Lord Of The Rings wait might be longer? - Blu-ray Forum

Leopold BUTTERS · 02-12-2008, 12:47 AM

Looks like new line is being sued by tolkien estates....could mean bad thigns for the unnannounced BD title

by bad thigns i mean we have to all wait longer

mzab24 · 02-12-2008, 12:53 AM

Not just that the 2 Hobbit movies planned as well

Metalthrasher442 · 02-12-2008, 12:56 AM

Ah not good news.

BDs are getting expensive anyway!

Hah just trying to look on the bright side.

iNCREDiPiNOY · 02-12-2008, 01:02 AM

What is thigns? I can't find it on the webster.

Blu As Hell · 02-12-2008, 01:02 AM

What will happen is New Line (Time Warner) will not want to lose out on all that Hobbit cash so what they will do is come up with a nice settlement package, and throw a little more of the Hobbit money towards the Tolkien estate and original publishing company. This lawsuit will not last long there is way too much money to be made off The Hobbit.

mzab24 · 02-12-2008, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

What will happen is New Line (Time Warner) will not want to lose out on all that Hobbit cash so what they will do is come up with a nice settlement package, and throw a little more of the Hobbit money towards the Tolkien estate and original publishing company. This lawsuit will not last long there is way too much money to be made off The Hobbit.

Kinda like what they did with Jackson so he would be on board with the project

EVERYONE LIES · 02-12-2008, 01:13 AM

these movies made new line a ton of cash but will ultimately cause their demise

Blu As Hell · 02-12-2008, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mzab24

Kinda like what they did with Jackson so he would be on board with the project

Exactly. They knew they would not be able to get a "Hobbit" movie made without him, the movie going public would have made sure of that by not going to see it.

Lethal91 · 02-12-2008, 01:33 AM

Well if they have to pay out the money they might put out the blu ray to get that money back. 1 can only hope for that

Firstborn · 02-12-2008, 01:59 AM

What are they being sued for? Any URL linkage about?

SpaceDog · 02-12-2008, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Looks like new line is being sued by tolkien estates....could mean bad thigns for the unnannounced BD title

by bad thigns i mean we have to all wait longer

Bet a $1 nothing will come of it. It's a nuisance suit and WB is too big for it to trip them up when they already made and released 3 films in good faith.

saprano · 02-12-2008, 02:37 AM

didn't jackson and Newline settle things already?

tommyboy81 · 02-12-2008, 02:39 AM

I know thet have something on www.ign.com in the movie section. From the way this law suit looks, we won't see in next 5 years. I'm guessing. This SUCKS!!!

cartier · 02-12-2008, 02:44 AM

It is interesting but it would take a lot for a judge to effectively nullify a contract. While granted the Judge could and should force New Line to pay what it owes plus punitive damages of a few hundred million. I am sure they would not be so quick as to dismiss the very nature of the contract. They would just make it clear that with any future movies they had better abide by the terms. Besides if the Tolkien Trust got the rights back they would try selling it again only this time demanding two or three times what they negotiated with New Line and they would not have Jackson on board which would effectively sink the project. It is merely a stipulation to start the negotiation and resolution of this issue. I anticipate a settlement will be reached long before this goes to trial or arbitration.

cartier · 02-12-2008, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Firstborn

What are they being sued for? Any URL linkage about?

Quote:

Originally Posted by iNCREDiPiNOY

What is thigns? I can't find it on the webster.

Try HERE

owa · 02-12-2008, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Firstborn

What are they being sued for? Any URL linkage about?

This thread has a link to the story:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=36474

Edit: Here's the link from that one: http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...712069,00.html

tommyboy81 · 02-12-2008, 02:49 AM

This would be a good time for them to get some money by releasing the LotR movie on Blu, just to get the money to pay them off and enough money to actually do the movies. I know they've lost some money with some of there releases. Ex: The Golden Compass

PeechCobblerPie · 02-12-2008, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by iNCREDiPiNOY

What is thigns? I can't find it on the webster.

thigns is another name for the underpants gnomes. Damn those 2 a.m. underpants stealin' bastards

davidPS3 · 02-12-2008, 03:22 AM

There has been talk about this. $$$ will talk and a settlement will happen. No worries, all will be well in middle earth.

