![]() ![]() Back in 1976, Zaentz didn’t secure the rights for a TV “longer than eight episodes”, so Amazon was able to deal with the Tolkien estate directly in 2017. also has ‘limited matching rights’ should the Tolkien estate decide to turn The Silmarillion and The Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth – two books published after Tolkien’s death in 1973 – into media properties.Īmazon, which is highly expected to be one of the bidders for the rights, exploited a loophole to create its forthcoming Ring of Power TV series. Founded by the late Saul Zaentz, who passed away in 2017, the company owns the rights to exploit The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit – Tolkien’s most famous books – in film, video games, merchandising, live events and theme parks. The Saul Zaentz Company has decided to sell its Tolkien holdings, which are expected to fetch around $2 billion at auction. Tolkien’s fantasy world of Middle-earth are going up for sale, Variety has reported. The rights to make video games based on J.R.R.
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