Media company has struck a deal with New Line Cinema to expand the Middle-earth cinematic universe for streaming.
Warner Bros Discovery will revisit Middle-earth after penning a deal with New Line Cinema to produce « multiple » film adaptations of « The Lord of the Rings » and « The Hobbit, » Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav said Thursday in an earnings call.
This latest Middle-earth cinematic universe expansion forms part of a larger strategy to lean into a catalog of tried-and-true movie franchises that executives hope will boost the company’s streaming numbers.
« For all the scope and detail lovingly packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex and dazzling universe dreamed up by J.R.R. Tolkien remains largely unexplored on film, » Warner Bros. Pictures Group Co-Chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said in a statement following the announcement. Mining Middle-earth
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