Hobbit

Embracer, the mega game publisher that's been snapping up new properties left and right, has made a deal to acquire the intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to various JRR Tolkien-related media and merch. To be precise, it will own the rights to "motion pictures, video games, board games, merchandising, theme parks and stage productions" based on the The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit if the deal pushes through. It will also own the rights tied to any future literary work related to LOTR and The…

Embracer Group has embarked on an acquisition spree today that includes Limited Run Games, Tripwire Interactive, and the IP rights to Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. There are five acquisitions in total today, alongside a sixth undisclosed deal for a company in the PC and console gaming space. The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit rights mean Embracer now has control over movies, video games, board games, merchandising, stage productions, and even theme-park rights for the Tolkien fantasy franchises. This includes…

Photo via The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King J.R.R Tolkien’s iconic books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set to be acquired by a potential new owner, as Embracer Group has entered talks to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises. According to a press release from Embracer today, the potential new acquisition could mean the company would have the ability to craft motion pictures, video games, board games, merchandising, theme parks, and stage productions themed after The Lord of the Rings and The…

via Warner Bros. Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy remains one of the most monumental achievements in filmmaking, with the director delivering three back-to-back classics that combined to form one of the greatest big screen sagas ever told, and each installment ended up dripping in critical and commercial acclaim. Sadly, The Hobbit was little more than a pale imitation. Stretching slim source material into two blockbuster fantasy epics was a tall enough task for original director Guillermo del Toro…

Taika Waititi has become so massive for his work in the later Thor movies and in the Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit, but it all really started with What We Do In The Shadows. After directing a short in 2005 that first brought to life the comedic idea alongside frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement, Waititi later made the film in New Zealand, and it has since spawned a popular FX series. While recently speaking about the original vampire mockumentary, the filmmaker and actor recalled a funny connection it has to The Hobbit…

Image via New Line Cinema Taika Waititi might be recognized as the most prominent and high-profile Kiwi filmmaker today, but we shouldn’t forget that honor once belonged to Peter Jackson, the acclaimed director of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. In a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his upcoming MCU blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder, Waititi admitted that his production team stole green screens from the set of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit due to budgetary reasons.…