Disney negotiating the LOTR rights!

[nokahoma]

If only the masses hadn't rejected John Carter, we could probably visit Barsoom in DHS today.

Also, all this "Amazon's LOTR is woke" stuff is absurd. Nobody's even seen the show yet. People use the word "woke" as a cover for what they're really complaining about, because they know if they spoke plainly they'd rightly get accused of all the -isms and -phobias.

 

[tanc]

Would the Tolkien estate even approve of Disney using it?

 

[britain]

For all of the talk about theme parks, Amazon is most likely going to buy the rights. They have the streaming service that needs content, they have the money, they already bought some of the rights, and apparently Bezos is a big Tolkein fan. It's a recipe for an overbid.

The question then is, will they work with a park for the theme park rights? In that scenario, that fits more into the Universal business model.

Really, it's a great opportunity for a wannabe to make a splash in the parks business, if Amazon were so inclined.

 

[WizardofDestiny123]

Would the Tolkien estate even approve of Disney using it?

Their approval would not be a factor. They sold the rights to UA and Saul Zaentz in the first place. Besides, the grandchildren and other conservators are the ones in charge now. They might care about monetary concerns more than preserving the integrity of the work as Christopher Tolkien did.
Christopher was the one angry about the Peter Jackson movies, not the grandkids. Rumor has it, a generational split is what caused a rift between his kids and grandkids.