\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-105816 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nicholas-and-Lily-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nicholas-and-Lily-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nicholas-and-Lily-2-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nicholas-and-Lily-2.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Principle photography was completed on this film a little over a year ago and the first test audience screenings began in June, so we&#8217;ve been waiting quite a while for this release date to be announced.\u00a0This film will open on May 10, 2019 in a limited release, as is usual for indie films. This is good news if you live in big cities that typically get art films, but others may have to make a little more effort to get out and see it. Once we get word on just how many theaters it will open in and whether it will go into a wider release, we will share that news here. Also, there are those among us who have seen the film, and once permission has been given you can expect a review or two. But first, just what is this film about and when is it set?\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/01\/18\/105815-save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters\/nick-and-lily\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105817\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-105817 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nick-and-Lily-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nick-and-Lily-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nick-and-Lily-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nick-and-Lily-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nick-and-Lily.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Tolkien,\u00a0<\/em>as Directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford, tracks the early life of the title character from his formative years at school, the friendships he makes and his experiences in World War I and the aftermath. Nicholas Hoult portrays J.R.R. Tolkien and Lily Collins portrays Edith Bratt, who would become his wife and lifelong muse. This film is not about Tolkien writing The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings or later stories, but more a portrayal of a real person experiencing all the things that would later lead to his writing those and his other great works.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105818\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/01\/18\/105815-save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters\/dome-karukoski\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105818\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105818 size-medium no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Dome-Karukoski-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Dome-Karukoski-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Dome-Karukoski-600x926.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Dome-Karukoski.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director Dome Karukoski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105820\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/01\/18\/105815-save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters\/stephen_beresford\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105820\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105820 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/stephen_beresford-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/stephen_beresford-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/stephen_beresford-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/stephen_beresford.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Writer Stephen Beresford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105819\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/01\/18\/105815-save-the-date-may-10-2019-for-tolkien-the-biopic-about-j-r-r-tolkien-will-finally-hit-theaters\/david-gleeson\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105819\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105819 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/David-Gleeson-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/David-Gleeson-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/David-Gleeson.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Writer David Gleeson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principle photography was completed on this film a little over a year ago and the first test 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