Amazon primed to scoop up The Lord of the Rings video game rights
The gaming and movie rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are going up for sale, leaving investors in Hollywood and beyond ready to scoop up one of the biggest-ever literary and media franchises. As reported by Variety, film production company Saul Zaentz Co. is auctioning off an array of gaming, movie, merchandising, live event, and theme park rights to various works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The holdings are projected to fetch close to $2 billion, with Amazon expected to be among those first in line to acquire them. Variety reports that Amazon will be looking to shore up its Middle-earth holdings as it prepares to release its new Tolkien TV show, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
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