“I’m excited to announce that Mike and Pam have signed a deal to film several movies of The Lord of the rings“, said.
“The Lord of the rings It is one of the most iconic franchises of all time., and we are very excited. Please continue to tune in for more news on this,” she added.
Zaslav did not provide further details, but Jackson sent a statement to the AFP in which he said that, like his collaborators, “they participated every step of the way.”
“We can’t wait to talk to them and hear how they envision the future of the franchise,” said Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
There is no information about what the plots or the time of Tolkien’s books will be. that will be used as a source for new movies.
They will be developed by Warner’s subsidiary New Line Cinema, which helmed the original Jackson trilogy.
Amazon, the rival studio, launched in September the first season of the television adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The series, a prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” books, is due to expand over five seasons at a cost of more than $1 billion.
The first season gave the Amazon Prime platform its biggest opening with 25 million viewers on its first day, but received a lukewarm response from critics.
Jackson’s original films grossed nearly $3 billion theatricallyand won 17 Oscars, including Best Picture for the latest installment The return of the King (2003).
The productions starred Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen and Cate Blanchett.
Another trilogy based on The Hobbitalso by Tolkien, was also a box office success although it did not have the accompaniment of critics.