Not so fast Mr. del Toro.
As
we reported back in February, the Tolkien estate is suing New Line Cinema (or maybe now Warner Bros.) claiming that New Line still owes Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, a sizable portion of the profits from
The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tolkien is also looking to prevent the filming of the new
Hobbit movies under director
Guillermo del Toro.
A jury trial date of October 19, 2009 has been set to determine whether Tolkien has the right to block the
Hobbit prequels.
Meanwhile, on June 6th a California judge will issue a ruling as to whether New Line still owes money to the Tolkien estate. Tolkien is also seeking to prevent the use of a collection of memoirs entitled "The Silmarillo" as source material for the Hobbit movie.
We'll continue to update you as this story unfolds.