Tolkien Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.

Biography Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Tolkien.

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  Nicholas Hoult

  ... J.R.R. Tolkien

  Nosferatu, Juror No. 2

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  Lily Collins

  ... Edith Bratt

  MaXXXine, Inheritance

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  Anthony Boyle

  Manhunt (limited series)

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  Colm Meaney

  ... Father Francis

  In The Land of Saints and Sinners, The Problem With People

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  Tom Glynn-Carney

  ... Christopher Wiseman

  The King, William S. Burroughs Project

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  Craig Roberts

  Premature, 22 Jump Street

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  olm Meaney

• P
  Patrick Gibson

  The Darkest Minds, The Portable Door

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  Laura Donnelly

  Dread, The Program

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  Genevieve O’Reilly

  Andor (Series)

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  Pam Ferris

  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Piccadilly Jim

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  Derek Jacobi

  Gladiator II, Verona’s Romeo & Juliet

Crew Behind the Film

The Tolkien behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Dome Karukoski last directed Tom of Finland. The film's writer David Gleeson last wrote Don’t Go.

Director

Dome Karukoski

Screenwriters

David Gleeson
Stephen Beresford

Producer

Peter Chernin

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Tolkien movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Tolkien movie production.

Key Facts

• The project will examine the J.R.R. Tolkien's life, particularly his formative years at Pembroke College and as a soldier in World War I, and how it influenced him and his work.
• Based on the true story.

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