Welcome back to Middle-Earth at your local theater. The Lord of the Rings has been a hot commodity since American animator Ralph Bakshi created the first adaptation of the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien books. Although Bakshi wasn't the first filmmaker to want to adapt the novels, with John Boorman and The Beatles (teaming up with Stanely Kubrick) pitching their unmade scripts to adapt the project, LOTR has seen a lot and been through even more. From Peter Jackson's mostly beloved director-cut trilogy to Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the high fantasy world still continues to inspire studios to make more films and series. Back in February 2023, Variety reported that Warner Bros. announced that they are revamping The Lord of the Rings film franchise. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announce that Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, the newly installed studio heads, have made a deal to make multiple films based on the J.R.R. Tolkien books. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 17 April, 2023