Although on Amazon Middle Earth on TVWarner Bros. trying to bring The Lord of the Rings back to the big screen. We already know two films are coming, but Peter Jackson and the studio are already looking to delve deeper into JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world.
Recently Deadline In the interview, Jackson was asked how much gas the IP had left in the tank. The filmmaker noted that “the extras will dry up sooner or later” and that he would like to focus on Tolkien’s books that “would actually make great movies.” In the past, the biggest obstacle was Tolkien’s son Christopher, who edited 24 volumes of his father’s work and did not care about their film versions. But after Christopher’s death in 2020, the rights to those other books were up for grabs—both of which Jackson singled out. The Silmarillion and Unfinished tales as material he felt was ripe for film.
The younger Tolkiens, who now run the estate, are “more open” to others, he said. The Lord of the Rings books are adapted. He and the studio are currently in talks with those board members to acquire the licensing rights to “some of the other books,” something he’s really looking forward to. “It would be nice to get away from the attachments and get something a little meatier,” Jackson said candidly.
Given the strides WB has taken to dominate the fantasy market, Jackson’s comments come as no surprise. Rings and a Game of Thrones movie. The question, as Deadline understandably asks, is whether fans will “go along with it” as they have with the program in general. The Hobbit trilogy. We have to wait Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum On December 17, 2027 and Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past after some time.
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