Tolkien (2019 film)

Tolkien is a drama film about the early life of J.R.R. Tolkien, set to be released in May of 2019 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It will be directed by Finnish filmmaker Dome Karukoski, with a screenplay by Stephen Beresford and David Gleeson. English actor Nicholas Hoult will be portraying Tolkien in his early thirties.

The making of a future Tolkien biopic was first announced in November 2013. Filming itself began in October 2017. Its producers are Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kris Thykier, and David Ready.

Focus
The film will portray some of J.R.R. Tolkien's experiences in the First World War, the beginnings of his love-life with Edith Bratt, his path into philological interest, and his early desires and inspiration to write fantasy tales. It will feature Tolkien's school-mates that formed his first scholarly social club, the "T.C.B.S.", such as Robert Gilson and Christopher Wiseman.