Not to mention, they’ll probably want to give Nicholas Hoult their official seal of approval, should he be selected.
The family will surely want some say in the story being told, and possibly some form of financial consideration.
Of course, before this project announced by Deadline goes any further, there’s one concern that’s going to have to be addressed: the feelings of the Tolkien estate towards the production of Tolkien.
One would think these hurdles were already cleared at this point and time, but seeing as the project is early enough in its production phase that everything’s still up in the air, there’s a chance that the could be saving that obstacle for last.