Embracer and WB agreement means multiple new Lord of the Rings movies
During the same financial call in which Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav revealed Mortal Kombat 12 is coming this year, he also mentioned The Lord of the Rings. Rights to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's stories to film were part of the spending spree Embracer Group went on last year, and the co-chairs and CEOs of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, struck a deal with Embracer to make «multiple Lord of the Rings movies,» Zaslav said. «Lord of the Rings is one of the most iconic storytelling franchises of all time, and we're so excited.»
A press release from Embracer Group(opens in new tab) goes into it further without actually adding any more real detail, except to clarify that this is a «multi-year agreement to collaborate on feature films based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.»
«Twenty years ago, New Line took an unprecedented leap of faith to realize the incredible stories, characters and world of The Lord of the Rings on the big screen,» De Luca and Abdy were quoted as saying. «The result was a landmark series of films that have been embraced by generations of fans. But for all the scope and detail lovingly packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex and dazzling universe dreamed up by J.R.R. Tolkien remains largely unexplored on film.»
These movies and this deal are unrelated to The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, an anime prequel that was announced shortly before Embracer acquired the Middle-earth film rights. That's still due to come out in April of 2024, and is part of the same canon as the Peter Jackson movies, having one of their co-writers, Philippa Boyens, as a consultant. Mirando Otto is also reprising her role as Éowyn. She'll be narrating the story, which is set
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