Warner Bros confirms ‘multiple’ new movies based on Lord Of The Rings books in the works

‘Multiple’ new films based on JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit are currently being made, confirmed Warner Bros.

On Thursday during an earnings conference, Chief Executive David Zaslav announced the relaunch of the brand and said that a contract had been negotiated to produce "multiple" films based on the works over a period of years.

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were among the Tolkien works for which the Swedish game company Embracer Group purchased the adaptation rights last year.


The acquisition, which will be marketed as Middle-earth Enterprises, has not yet been given a price.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was produced by New Line Cinema, a Warner Bros. production division, between 2001 and 2003.

The trilogy of Peter Jackson-directed films brought in approximately $3 billion (£2.5 billion) worldwide, with the third film, The Return of the King, taking home 11 Oscars, including best picture.

Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, and Liv Tyler were among the actors that appeared in the fantasy films about a group of friends trying to destroy a magical ring and rid Middle-earth of evil.

The New Zealand filmmaker added in a statement to Variety that "[Warner Bros and Embracer] have kept us in the know every step of the process" on the new projects, along with his Lord of the Rings co-workers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.



We look forward to meeting with them more to learn about their future franchise concept, they continued.

The rights to The Lord of the Rings movies, video games, merchandising, theme parks, and live performances are owned by Embracer.

The original trilogy was created more than 20 years ago, according to the new heads of the Warner Bros. film division, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, who are in charge of Warner films and New Line.

The statement continued, "For all the scope and detail lovingly packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex and dazzling universe dreamed up by JRR Tolkien remains largely unexplored," implying that the new movies would concentrate on other themes from the books rather than revisit themes from the earlier films.

It has not yet been announced when the movies will be produced or distributed.

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