The fans of Lord of the Rings can look forward to several new films, because the Series will definitely continue. That has Warner Bros. Discovery iceremonially announced at an investor conference. The company was recently able to secure the appropriate rights and follows you long-term plan. We summarize the most important details for you.
The Lord of the Rings is back in cinemas!
David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, spoke at the aforementioned investor conference and revealed some details on the future of the Lord of the Rings film series. Accordingly, Warner Bros. could recently an agreement with the Swedish Embracer Group sign to secure the appropriate rights. The latter had, somewhat surprisingly, taken over Middle-Earth Enterprises last year and accordingly extensive license package of The Lord of the Rings. This also includes the rights for processing in the form of new films. Now Warner Bros. Discovery and Embracer Group have joined forces a multi-year deal agreed. Unfortunately, it is not yet known how much money this agreement cost.
In addition, there is currently no further details on the new filmswhich are part of the deal under the banner of New Line Cinema find their way into cinemas. What is certain, however, is that all of these set in the “Third Age”. will be, so in the epoch with Frodo, Aragorn and Bilbo Baggins. It could therefore come to a reunion with one or even all of the characters already known from the first trilogy.
But what about the Amazon series?
The deal between Warner Bros. Discovery and Embracer Group may cause some confusion for some fans of the franchise. Means the agreement about the same time the premature end for the Amazon-exclusive series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? No, the rights acquired by Warner Bros. only cover the “Third Age” material. Amazon, on the other hand, holds the rights for the “Second Age”, which takes place with Frodo, Aragron & Co. many years before the events. Accordingly, the second season of the series is by no means in danger.
Source: press release
