The War of the Rohirrim Delayed to December 2024!
Today, we have recieved the news we've long dreaded: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim had been delayed from its April 2024 release date, to 13 December 2024. Confirming this news, first broken by Deadline, producer Jason DeMarco added that "LOTR...
Chronicling The Hobbit, Part Two: Preproduction
Last time around, I spoke about early development for The Hobbit, and how it clearly underlines a very strong sense of purpose from the part of Jackson and his co-writers, dating back to 1995, to see it made, and even that the germ of some...
Embracer Group Paid $395 Million for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rights
Hello everyone! In a recent Variety article, the hefty price tag for The Lord of the Rings movie/franchise rights were revealed: 395 million dollars. It does sound like a lot, but it was speculated that Embracer had bought the rights for around 2 billion dollars....
The Many Revisions of the Peter Jackson Films
A few days ago, I was reading an article online detailing some of the greatest "what-ifs" in Hollywood history. Movies like James Cameron's "Spider-man," Kevin Smith's "Superman," and even Guillermo del Toro's version of "The Hobbit" were all mentioned. The article detailed how many of...