The Tolkien Trust
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The Tolkien Trust is a British charity founded in 1977[1] that manages J. R. R. Tolkien's estate[2]. Currently, it is one of the supporters of the WWF in the United Kingdom[3].
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 film trilogy [2]. This law suit may freeze the production of The Hobbit, a planned prequel for the trilogy[4].
[edit] References
- ^ The Tolkien Trust - Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charity Comission.
- ^ a b "Tolkien heirs sue Lord of the Rings studio for $150m", The Guardian, 2008-02-12. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. "the Tolkien Trust ... manages the writer's estate"
- ^ WWF-UK Annual Review 2007-Supporters. WWF-UK. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ Alex Veiga. "Tolkien Estate Sues New Line Cinema", Associated Press / Google. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. "Such an order would scuttle plans by New Line to make a two-film prequel based on "The Hobbit.""
