It would be incredibly exciting to see a
Silmarillion adaptation, and as mentioned above, there is so much material that it could easily fill multiple movies.
However, there is a lesser-known but fascinating detail from
Tolkien’s legendarium that he once wrote but later removed:
Mandos' Second Prophecy. This is an apocryphal text that suggests
Morgoth will one day return at the end of the world, leading to a final, ultimate battle. Although Tolkien did not include this prophecy in the published
Silmarillion, it is interesting to imagine how such a story might unfold.
According to the prophecy, after a long exile, Morgoth would eventually break free from the Void (the Outer Darkness) and once again bring destruction to the world of
Arda. This would be the last battle, where the
Valar (the divine powers) would intervene once more. In this war, Fionwë, one of the greatest warriors of the Valar (later known as
Eönwë), would lead the
armies against Morgoth. Some versions even suggest that
Túrin Turambar himself would strike the final blow against Morgoth, avenging all the suffering he had brought upon the world.
This final war would serve as a sort of cosmic closure for Tolkien’s mythology: the world would be restored,
the Silmarils would be recovered, and perhaps Arda itself would be reborn. While this is a removed and unofficial storyline, it would still be fascinating to see such a concept brought to life as an epic cinematic conclusion.
What do you think? If a grand Tolkien cinematic universe were ever created, could this story have a place in it?