Aerandir
January 5th,2004, 11:37 PM
from scifi.com
"A dispute over the film rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit could wreck plans for a prequel to director Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the Australian Advertiser newspaper reported. Jackson has expressed interest in filming Tolkien's first book.
But the legalities over the film and distribution rights are threatening to derail the project, the newspaper reported. New Line Cinema, the company that made the Rings films, owns the movie rights to The Hobbit. But the distribution rights governing the release of the film belong to United Artists, although New Line has first refusal on producing the movie.
Meanwhile, Tolkein's great-grandson, Royd Tolkien, 34, told the newspaper, "I would love to see Peter Jackson make a film of The Hobbit. That would be the perfect ending." "
-Aerandir
"A dispute over the film rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit could wreck plans for a prequel to director Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the Australian Advertiser newspaper reported. Jackson has expressed interest in filming Tolkien's first book.
But the legalities over the film and distribution rights are threatening to derail the project, the newspaper reported. New Line Cinema, the company that made the Rings films, owns the movie rights to The Hobbit. But the distribution rights governing the release of the film belong to United Artists, although New Line has first refusal on producing the movie.
Meanwhile, Tolkein's great-grandson, Royd Tolkien, 34, told the newspaper, "I would love to see Peter Jackson make a film of The Hobbit. That would be the perfect ending." "
-Aerandir