re: ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Film and Gaming Rights Up for Sale

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 It is also badly out of date and has a fairly cheesy game control system.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.