While it’s hard not to be a little skeptical about whether J.R.R. Tolkien’s life warrants a biopic, the events that led to him writing both the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings provide a little hope that it will ultimately be worthwhile.
That’s because it will revolve around J.R.R. Tolkien’s time as a soldier in the first World War, an experience that ultimately went on to inspire the fledgling writer to scribe both The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings.
Tolkien served in the British Army as a Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers between 1915 and 1920, and was even involved in the Battle Of The Somme, which lasted from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and resulted in over a million men being killed or wounded.