Feb 11, 2008 by The MovieWeb Team

The Tolkien Trust and HaperCollins Sues New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema was sued Monday by The Tolkien Trust (a British charity that manages the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien) and publisher HarperCollins for a total of $150 million. According to Variety, the trust claims that it did not receive any of its gross profit participation payments for the three films based on the The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring trilogy.

In addition to the $150 million in compensatory damages, the lawsuit also seeks punitive damages, and most important, a declaration from the court that the plaintiffs can terminate any further rights New Line may have to the Tolkien works under the agreements-including The Hobbit.

The lawsuit was filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (9)

  1. Oxxford699

    This needs to be cleared up real quick. New Line starts kissing some Harper Collins butt, use LOTR fans and moviegoers may never see The Hobbit!!!!!!

    4 years agoby @oxxford699Flag

  2. CelluloidDreams

    ....Round up the usual suspects.!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  3. CelluloidDreams

    Per Cinematical:

    ...The amount asked for in the case, however, is only $150 million, which (correct me if I'm wrong) seems to me to be a "MERE" 2.5% of the reported $6 billion the films have earned worldwide.)???!!.

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  4. darthboromir

    Go "The Tolkien Trust".
    Newline Dirtbags!

    4 years agoby @darthboromirFlag

  5. CelluloidDreams

    "ANOTHER" "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy lawsuit (Rolls Eyes)..Ohhh Lord!!!... this could delay "The Hobbit"!

    It makes you wonder how Peter Jackson is involved in all of this. Or even "IF" he is involved! Isn't this why actors, writers, directors have lawyers..???

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  6. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Damn they screwed up big time.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  7. DarkTower19

    First Peter Jackson, now Tolkien's ghost...I hope New Line has fired the financial people who worked on LOTR

    4 years agoby @darktower19Flag

  8. T.Clark

    Exactly.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  9. Phatlightning

    this just eludes to one thing, dont f*ck with Tolkien.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

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