Casting, Colbert and Contracts: Big News of Lotr Films and the Best Way to Get a Book Contract

About this episode

The episode discusses casting news for The Hunt for Gollum, Stephen Colbert's script for a Lord of the Rings film, and insights on securing a book contract in today's publishing market.

In today’s episode of Mythmakers, we cover three lively topics of discussion. Join Julia Golding and friend of the podcast, Jacob Rennaker, as they begin with the latest casting news for the upcoming prequel film The Hunt for Gollum—hits or misses? Next, they turn to the content challenges surrounding Stephen Colbert’s script for the second Lord of the Rings film currently in development—which we’re calling “the interval.” Rather than focusing on canon, Julia and Jacob explore the storytelling possibilities from a creative perspective. Finally, with Julia having just secured a new contract for a middle-grade fantasy novel, they discuss the best approaches for breaking through in today’s publishing market. What does it really take to get noticed by publishers these days? (00:00) Introduction & Episode Overview (02:00) Casting News for The Hunt for Gollum (08:00) New Characters & Story Speculation (Halvard & Companions) (10:00) Kate Winslet’s Role & Expanding Middle-earth’s Female Presence (16:00) Andy Serkis Directing & Acting Challenges (19:00) Stephen Colbert’s LOTR Film & “The…

People in this episode

Host: Julia Golding

Guest: Jacob Rennaker

Topics covered

• casting news
• film adaptation
• publishing
• storytelling
• fantasy literature

Keywords

• casting news
• The Hunt for Gollum
• Stephen Colbert
• Lord of the Rings
• book contract
• publishing market
• fantasy literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hunt for Gollum, Lord of the Rings, Tom Bombadil, Goldberry

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