Warner Bros. Will Make New 'Lord Of The Rings' Content, But They Can't Compete With Amazon According To The Deal
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If there’s one guarantee with Hollywood, it’s that an IP will continue to have movies made about it until it stops making money (or until the very death of the universe, whichever one comes first). That’s why we just recently experienced our 400th Marvel movie in theaters. In a perfect example of how this is such a universal truth, Hollywood recently realized that they haven’t gone back to the Lord of the Rings cash cow in a while.
Now, obviously there was the controversial Rings of Power TV series from Amazon, which did make money despite its divisiveness, but Warner Bros. recently announced that they would be making more projects based off of the IP. Now, as a base idea, this isn’t the worst idea ever; the world of Middle Earth and beyond is one of the deepest and most complex that we’ve ever seen. There are thousands of stories that could be told, if explored properly. So far the only film that has been announced is a theatrical release of an anime film called The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which is set 187 years before Fellowship and is due for release on April 12th, 2024.
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The big caveat with the new series of films coming out is that they can’t compete with Amazon. So, if Amazon had an idea for, say, a prequel film based on Morgoth, then WB can’t do one of their own.
Only time will tell if Lord of the Rings gets milked for every penny just like Star Wars and Marvel. Probably not, as Disney’s recent financial unease means that they can’t buy the rights; still, Marvel is going to be slowing down as fewer and fewer people want to see the films due to oversaturation. Middle Earth sounds like a perfect replacement.
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