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‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ IP Rights Acquired by Gaming Company Embracer

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statement. “I am thrilled to see what lies in the future for this IP with Freemode and Asmodee as a start within the group.”The rights to the titles were previously owned by The Saul Zaentz Company, after acquiring them from the heirs and estate of J.R.R.

Tolkien and HarperCollins Publishers in 1976. (The latter of whom still maintains the print publication rights to both titles).

The Saul Zaentz Company went on to produce an animated version of ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ directed by Ralph Bakshi and released in 1978.

In 1998, the company licensed the rights to New Line Cinema, which, of course, led to Peter Jackson’s live-action trilogies of both “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” “We at the Zaentz Company have had the honor over the past half century of stewarding the Tolkien rights so that Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fans worldwide could enjoy award winning epic films, challenging video games, first rate theatre and merchandise of every variety.

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