After the events of the ‘Age of Fellowship’, war has come to Middle-Earth, and none are free from its effects. Sauron’s forces are rising, and the Men destined to defend against him are woefully unprepared.

This first ‘phase’ if that helps you understand what I’m going for is titled, ‘Age of Fellowship’, and follows the events of the Fellowship of the Ring up to Gandalf the White’s arrival in Rohan. The main reason for this is, apart from the battle of Fangorn Forest, almost all of the members of the Fellowship take a back seat role at this point, allowing the second ‘Age’ to follow other characters stuck in the middle of the war for Middle-Earth.

A couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d make a stab at writing a script report. My aim was to write a report for Inside Out, but from the perspective of Illumination, the home of all things Minion. Instead, after reading the screenplay, I was overwhelmed with the urge to write something else.

It’s a strange experience, reading essentially semi-autobiographical porn to a room full of friends. Cathartic. On Thursday 20 February 2025, that’s exactly what I did. 

Once upon a time, Jon Favreau made two Iron Man movies. Kenneth Branagh made a Thor movie. Joss Whedon made two Avengers movies.

Looking more specifically at Phase 05 of the MCU, the voices of creative individuals couldn’t be more clearly diminished.

So what does ‘tabloid tone, textbook accuracy’ actually mean?

The world has suffered a zombie apocalypse, but it’s over now. Science has found a way to cure the undead. For Kieren Walker, who had committed suicide, the situation is less than ideal.

To those that have visited my old website, this will look a touch familiar. There are some posts from my old website that I’m just not ready to say goodbye to. One of those is a retrospective on the last decade of my life and the writing that got me through it.

Screenwriting is a visual medium. If dialogue can be avoided, it should be, unless the words are poetry.