J.R.R Tolkien
Yippppeeee!!! *Ahem*
Finally all of the legal wrangling has been put to bed and the Hobbit will indeed be making an appearance in our cinemas. The legal battle brought by the Tolkien Trust against New Line Cinema has been settled. New Line have made a settlement for an undisclosed fee and intend on releasing the new movie some time in 2011.
This is certainly good news in my opinion. I have to say I loved all three of the movie adaptations from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. What makes me excited about the Hobbit being turned into a film is that I actually preferred the Hobbit to the Lord of the Rings in book form. I genuinely thought it was a better read.
It is a more than a little disappointing that the Tolkien Trust who are a charitable organisation were forced to bring New Line Cinema to court to solve this issue, especially with the LOTR trilogy making an estimated $6bn worldwide between cinema, DVD and merchandise.
A quote from Christopher Tolkien, who is the son of the great J.R.R himself:
“The trustees regret that legal action was necessary but are glad that this dispute has been settled on satisfactory terms that will allow the Tolkien Trust properly to pursue its charitable objectives.”
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Legal path clear for Hobbit movie.
