The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King News
World in Louvre with 'Code'
05/21/06Sony cracked the box office code after all. After suffering a critical drubbing at Cannes, "The Da Vinci Code" found the B.O. holy grail, garnering $77 million Stateside and a record $147 million overseas. Worldwide, pic's $224 million take gives Sony bragging rights to the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only that of "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
EA 'Lord' of videogames
07/24/05Electronic Arts has made one videogame deal to rule them all. The vidgame publisher has signed a pact with New Line Cinema extending its rights to make games based on "The Lord of the Rings" franchise using images and actor likenesses from the movie trilogy. In addition, EA has for the first time made a deal with Tolkien Enterprises, a division of the Saul Zaentz Co. that administers licensing for J.R.R. Tolkien's literary trilogy, giving it rights to use events and characters from the books not used in the pics. Both agreements extend through the end of 2007, with options for renewal.Tolkien Enterprises previously had a deal with Vivendi Universal Games, preventing EA from using any elements outside of New Line's films when it made its last four "Lord of the Rings" games.
Jackson sues New Line for 'Rings' bling
03/01/05One lawsuit to rule them all? Director Peter Jackson and his wife and co-writer Fran Walsh are suing New Line Cinema, claiming they were shortchanged on profits from the first ``Lord of the Rings'' movie.
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