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A Guide to the Messy, Divided Rights to The Lord of the Rings
Without one ring to rule them all, the rights for creators to tell stories in Middle-earth have long been a confusing mess — a mess that has only gotten more confusing when Embracer Group announced it had acquired a chunk of Lord of the Rings’ rights. Not sure who exactly can do what? Here’s our…
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James Corden Almost Played Sam Gamgee in Lord of the Rings
Peter Jackson’s original Lord of the Rings movies are acclaimed to this day for many reasons, with its cast chief among them. It’s the series that helped introduce audiences to longtime actors such as the late Christopher Lee or Ian McKellan, and greatly boosted the profile of relative unknowns like Orlando Bloom or Elijah Wood.…
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This Week’s Toy News Will Not Go Back to the Shadow
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular round up of all things wonderful and plastic. This week, Lego returns to Lord of the Rings with some unlikely new sets, Hasbro’s Power Rangers Lightning Collection goes ninja-mad, and our first look at Transformers: Rise of the Beasts toys rolls in. Check it out!
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Rings of Power’s Answer to Lord of the Rings’ Special Features Appendices Is Here
Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power may have wrapped up its first spectacular season, but there’s still a lot more to explore in Middle-earth. Amazon has just released an X-Ray version of its sweeping epic fantasy series — basically a behind-the-scenes overlay that will pop up on screen to give you an inside look…