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‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Film and Gaming Rights Up for Sale
Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:29 pm
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Hollywood is about to stampede into Middle Earth. An array of movie, merchandising, gaming and live event rights to “Lord of the Rings,” “The Hobbit” and other titles from author J.R.R. Tolkien are coming up for auction now that the Saul Zaentz Co. has decided to sell its Tolkien holdings.
Zaentz Co. has hired ACF Investment Bank to handle the sale process, which is unfolding this week as bankers make the rounds of the logical Hollywood buyers. The Tolkien properties are projected to fetch at least $2 billion, based on recent high valuations for top-tier IP and content producers.
The timing of the sale process is not accidental. Amazon is set to premiere its long-awaited, mega-budgeted TV series rendition of the enduring “Lord of the Rings” saga, “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” on Sept. 2. Amazon is at the top of the list of prime candidates to pursue the additional rights now held by Zaentz.
The Zaentz Co. holdings encompass rights to exploit “LOTR” and “The Hobbit” properties in film, video games, merchandising, live events and theme parks. 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.”
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
Always felt like a GTA style open mediaeval game would crush with LOTR or GOTs branding on it.
This post was edited on 2/9/22 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:46 pm to RLDSC FAN
I assumed TNT already owned it. 
Posted on 2/9/22 at 2:25 pm to RLDSC FAN
Who even could buy it? Let’s look at the factions of franchises right now:
Disney has Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, and Marvel
Paramount has Star Trek, Twilight,
Netflix has The Witcher
Warner has DC, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter
Amazon has Wheel of Time and an upcoming LOTR series.
Disney has Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, and Marvel
Paramount has Star Trek, Twilight,
Netflix has The Witcher
Warner has DC, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter
Amazon has Wheel of Time and an upcoming LOTR series.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 2:35 pm to RLDSC FAN
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The Zaentz Co. holdings encompass rights to exploit “LOTR” and “The Hobbit” properties in film, video games, merchandising, live events and theme parks. 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.”
Goodnight sweet prince....
Every Tolkien work is about to get destroyed. The family should sell to a true believer in the work, but they won't. They'll sell to Disney or Amazon... Who will then deface and destroy everything good and righteous about this most protected property.
I can't stomach what is going to happen to it...
I wish some unknown super fan billionaire would buy the rights and do right by everything, but we all know that won't happen.
This post was edited on 2/9/22 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 2/9/22 at 2:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
Now that Christopher Tolkien has passed his father's work is about to get mutilated by hollywood all for the almighty dollar.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’d love a new BFME game
Posted on 2/9/22 at 4:30 pm to RLDSC FAN
What ever happened with the rumor from a while back that Universal got the LOTR theme park rights? If thats true, then seems like they’d probably be very interested in buying up more media and merchandising rights
Posted on 2/9/22 at 4:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
The Lord of the Rings Online was (is) a ridiculously stable game that still plays well. It is also badly out of date and has a fairly cheesy game control system.
The question is has the ground lain fallow long enough for a LoTR movie reboot? Because the current trilogy holds up just fine thank you. Someone is going to nibble, because if you get a hot hand you can make billions, but is the time right for rolling the dice in that regard?
Also congrats to the Tolkien family. JRR Tolkien was dirt poor when he was young, scraped by on a less than generous salary as a professor, and now his estate is on the verge of becoming billionaires.
The question is has the ground lain fallow long enough for a LoTR movie reboot? Because the current trilogy holds up just fine thank you. Someone is going to nibble, because if you get a hot hand you can make billions, but is the time right for rolling the dice in that regard?
Also congrats to the Tolkien family. JRR Tolkien was dirt poor when he was young, scraped by on a less than generous salary as a professor, and now his estate is on the verge of becoming billionaires.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 7:27 pm to RLDSC FAN
The only LOTR game I've played is the one that was on the old Game Cube. I loved it.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
Please God just give us another Battle For Middle Earth RTS game
Posted on 2/11/22 at 7:01 am to RLDSC FAN
It’s gonna be so sad when they remake LOTR in 5 years and the remakes suck and ruin the legacy of the current trilogy
Posted on 2/11/22 at 1:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
Damn the new series must be awful if they are selling these.
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