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War of the Rohirrim’s Heroine Will Take After Miyazaki as Much as Tolkien
Lord of the Rings is never far from the pop-culture front row, especially with Prime Video’s The Rings of Power ramping up to its second season, Andy Serkis’ Gollum movie in the works, Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy making a return to theaters, and the release of an especially intimidating new Lego set. But there’s yet…
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Lord of the Rings Team Teases Plot and Characters for The Hunt for Gollum
When news broke that Warner Bros. was making a new Lord of the Rings movie about Gollum, directed by Gollum himself, Andy Serkis, and produced by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, and Fran Walsh, we instantly wanted someone to pick their brains about it. Why come back? Why this story? Who will return? Now, someone has.…
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Tolkien Estate and Amazon Win Court Case for Lord of the Rings Rights
It’s baffling that someone really tried to legitimize fan fiction when the estate of of The Lord of the Rings author is still actively pushing out adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal work. Amazon and the Tolkien estate were sued by author Demetrious Polychron, who after releasing his book titled The Fellowship of the King (his…
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Kate Welch Reflects on Lord of the Rings, Games, and Play
Kate Welch, when introducing her Lord of the Rings-inspired game to an audience, says that she hopes she doesn’t disappoint any book purists–she’s going to be inventing some new canon tonight. Welch’s game — sponsored by Lost Odyssey and benefiting the charity Extra Life — takes place after the War of the Rings, and she…