The Lord of the Rings is heading again to the large display screen, with Warner Bros. saying that new movies set in Tolkien’s Center-earth are within the works. Warner Bros. and New Line might be journeying again to Center-earth, with the studios collectively saying that new movies in The Lord of the Rings franchise are within the works.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and New Line have closed a multi-year take care of Embracer Group AB, which holds the movie, gaming, merchandise, theme parks and stay productions rights to Lord of the Rings. Introduced throughout Warner Bros. Discovery’s current investor name, the deal will enable Warner Bros. and New Line to develop new options primarily based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit. The upcoming movies aren’t anticipated to be remakes of the earlier two movie trilogies, however as a substitute, will present followers of the franchise new corners of Center-earth. The brand new deal doesn’t embody the TV rights to The Lord of the Rings, that are at the moment held by Amazon.
“Twenty years in the past, New Line took an unprecedented leap of religion to appreciate the unbelievable tales, characters and world of The Lord of the Rings on the large display screen. The end result was a landmark collection of movies which were embraced by generations of followers. However for all of the scope and element lovingly packed into the 2 trilogies, the huge, complicated and dazzling universe dreamed up by J.R.R. Tolkien stays largely unexplored on movie,” mentioned Warner Bros. movie bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy in a press release. “The chance to ask followers deeper into the cinematic world of Center-earth is an honor, and we’re excited to accomplice with Center-earth Enterprises and Embracer on this journey.”
Set within the fictional world of Center-earth, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy consisting of the epic fantasy journey movies The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003) follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wooden) as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to make sure the destruction of its maker, the Darkish Lord Sauron. Produced and distributed by New Line Cinema, The Lord of the Rings is extensively thought to be one of many biggest and most influential movie collection ever made. Jackson additionally wrote and directed The Hobbit trilogy An Surprising Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the 5 Armies (2014). Each trilogies have been large industrial successes, collectively grossing over $5.8 billion on the worldwide field workplace.
Along with the brand new Lord of the Rings movies, New Line is in manufacturing on a standalone animated prequel movie — The Battle of the Rohirrim which was first introduced in June 2021. The movie might be set 183 years earlier than the occasions depicted in The Two Towers and comply with Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox), a legendary King of Rohan who should defend in opposition to a military of Dunlendings. The Battle of the Rohirrim’s voice forged additionally consists of Gaia Clever, Luke Pasqualino, Laurence Ubong, Shaun Dooley and Miranda Otto, with the latter reprising her position as Éowyn from the live-action movie trilogy.
“First Lord of the Rings Set in a Decade Recreates a Gorgeous Rivendell”
Lego broadcasts a brand new Lord of the Rings set that may convey to life the elven sanctuary Rivendell, an necessary location in Center-earth. LEGO has unveiled a large new The Lord of the Rings set primarily based on the Center-earth valley Rivendell from the live-action movie trilogy.
Lord of the Rings followers can at the moment view the Rivendell set on the LEGO web site, which reveals that the set is meant for adults ages 18 and older. The spectacular 6,167-piece venture comes with 15 minifigures, permitting followers to recreate favourite scenes from the films. “The constructing set is embellished with foliage that creates the sensation of being deep contained in the Rivendell™ forest and consists of magical particulars together with an elven forge, Elrond’s cluttered research, the Shards of Narsil™, plus work and statues from the historical past of Center-earth™,” reads the LEGO set’s official description. “This extremely requested constructing set has been designed for The Lord of the Rings™ followers and film-lovers who recognize gorgeous design.” The set might be launched on March 8 and retail for $499.99.
The Lord of the Rings Rivendell set marks the primary new LEGO set primarily based on the franchise in virtually a decade. LEGO initially launched two waves of units in 2012 and 2013 to coincide with the discharge of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, with an extra three enjoyable packs launched in 2015 as a part of the toys-to-life online game, LEGO Dimensions. A LEGO The Lord of the Rings online game was additionally launched in 2012 for Nintendo DS/3DS, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Home windows, Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. LEGO beforehand revived The Lord of the Rings theme earlier this 12 months with a trio of Brickheadz units: Aragorn & Arwen, Gandalf the Gray & Balrog and Frodo & Gollum.
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