Warner Bros. Discovery has further addressed the recently announcedLord of the Ringsmovies, with Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels now revealing that the new installments in the beloved fantasy franchise will “revitalize” the tentpole IP and be released “over time.”
“David made a promise, quote unquote, very early on to revitalize some of that iconic, tentpole IP and we’re starting to make progress. It’s exciting to see how people are coming in and out and how the creative community is embracing this opportunity to work with us. That’s going to bear fruit, over time.”
Speaking during a panel at Morgan Stanley’s recent investor conference (viaVariety), Wiedenfels referred to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and a promise that he made to reinvigorate some of the high-profile projects that the studio has under its umbrella, includingThe Lord of the Rings.It certainly sounds like filmmakers have already started to come forward to express interest in bringing their vision to Middle-earth, and while the details of what the studio has planned forThe Lord of the Ringsremain a mystery at this stage, Warner Bros. Discovery appear to be eagerly pressing ahead.
The news that Warner Bros. Discovery are planning newLord of the Ringsmoviescame following the multiyear deal made between Warners Bros., New Line Cinema and Embracer Group.
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The Lord of the Rings Could Become a Star Wars-esque Franchise
Following the news that Warner Bros. Discovery is planning new movies and projects based withinThe Lord of the Ringsfranchise, it has since been reported that the studio hopes to follow in the footsteps of several major studios and is now “circling its wagons ever tighter around familiar IP” as it focusses on brands such as DC and“hopes to turn LOTR into a Star Wars-like franchise.”
This likely means that Warner Bros. Discoveryis planning a whole host of movies and other spinoffs based in the world of Middle-earth, withStar Warsof course consisting of three trilogies, the original, a prequel, and sequel, with an assortment of small screen projects now being released on Disney+ and expanding on the lore of a galaxy far, far away.
It has now been two decades since director Peter Jackson’sThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy came to its epic conclusion inThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Each installment was met with critical acclaim, ultimately winning 17 Academy Awards out of 30 total nominations. While some fans are understandably concerned, it is unlikely that the studio is planning to remake the likes ofThe Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers,andThe Return of the King,and will instead aim to make prequels, sequels, and spinoffscentered on other, lesser-known characters as they squeeze every idea (and every cent) out of J.R.R. Tolkien’s richly detailed world.
What would you like Warner Bros. Discovery to do withThe Lord of the Ringsfranchise?
