Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav mentioned this morning that the primary in an anticipated collection of movies based mostly the Lord Of The Rings will likely be releases in 2026. The staff is in early phases of script improvement on the challenge, he mentioned throughout a post-earnings name.
Zaslav revealed final yr that Warner. Bros. Photos, led by Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca, will likely be revisiting the Lord of the Rings with new movies based mostly on the beloved books by J.R.R. Tolkien that turned a extremely profitable cinematic franchise helmed by Peter Jackson. He will likely be directing the brand new movies with longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
Zaslav didn’t reveal any plot factors, saying the primary movie will give attention to “storylines but to be instructed.”
Warner Bros. Photos has had a pleasant run this yr however Zaslav says it will possibly do extra and higher within the wake of “heavy lifting” by Abdy and Deluca — and James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC. Their efforts will not be but mirrored within the studio numbers, he mentioned, as the corporate continues to work via “the rest of the slate that was in place once we took over the enterprise.”
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