Meanwhile, Aragorn, heir in exile to the throne of Gondor, along with Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Merry, Pippin and the wizard Gandalf, unite to save the Free Peoples of Middle-earth from the forces of Sauron and rally them in the War of the Ring to aid Frodo by distracting Sauron's attention. The Fellowship eventually splits up and Frodo continues the quest with his loyal companion Sam and the treacherous Gollum. Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the films follow the hobbit Frodo Baggins as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. The films feature an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis and Sean Bean. Produced and distributed by New Line Cinema with the co-production of WingNut Films, it is an international venture between New Zealand and the United States.
The films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003).
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That loophole allowed Amazon to cut a deal directly with the Tolkien estate for “The Rings of Power” series in 2017 when the Tolkien estate shopped the TV series.The Lord of the Rings is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel written by J. One form of media that was carved out of the deal with Zaentz back in the 1970s was the right to produce a TV series that was longer than eight episodes. Saul Zaentz, an entrepreneur in music and film who died in 2014, acquired film adaptation and other rights to the various Tolkien titles in 1976. are already odds over who controls what when it comes to “LOTR” and “Hobbit” rights, which have been the subject of extensive litigation over the years. declined to comment but it is believed that the studio and Zaentz Co.
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That development, plus the anticipation for the new Amazon series, was enough to convince Zaentz Co. had not been actively developing new “LOTR” and related content. Animation, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”īut it’s understood that in the Zaentz Co.’s view, substantial live-action film rights reverted back to them last year in part because Warner Bros. last year announced plans for an anime theatrical feature to be produced with New Line and Warner Bros.
New Line had massive global box office hits and Oscar wins with director Peter Jackson’s trilogy “Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), “The Two Towers” (2002) and “The Return of the King” (2003). also maintains some film development rights to “LOTR” through its ownership of New Line Cinema. It also includes limited matching rights should the Tolkien estate decide to make movies or other content based on two compilations of Tolkien writings that were published after his death in 1973: “The Silmarillion” and “The Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth.”Ĭlick here to subscribe to Variety‘s free Strictly Business newsletter covering media earnings, financial and investment news and more. holdings encompass rights to exploit “LOTR” and “The Hobbit” properties in film, video games, merchandising, live events and theme parks.
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