Lucas Films --> Disney

[ioreth]

I couldn't find someplace else to post this so here it is. With all the wonderful choices I needed something about non-Tolkien movies or Star Wars game as an alternate. (maybe I missed the game part)


The only board I read with some regularity is one for UI skinning and the related hardware/software/customer support issues. It also is is linked to some game boards and comment boards in general. The day that THE purchase was announced a threat started about it. Pretty fascinating really, the folks on that board are thoughtful and tend not to put others down. So the comments are running on. Somewhere in the middle of the ongoing discussion somebody said that Disney owned the movie rights for LOTR. As the discussion is primarily Lucas and Star Wars nothing else was mentioned. Anyone know what the statement might have been referencing?

The three movies Disney selected that they wanted elements of in their film after Lucas' acquisition were the following...

Star Wars
The Matrix
Lord of the Rings

A lot of behind the scenes deals and profit sharing have been in the works on this with three studios--all under NDAs.

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