The creators of the new JRR Tolkien biopic respond to complaints from the author's family

Nicholas Hoult plays a young Tolkien in the biopic

The family and the field of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit The author JRR Tolkien has distanced himself from the next biographical film about the late writer, but the creators of the film assured him that he was respectful.

Tolkien, which starred Nicholas Hoult as the youngest writer's titular version, was directed by Dome Karukoski and is expected to be released in the UK on May 3rd.

The first trailer of the film, which will explore "the formative years of the life of a renowned author when he finds the friendship, courage and inspiration of a group of writers and artists to 'school', was published in February.

As the film's release date approaches, Tolkien's family voted against the film stating that it did not approve of the biopic "in any way".

"JRR Tolkien's family and Tolkien's estate are aware of the Fox Searchlight film titled Tolkien to be released in May 2019," says the statement released today (April 23) by Tolkien's family and estate. .

"The family and the estate wish to specify that they did not approve, authorized or participated in the making of this film. They do not endorse the content or the content in any way whatsoever. "

Talk to The GuardianA spokesman for the estate added that their statement was intended to clarify his position rather than announce any lawsuit against the filmmakers.

However, a spokesman for Fox Searchlight Pictures said NME that the film is a tribute to the author.

"We are very proud of TOLKIEN's film Dome Karukoski, which focuses on the early years of JRR Tolkien's extraordinary life and does not portray the subject of his novels," said a spokesman. Having not worked with Tolkien's field on this project, the team of directors has the greatest respect and admiration for Mr. Tolkien and his phenomenal contribution to the literature. "

Elsewhere, a new adaptation of Tolkien the Lord of the Rings Novels is expected to come out on television screens in 2020 or 2021 thanks to a new production from Amazon Studios.