They should try making a movie over the Silmarillion next. Making three movies on the Hobbit was a total money grab, but there's enough in the Silmarillion to probably get three legitimate movies. The story of Beren and Lúthien is very popular and could stand alone. And the smaller stories of Middle Earth's creation and evolution combined with the fall of the Elves would be wonderful too. As well as the much needed Akallabêth which deals with the rise and fall of the Númenor kings which is the missing link transition into the background of the Rings of Power.
The pictures are of artwork depicting the formation of the sun and moon and the beings charged with carrying them through the heavens. It's a great mythology. Arien carries the sun, called Aran, and is the only thing Melkor/Morgoth fears because of her flames. Tilion carries the moon, called Isil (like Isildur? Indeed..) and he is infatuated with Arien and chasing her always which explains why his movement is different and eclipses and such. It's sweet. There's a lot here for SFX wizards to play with.
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