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More ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movies In Works As Warner Bros & New Line Strike Rights Deal
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros Pictures have hammered out a new multi-year agreement with Embracer Group AB’s Middle-Earth Enterprises to team on new The Lord of the Rings movies. Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav dropped the news Thursday during the company’s call to discuss its Q4 2022 earnings res…
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‘LOTR: The Rings Of Power’ After Show ‘Inside The Ring’: Episode 2 – Meeting The Harfoots; Who Is The Stranger?
SPOILER ALERT: This video contains details & exclusive behind-the-scenes looks from the second episode of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which debuted on September 1. A new episode of Inside The Ring will drop every week of Season 1 of Rings of Power. Check out Episode 1 from earlier today her…
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‘LOTR: The Rings Of Power’ After Show ‘Inside The Ring’: Episode 1 – Setting The Stage For Amazon’s Epic Series
SPOILER ALERT: This video contains details & exclusive behind-the-scenes looks from the first episode of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which debuted on September 1. A new episode of Inside The Ring will drop every week of Season 1 of Rings of Power. Stick around for Episode 2 later…
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Embracer Group Acquires IP Rights To ‘Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘The Hobbit’
Swedish video game company Embracer Group has acquired Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns the intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. But…
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Andy Serkis To Give Continuous Live Reading Of ‘The Hobbit’ For Charity
Lord Of The Rings and Planet Of The Apes star Andy Serkis is to give a continuous, live reading of novel The Hobbit, which is expected to take around 12 hours.
Serkis will read the entire J.R.R. Tolkien work from start to finish with no breaks as he looks to raise money for UK charities NHS Charities Together and Best…
Christopher Tolkien Dies: Literary Executor For Father J.R.R. Tolkien Who Expanded His World Was 95
Christopher Tolkien, the son of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien who helped to expand understanding of the mythical world of Middle-earth, has died. He passed in Provence, France at age 95, according to his brother-in-law and the Tolkien Society.
J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973, and his son worked to illuminate…
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‘Tolkien’ Trailer: Fox Searchlight Biopic Stars Nicholas Hoult As ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Author
A new Fox Searchlight trailer might have a familiar ring to it, but this journey to Middle-earth comes via the true story of the magical world’s one-of-a-kind creator. Tolkien, in theaters this May, stars Nicholas Hoult as author J.R.R. Tolkien, born in South Africa, raised in England and elevated to immortality on…
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ Lawsuit Settled Between Warner Bros. & Tolkien Estate
There’s never been any indication that they celebrate the Fourth of July in Middle Earth, but fireworks of legal independence will be going off anyway. After a grueling five-year court battle, Warner Bros. and the estate of author J.R.R. Tolkien have settled an $80 million rights dispute over The Hobbit and The Lord of…
Why John Key, Resigning As Prime Minister Of New Zealand, Is Like Hugh Grant
I don't know many prime ministers. Actually, just one, John Key, who has been prime minister of New Zealand since 2008. So I was chagrined to see that Key is planning to resign his post as of December 12, clearing the way for a succession vote, and capping the political career of The Hobbit‘s best friend.
In 2010, Key…
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‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’s Evangeline Lilly Signs With UTA
EXCLUSIVE: Evangeline Lilly has signed with UTA. The actress, best known for starring in Lost and the second and third installment of The Hobbit, aligns with the agency as she moves up to co-lead in Ant-Man And The Wasp, the sequel to Marvel’s Ant-Man. Lilly played Hope Van Dyne opposite Paul Rudd in the first film…
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Peter Jackson-Backed Movie Museum Project Wins Approval In New Zealand
Hobbits, Orcs, Ents and maybe even some Na’vi are getting their own museum in New Zealand’s capital city. A long-gestating $90M project backed by private interests led by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and their longtime collaborator Richard Taylor today won approval from the Wellington City Council.
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New Line Taps Jake Bauman For Newly Created Literary Scout Role
Stepping up efforts to mine literature for new projects, New Line Cinema has created the new internal position of Literary Scout, and the company has tapped Jake Bauman, formerly of Chernin Entertainment, for the job.
Bauman will serve as the studio’s primary liaison with the publishing industry, and in that capacity…
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