Minimejer05 · 02-12-2008, 05:21 AM

That sucks alot. But im not to mad as those movies would burn one big hole in my pocket for a Blu release. Right now I cant afford it.

02-12-2008, 12:47 AM	#1
Leopold BUTTERS Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:AB,Canada Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	Lord Of The Rings wait might be longer? Looks like new line is being sued by tolkien estates....could mean bad thigns for the unnannounced BD title by bad thigns i mean we have to all wait longer

02-12-2008, 02:39 AM	#13
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	I know thet have something on www.ign.com in the movie section. From the way this law suit looks, we won't see in next 5 years. I'm guessing. This SUCKS!!! Last edited by tommyboy81; 02-12-2008 at 02:41 AM.

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02-12-2008, 12:53 AM	#2
mzab24 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Mass Blu-ray collection:693 Blu-ray reviews:1	Not just that the 2 Hobbit movies planned as well

02-12-2008, 12:56 AM	#3
Metalthrasher442 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:5	Ah not good news. BDs are getting expensive anyway! Hah just trying to look on the bright side.

02-12-2008, 01:02 AM	#4
iNCREDiPiNOY Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NoHo, Cali PSN:iNCREDiPiNOY Wii:6379344902430379 Blu-ray collection:143 Trading Score:16	What is thigns? I can't find it on the webster.

02-12-2008, 01:02 AM	#5
Blu As Hell Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:Macon Georgia 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:461 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 1	What will happen is New Line (Time Warner) will not want to lose out on all that Hobbit cash so what they will do is come up with a nice settlement package, and throw a little more of the Hobbit money towards the Tolkien estate and original publishing company. This lawsuit will not last long there is way too much money to be made off The Hobbit.

02-12-2008, 01:13 AM	#7
EVERYONE LIES Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:329 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:31 iTunes collection:2031 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:330	these movies made new line a ton of cash but will ultimately cause their demise

02-12-2008, 01:33 AM	#9
Lethal91 Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:MI Blu-ray collection:27	Well if they have to pay out the money they might put out the blu ray to get that money back. 1 can only hope for that

02-12-2008, 01:59 AM	#10
Firstborn Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Midlands, UK 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:337 Blu-ray reviews:1	What are they being sued for? Any URL linkage about?

02-12-2008, 02:37 AM	#12
saprano Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Bronx, New York Blu-ray collection:495 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	didn't jackson and Newline settle things already?

02-12-2008, 02:44 AM	#14
cartier Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Pacific NW	It is interesting but it would take a lot for a judge to effectively nullify a contract. While granted the Judge could and should force New Line to pay what it owes plus punitive damages of a few hundred million. I am sure they would not be so quick as to dismiss the very nature of the contract. They would just make it clear that with any future movies they had better abide by the terms. Besides if the Tolkien Trust got the rights back they would try selling it again only this time demanding two or three times what they negotiated with New Line and they would not have Jackson on board which would effectively sink the project. It is merely a stipulation to start the negotiation and resolution of this issue. I anticipate a settlement will be reached long before this goes to trial or arbitration.

02-12-2008, 02:49 AM	#17
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	This would be a good time for them to get some money by releasing the LotR movie on Blu, just to get the money to pay them off and enough money to actually do the movies. I know they've lost some money with some of there releases. Ex: The Golden Compass

02-12-2008, 03:22 AM	#19
davidPS3 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Seattle	There has been talk about this. $$$ will talk and a settlement will happen. No worries, all will be well in middle earth.

02-12-2008, 05:21 AM	#20
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	That sucks alot. But im not to mad as those movies would burn one big hole in my pocket for a Blu release. Right now I cant afford it.

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