Peter Jackson Sure Wants to Do More ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies
Peter Jackson expresses a strong desire to create more films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Following the passing of Christopher Tolkien, the rights to adapt more of Tolkien's books have become available. Jackson is in discussions with the Tolkien estate to license these rights and is eager to explore stories beyond the appendices.
- ▪Warner Bros. is planning to bring more Lord of the Rings films to theaters.
- ▪Peter Jackson is interested in adapting Tolkien's The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
- ▪The younger Tolkien estate members are reportedly more open to adaptations than their predecessor.
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While Amazon’s got Middle-earth on TV, Warner Bros. is working to bring Lord of the Rings back to the big screen. We already know two movies are coming, but Peter Jackson and the studio are already looking to dive even further into J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000759387","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"movies","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"movies","TAGS":"lord-of-the-rings,lord-of-the-rings-shadow-of-the-past,peter-jackson,the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); During a recent Deadline interview, Jackson was…
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