LOS ANGELES - Multiple new Lord of the Rings films are on the way from Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind Peter Jackson’s blockbuster Oscar-winning trilogy said Thursday. David Zaslav, CEO of parent group Warner Bros. Discovery, told an earnings calls that recently...
No details were provided on which storylines or timelines from Tolkien’s sprawling books would provide the source material for the new films.Rival studio Amazon last September released the first season of its own television adaptation,That series – a prequel to the Lord of the Rings books – is planned to run for five seasons, with a reported total cost of more than US$1 billion .
The first season provided the Prime Video streaming platform its biggest premiere, with 25 million viewers on its first day, but received a lukewarm response from critics. Jackson’s original three Lord of the Rings movies grossed nearly US$3 billion at theatres, and won 17 Oscars, including best picture for 2003 trilogy finale “The Return of the King.”A subsequent trilogy based on Tolkien’s The Hobbit was also a massive box office hit, despite a poor critical response. - AFP
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