The bombshell that Warner Bros. Discovery is intent on returning to the franchise that helped them dominate the sphere within the early 2000s comes after information that broke final 12 months, during which online game firm Embracer laid declare to the rights for each “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” This led to a little bit of a turf struggle between Embracer and Warner Bros., the latter of whom contended that they by no means misplaced the rights within the first place.

Fortunately, THR shines a lightweight on that iffy state of affairs, claiming that provisions in Embracer’s deal “permits Warners to develop options primarily based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ books and ‘The Hobbit.'” If this sounds vaguely acquainted, that is as a result of it is paying homage to Prime Video buying the rights to Tolkien’s books alone, significantly the appendices discovered on the finish of “The Return of the King” that gave “The Rings of Energy” showrunners the flexibility to fill within the blanks of beforehand unseen Center-earth historical past. For our present functions, this means that followers can count on Warner Bros. to convey brand-new materials to the large display screen … although THR hints at the concept that “large weapons” like essentially the most identifiable heroes from the Fellowship — suppose Aragorn, Gandalf, and all the remaining — could also be on the desk.

WB can also be releasing an anime characteristic referred to as “The Lord of the Rings: The Warfare of the Rohirrim” in theaters in 2024, so it is attainable these newly introduced movies could also be animated. There’s sure to be extra information and hypothesis to return, so keep tuned to /Movie for all the main points.