The obvious question in David Zaslav’s reveal today that Warner Bros/New Line intend to to head back into the Middle Earth with rights owner Embracer and expand the Lord of the Rings franchise is this: what does the Kiwi creative architects who architected the Oscar winning billion dollar grossing franchise feel about the whole thing? Well, the news is encouraging. Director Peter Jackson and his writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have just weighed in. Nothing but definitive but encouraging from the trio, who did not take part in the Amazon Studios LOTR series.
They haven’t said yes, but they sure haven’t said no.
“Warner Brothers and Embracer have kept us in the loop every step of the way,” the Oscar-winning trio said. “We look forward to speaking with them further to hear their vision for the franchise moving forward.”
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