The Tolkien Trust
From Tolkien Gateway
The Tolkien Trust is a British charity founded in 1977[1] that manages J.R.R. Tolkien's estate (the Tolkien Estate).[2]
On February 11, 2008, together with Tolkien's publisher HarperCollins, it filed a suit against New Line Cinema over the profits of the The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy.[2] On September 8, 2009, a settlement between the Trust and New Line was announced, clearing a potential obstacle to the making of a new movie based on The Hobbit.[3]
External links
- The Tolkien Trust (official webpage)
- Financial summary on the Charity Commission
- The Tolkien Trust at Wikipedia
References
- ↑ The Tolkien Trust - Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Guardian: Tolkien heirs sue Lord of the Rings studio for $150m, retrieved 2008-02-12
- ↑ Alex Dobuzinskis, "Legal settlement clears way for 'Hobbit' movie", retrieved 2009-09-08