This week, we wake from our enchanted-stream slumber to catch up on the rumors of The Hunt For Gollum, craft a cozy meal or two in Tales From The Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game, and consider what makes Tolkien so difficult to adapt.

The video version of this session is available by clicking here; the slides are available for download by clicking here.

Show Notes:

• The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum
• Hunt for Gollum film Synopsis promises “New characters, returning heroes” (TheOneRing.Net)
• ‘The Hunt For Gollum’: Philippa Boyens Says The ‘LOTR’ Brain Trust *Really* Wants Viggo Mortensen (Playlist)
• Anya Taylor-Joy’s Rumored Lord of the Rings Casting Is 10/10 (Collider)
• Kate Winslet To Play Female Lead In Andy Serkis’ ‘LOTR: The Hunt For Gollum’ (Deadline)
• Tales Of The Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game

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