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Honestly I'd just wish they'd leave well enough alone already. Why not adapt one of Tolkien's other works i.e The Silmarillion or Farmer Giles of Ham? Though I actually wouldn't mind a more faithful adaptation of The Hobbit than Jackson's bastardized attempts.
That's pretty much exactly what they're doing, though.
It's confirmed to be set in Middle Earth but not be based on anything written by Tolkien.